UNC student meets a soaked Price

bniolet — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:47:13 -0400

A UNC-Chapel Hill student working in Kenya blogged about her soaked encounter with U.S. Rep. David Price during his trip to the region last week.

Alisa Eanes was among the guests — she estimated 2,000 of them — at a Fourth of July bash at the home of the U.S. Ambassador to Kenya.

Eanes is working with Carolina for Kibera, a program in Kenya run by the university.

Among the luminaries she mentioned were Price, of Chapel Hill, U.S. Rep. Mel Watt of Charlotte and several of Sen. Barack Obama’s Kenyan relatives. Price’s wife, Lisa, also went on the trip, according to Eanes’ blog. The delegation got caught in a rain storm. The luminaries weren't phased, Eanes reports:

We also talked to David Price, Jim Cooper, Mel Watt and other congressional folks, their military escorts, and spouses. David Price was particularly impressive; he was a wonderful networker (introduced us to at least 6 people), has a good head on his shoulders, and was passionate about CFK.
His wife Lisa was also very cool to talk to and super down-to-earth. After the party, they all came down to CFK to here more about what we do and then we took a walk through Kibera to see our clinics. About half way into the walk it started pouring rain. It was quite an adventure to tour a big group of wazungus around a muddy, flooded Kibera. We laughed, and everyone was a good sport, which was impressive for folks who were dressed to a T trudging through mud. We got back to CFK and everyone was soaked. I, brilliantly, waiting until this point to get pictures with them and have some great shots of me with important congress folks; both of us soppy wet. They described their trip to Kibera as unforgettable. I hope that's the case.

Lisa Price stepping down

ryanteaguebeckwith — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 11:13:33 -0400

Lisa Price is stepping down as head of a gun-control group.

In an e-mail to supporters of the North Carolinians Against Gun Violence Education Fund, Price said she decided "after much soul-searching" to retire at the end of 2007.

"This is very hard for me to do, for I am one of the 1993 NCGV founders and have been executive director for 10 years," she said.

Price said she will serve as a consultant to the new director and help with fundraising for the Durham-based advocacy group.

A job description for the position says it requires five years experience in nonprofit management, including two as executive director, and general knowledge of the North Carolina legislature.

Her husband is U.S. Rep. David Price, a Raleigh Democrat.

Hat Tip: Ruth Sheehan