March is National Nutrition Month

In celebration of National Nutrition Month (NNM) in March, Wake County nutritionists are sponsoring their Eighth Annual Food Drive beginning Monday, March 2, 2009.

Food collection boxes will be located in County buildings in Raleigh, Fuquay-Varina, Wake Forest and Zebulon. Boxes will be placed in central locations where employees are invited to make donations of non-perishable food items throughout the month.

Food collected in the designated areas will then be used to support the needs of citizens in those communities. 

Activities and kick-off events will be held Monday, March 2, 2009, from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Swinburne, ATC, Falstaff and Sunnybrook locations. There will also be a prize for employees who complete a series of healthy habit challenges.  

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Historic Oak View Park Hosts Traveling Exhibit

As the spring weather approaches, Wake employees and their families are invited to explore a new traveling exhibit making a stop at Historic Oak View Park through April 29, 2009. 

The exhibit, “Farm Life: A Century of Change for Farm Families and their Neighbors,” is the story of farm families and rural communities facing life as farming conditions change. Visitors to the exhibition’s four sections (farmhouse, fields, barn and local gathering spots) will explore how political, economic and cultural roots influence families today, both on and off the farm.

The exhibition’s themes begin by exploring a Wisconsin farmstead in the 1950’s, and features farming’s social and cultural context. Themes of family and community are addressed, touching on issues that resonate with farming and non-farming viewers alike. 

The park exhibit is open Monday-Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Admission is free.

For more information on Historic Oak View Park, visit www.wakegov.com/parks/oakview.

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Convention Center Receives Imprint Award

During its annual meeting on February 12, 2009, the Downtown Raleigh Alliance presented one of six Imprint Awards to the City of Raleigh and Wake County for the new Convention Center.

The Convention Center was recognized for its green building design and for being "pedestrian friendly." In addition, the shimmer wall on the western side of the building was also recognized as a key feature.

The Downtown Raleigh Alliance commented that "the Raleigh Convention Center truly is a flagship project for the City of Raleigh and Wake County."

Each year the Award is presented to recognize new construction or rehab projects within the 110 blocks that make up the downtown Raleigh Business Improvement District. This was the second year for the Imprint Awards.   

For more information on the Convention Center, visit www.raleighconvention.com.

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Live or Work in Eastern Wake County? Weigh In on Potential Bus Service

Triangle Transit, along with the City of Raleigh and the towns of Knightdale, Wendell and Zebulon, are considering the introduction of bus service to eastern Wake County. Triangle Transit would like to collect feedback about this potential service from Wake employees who live in eastern Wake County or areas further east.
 
Feedback can be submitted via survey at http://www.gotriangle.org/ewake/ now through March 13, 2009. You can also view information regarding upcoming forums in Knightdale, Wendell and Zebulon about the potential service. 

All materials on the site are also available in Spanish.

For more information, contact Andre Pierce at apierce@wakegov.com or call 856-7440.

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Black History Celebrated at 20th Annual Read-In

An African-American Read-In was held Saturday, February 7, 2009, at the North Carolina state capital in Raleigh. The program was co-sponsored by the state capital and the Richard B. Harrison Library, a branch of the Wake County Public Libraries.

The readings, which took place in the Senate chambers, were performed by 24 participants who read passages from their favorite authors to nearly 100 attendees celebrating African-American culture. Half of the 24 readers shared passages from their own works.

The event included appearances from a variety of children’s authors and storytellers.  Attendees could also hear a performance by inspirational speaker and author Cornelia McDonald who read passages from her autobiography, I Wanna Tell You My Story.

For more information on Wake Public Libraries, visit www.wakegov.com/libraries.

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Don’t Miss the Deadline!

Want to get your event or division news in Insights? E-mail your story suggestions to Insights@wakegov.com. Submissions are due the Thursday before Insights comes out on Tuesday. Stories are generally limited to 200 words. The publication schedule through June is below.

Submission Deadline               Publication Date
March 5                                     March 10
March 19                                   March 24
April 2                                        April 7
April 16                                      April 21
April 30                                      May 5
May 14                                       May 19
May 28                                       June 2
June 11                                      June 16
June 25                                      June 30

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