04/01/2026
As a candidate running for County Commissioner, I, as well as ALL PRIMARY winners and local elected officials, were invited to a Lunch & Learn with Cabarrus Meals on Wheels on March 25, 2026. Sadly, only 4 of us took them up on this amazing opportunity to learn more about this 50-year-old local nonprofit.
Meals on Wheels serves our Senior Adults daily meals, enabling them to live independently and safely in their own homes. Their program helps strengthen the health of our community members and our county, with funding fully independent of county taxpayer dollars. As county commissioners, it is vital that we work with our local nonprofits as community assets; their programming enables county funding to be used in ways that keep our tax rate low and meet mandated county demands.
What is sad is that others choose to use a picture of me from the luncheon for political fodder! The real question is, why aren't more of our primary winners and elected officials as concerned about the needs of our senior adults and working with our nonprofits? Our senior adults have lived full lives, and they should be able to live in their own homes with dignity and a warm meal.
You will continue to see me out and about in our county, learning about the needs of ALL OF OUR COUNTY RESIDENTS. Our local governments work best in partnership with our local non-profits, schools, and all county resources that make Cabarrus County the best place to live, work, and age gracefully.
~ Kristel Dalton Swayze