August 8 Office Hours

This week, office hours were quieter than normal but enjoyable as always. Dipak Patel, a Morrisville resident, and founder of an education company, is interested in founding a charter school in Morrisville, focusing on science and math.    I am going to meet him in two weeks as he will be submitting a plan for […]

Meet and Greet at Rabin and Sumitra Karkis

I enjoyed a wonderful Meet and Greet fundraising reception, hosted by Rabin and Sumitra Karki.    It was a pleasure to see and meet many leaders from the Nepalese community, and I am looking forward to democratic leadership in Nepal after the November elections. Secretary of State Elaine Marshall was the featured guest and she […]

Fun at the National Night Out

On Tuesday, August 6th, neighborhoods throughout Morrisville joined forces with thousands of communities nationwide for the “30TH Annual National Night Out” (NNO) crime and drug prevention event.     I enjoyed this event with family and friends and thank our staff, police and fire for a wonderful event. National Night Out, which is sponsored by […]

Steve Rao: 1st Indian American Elected In Wake County—More Asian Americans Run For Office

Excerpts from Cary News (Aug. 2) article: “I hope that my run and victory inspired others to run,” Rao said. “But I can’t take credit for others stepping forward, because they are accomplished in their own right.” “I ran based on my knowledge, my experience, my acumen in business, in economic development and what I […]

August 3 Breckenridge Triathalon

I had a wonderful time participating in the annual Breckenridge triathalon this morning and also volunteered for the kids race. Thanks to Jay Helms and the families for organizing this event and the 8 laps of swimming, and 4. 2 miles of running, since I do not have a bike!   Willingham is a killer […]