During the Board of Commissioners meeting on November 7, 2024, the Board approved two proclamations: Employ a Veteran Week and Diabetes Awareness Month.
From November 11-15, 2024, the Town of Rolesville will observe Employ a Veteran Week. The town's proclamation follows Governor Roy Cooper's signing of a state proclamation about Employ a Veteran Week. Various events will be held throughout the state to help connect veterans to jobs and other services. North Carolina is home to nearly 800,000 veterans. To learn more about events happening in Rolesville to help veterans, click the link HERE.
The Board also signed the proclamation highlighting November as Diabetes Awareness Month. More than 50,000 people in North Carolina are diagnosed with diabetes annually; more than a million adults report having been diagnosed with the disease in our state. It is the seventh-leading cause of death in North Carolina. People in North Carolina can go to diabetesfreenc.com to find out if they are at risk for the disease. Those living with diabetes can go to diabetesmanagementnc.com to find self-management education and support services near them.