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Home > Government > Mayor Meeker On the Move > Mayor Meeker On The Move: April 2007

Mayor Meeker On The Move: April 2007

04/02/07	Announced centennial celebration plans for Hamlin Drug Company of Raleigh at First Baptist Church Family Life Center. Initially established as People’s Drug in 1904, Hamlin Drug Company is located at 126 E. Hargett St. and operated downtown for more than 100 years. Celebration plans include a community health fair on July 28 and conclude with a year-end gala scheduled for Nov. 10.
04/03/07	Will proclaim this date to be "Southeast Raleigh Indoor Track Day" to honor the high school’s boys and girls indoor track teams, which both won state titles. This was the second consecutive state championship for the girls’ team and the first ever championship for the boys’ squad. Use RTNSV to watch today’s City Council meetings live and on-demand.
04/04/07	Will attend the opening of the Downtown Farmer’s Market at Moore Square for the opening of the Farmer’s Market season Will speak at the kickoff of the “I’m A Raleigh Walker” campaign at Moore Square at Noon. Mayor Meeker will also lead a brisk walk through downtown as part of a renewed focus on Raleigh’s downtown as a great destination for walking and physical fitness.
04/05/07	Will attend the N.C. State Community Brotherhood Dinner at the Jane S. McKimmon Center. This is the 25^th anniversary of the dinner, which will honor Dr. Lawrence M. Clark, a retired N.C. State Mathematics Education professor. More information
04/06/07	Will be interviewed by CNN at the Wachovia Building in regards to his efforts to make Raleigh the first LED City in the nation. More information
04/09/07	Will meet with City Manager J. Russell Allen and Tom Darden about Downtown development.
04/10/07	Will attend a meeting of the MEAC Steering Committee Will attend a meeting of the Budget and Economic Development Committee Will meet with a group of fourteen German exchange students that are being hosted by teacher Leah Perry at Exploris Middle School.
04/11/07	Will attend the groundbreaking for the Dempsey E. Benton Water Treatment Facility. More information about the facility.
04/12/07	Will attend a meeting of Wake County mayors at Triangle J.
04/13/07	Will attend the farewell ceremony of the German exchange students attending Exploris Middle School.
04/17/07	Olde Towne Co. will present a $500,000 check to Mayor Meeker and the City of Raleigh the company donated toward the Barwell Road Community Center. Will announce the 2007 inductees to the Raleigh Hall of Fame. Raleigh Hall of Fame’s website Use RTNSV to watch today’s City Council meetings live and on-demand.
04/18/07	Will attend TAC meeting
04/19/07 - 04/21/07	Will attend the Inter-City Visit and Leadership Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico. City of Raleigh officials will visit Albuquerque to get an inside look at that’s city efforts in downtown development and transportation challenges, among other innovations, from the leaders running the show.
04/22/07	Will attend a performance of “Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?” at the Theater in the Park. Theater in the Park website
04/23/07	Will attend the opening ceremony for the new visitors center at the Joel Lane Museum House at the Old Wake Court House at 160 South Saint Mary’s Street. Joel Lane Museum House website Will welcome the North Carolina Department of Corrections’ Community/Security Threat Group Officer’s Conference to the City. More than 250 state-wide intelligence officers will be attending.
04/24/07	Will attend a meeting of the Budget and Economic Development Committee.
04/25/07	Scheduled to attend the 30^th anniversary celebration of the Catholic Parish Outreach. Catholic Parish Outreach is the food pantry operated by Catholic Charities to serve Raleigh and Wake County and is one of the largest pantries in the state, serving more than 21,000 residents each year.
04/26/07	Scheduled to welcome the General Federation of Women’s Clubs of North Carolina. This is the 105^th state convention for the group. NOTE: Unless expressly linked to raleighnc.gov, websites linked in this story are for information purposes only and are not directly affiliated with the City of Raleigh.