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 […]

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 […]

August 2 Office Hours

Rep Murry:   I met Rep. Murry to review some of the legislative bills, and conveyed to him that I was not happy with the guns in restaurants and bars, or increasing restrictions on abortions.   A number of bills did take away or restrict municipal revenue and authority  (protest petitions, aesthetic design control) although Tom did his […]

Morrisville Rotary Meeting with State Superintendent June Atkinson

Yesterday, we were honored to have as our Speaker, NC State Superintendent, June Atkinson as our speaker, who provided an update on the state of North Carolina Public schools, and the challenges our school system faces, given the drastic cuts in teacher support, staff positions, and even digital textbooks and other resources. On a positive […]

Guest Speaker on Geet Baazaar and 88.1 FM

I started my day on 88.1 FM, as a guest on Geet Bazaar radio show. On this program, I highlighted the The Young Entrepreneurs or TYE program, which is a global entrepreneur competition, hosted and sponsored by the TIE Carolinans and TIE Global organization. TIE Global is the premier entrepreneurial and mentoring organization in the […]

July 23 Council Business Session

We had a productive Council meeting yesterday, beginning with a nice invocation from Steve Diehl. Presentations included recognition for Stacy Wachtel for the 21st Comprehensive Annual Financial Award. Congrats to Stacy and she also congratulated her staff! Always, so proud of how hard our staff works. Toastmasters Proclamation was issued and we were honored to […]

Final Awards Presentation at the Youth Cricket Tournament

I ended the day at the Awards Presentation for the Youth Cricket Tournament and presented the Awards, along with the Mayor, who presented the Alvin Kallicharen Cup to team California.    I presented the Certificates to all the players, and to the MVP, and most bats and runs awards. I thanked all of the parents, […]