Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2016 12:56:45 -0500
From: Angie Farnwell
Subject: Peyton Holland is an awesome choice for Chatham County commissioner
Thanks to Jane Moore for posting that excellent SkillsUSA video with Peyton Holland talking about future jobs and what our kids can do to be in line to get them –
I took the time to view it and I definteily felt it was worth the time. The neat thing about the video is that it’s NOT a campaign video. It’s a video of Peyton Holland doing his job as director of SkillsUSA NC. He is clearly passionate about his job and helping young people find the right place for themselves in the workplace.
And he’s not talking about low-wage unskilled labor. He’s talking about skilled well paying jobs. It’s awesome to hear someone talk about how bright our kids futures could be.
An added bonus is seeing the love and respect Peyton shows for his dad during the video. I hope my children will think that highly of their daddy when they are adults.
As a mom with teenagers, I think Peyton Holland is an awesome choice for Chatham county Commissioner. (My husband agrees) I’m voting for him on Tuesday! If you’re a parent or grandparent I highly recommend that you vote for Peyton Holland as well!
Angie
Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2016 10:11:33 -0400
From: Jane Moore
Subject: I love Peyton Holland working with youth to find jobs
I love that our indipendent candidate for Chatham County Commissioner, Peyton Holland is working hard with youth in our state to find them jobs.
Peyton works for Skills USA. SkillsUSA is a partnership of students, teachers and industry working together to ensure America has a skilled workforce. SkillsUSA helps each student excel. They provide educational programs, events and competitions that support career and technical education (CTE) in the nation’s classrooms.
Watch his video presentation on “Skills that pay the bills and redefine success” This uplifting message is definitely worth your 16 minutes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Peyton is the Executive Director of SkillsUSA North Carolina and has been involved in Career and Technical Education for over 15 years. He has devoted his career to helping create partnerships between education, industry and the community as he works to help students develop workplace, personal, and technical skills grounded in academics that will prepare them to be leaders in the workforce.
Having grown up in rural North Carolina, Peyton learned the value of hard work and skill early in life. His father encouraged and taught him what it meant to be a student of life as well as the importance of technical and academic education. Peyton’s mission is to remind people of the value of skilled labor and its necessity.
The path to success is a 4-year degree or is it? By 2020, 10 million jobs will go unfilled because there are not enough people with the skills needed to fill them. For decades, we’ve told a story that places more value on a degree hanging on the wall than the skills needed to build that wall. As a result, we’ve created a “skills gap” that will impact all of us, from the cars we drive to the places we live and work. Respecting skill equally is a critical shift for all of us – whether it is a masters degree recipient or a master craftsman. Empowering students to explore their passions with their hands and mind can transform education and the economic fabric of our country.
Don’t we need someone like this helping the youth of Chatham County, NC?
I love that Peyton can speak to people without need of prepared speeches. You know when you talk to him you are talking to a truly genuine person and not someone who is a politician with canned responses.
I think Peyton will be a great Chatham county commissioner! That’s why I have already voted for him.
And I ask my friends on the Chatham Chatlist to join me in voting for Peyton Holland.
In the middle of all this bipartisan strife wouldn’t you like to do something good with your vote?
Vote for the independent choice! Vote for Peyton Holland and help the youth and jobseekers of Chatham County!
Jane