As we celebrate Labor Day this weekend, I want to take a moment and reflect on the life of Francis Perkins, our nation’s first woman in a Presidential Cabinet, serving as President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Labor Secretary. Francis Perkins was a tireless advocate for our nation’s workers – advancing policies that still lift up our […]

My Message: https://www.facebook.com/steve.s.rao/videos/610937353376097/?t=17 What better way to spend a National Senior Citizens Day in Morrisville than attend the Open House and cut the ribbon at our new Senior Center! Morrisville Senior Center https://www.townofmorrisville.org/government/departments-services/parks-recreation-cultural-resources/morrisville-senior-center

tps://www.facebook.com/steve.s.rao/videos/970752700208085/?t=23 India will be celebrating its 75th Independence Day on August 15, 2021, with the usual pride to mark its freedom from British rule. The Indian Independence movement began during World War I and was led by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. On August 15, 1947, India got its freedom, ending an almost 200-year British rule. India’s […]

I am looking forward to beginning my Listening Tour across the Town this week to neighborhoods and businesses about my vision for the Town in my next term.  This year, I have chosen to have more of a conversation with each of you, sharing the great things happening and addressing the challenges, we all face.  The Town […]

My Message: https://www.facebook.com/steve.s.rao/videos/566185084538324/?t=34 It was wonderful to celebrate National Parents Day yesterday at the Cedar Fork Community Center with Parents, and Community Leaders. Thanks to Beverly Yekesson and Sharon Pace for hosting!

ALL AMERICAN CITY AWARDS PRESENTATION AT July 3 FAMILY FUN FESTIVAL My All-America City Message: https://www.facebook.com/steve.s.rao/videos/1255218941606455/?t=22 Thanks to everyone who came out to the July 3 Family Fest! In the evening, it was an honor for our Town to accept an All-America City Award from the National Civic League. We were presented with a Plaque […]

Celebrating our American Independence My Message: https://www.facebook.com/steve.s.rao/videos/615960895978710/?t=20 Be inspired by Anita Gorman Inaugural Poem: Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZ055ilIiN4 Text: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/20/amanda-gormans-inaugural-poem-the-hill-we-climb-full-text.html Komal, Sonia, Rayan and I wish each of you a very Happy Fourth of July. WE HOLD THESE TRUTHS TO BE SELF EVIDENT, THAT ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL, THAT THEY ARE ENDOWED BY THEIR CREATOR WITH […]

BAPS Charities Joy of Others Walk A Thon My Message: https://www.facebook.com/steve.s.rao/videos/190252099595661/?t=22 Thanks to everyone who participated in the BAPS Charities In the Joy of Others Walk A Thon to raise money for the Susan B Komen organization and their quest to defeat breast Cancer. A special thanks to our BAPS community for always stepping up […]

President Biden visited Green Road Community Center in north Raleigh on Thursday afternoon to thank the people staffing a mobile vaccination clinic there, discuss the importance and ease of getting vaccinated and mobilize an outreach effort to get shots to nearby residents. “Don’t put it off any longer. Just do it. Just do it,” he […]

My Father’s Day Message: https://www.facebook.com/steve.s.rao/videos/10157838779081360/?t=66 We wish everyone a very Happy Father’s Day. We pray for any families, who have lost a father or loved one from Covid 19, any illness, or military/first responder service. As we begin to enjoy the fun of summer, let us take a moment to tell our Fathers we are […]