John Wilkins, chair of the Unity project, will be the featured speaker at Wednesday’s lunch meeting of the Kiwanis Club of Tryon. 

Under the leadership of Wilkins and with the financial support of Polk County Community Foundation, the UNITY project is a special collaboration using the visual arts, music and spoken word to define what “unity” means to the Foothills community.  

The first in this series was completed in 2017 with more than 150 locals and professional artists creating unique collages to express themselves individually and collectively. This year, the UNITY project is working with area organizations to capture a history of the region and encourage greater collaboration.

The Kiwanis Club of Tryon meets Wednesdays at the Congregational Church, 210 Melrose Ave., Tryon. For more information about Kiwanis or this presentation, call 894-0972.

– Submitted by Kathy Woodham