Citizens and visitors could see the Mask Up, Cary! campaign all over town this quarter. This multimedia campaign, which encompassed social media, TV, streaming video, digital advertising, and printed signs along greenways, in parks, at facilities, and at local businesses, encouraged the public to remember their masks and keep them up when they are out and about to help slow the spread of COVID-19. Mask Up, Cary! debuted its first TV commercial, which can be viewed at www.townofcary.org/maskup, in January, featuring Council Member Jennifer Robinson and Mayor Harold Weinbrecht. Cary also partnered with the Cary Chamber of Commerce to provide materials to local businesses. As the governor’s executive order mandates mask wearing, signs in and around Cary parks, greenways, and facilities remain in place and online messaging continues.

Council Member Ed Yerha kicked off the sesquicentennial anniversary year for Cary by presenting the first of monthly “History Moments” at the January 28 Council meeting. During the “History Moment” in March, the Town of Cary honored Mayor Weinbrecht with a plaque for being the longest serving mayor in Cary’s history. This historic moment and all “History Moments” are available at www.Cary150.org.

More than 200 people tuned into Mayor Harold Weinbrecht’s State of Cary address at the Chamber of Commerce on January 27. During his presentation, the mayor recapped impacts of COVID-19 on the community, accomplishments of 2020, and expanded on his vision for Cary in 2021. This year’s State of Cary is available at bit.ly/StateOfCary2021.