DOT SENDS $40 MILLION TO PUERTO RICO

On September 27, The United States Department of Transportation released $40 million in federal relief funds to Puerto Rico to help repair damage brought on by Hurricane Maria. These monies will be used for road and bridge repair throughout the island. U. S Secretary of Transportation, Elaine Chao directed the emergency funding. The infrastructure needs repaired before supplies can be delivered to the devastated population. These funds are in addition to the $2.5 million in relief supplies which the DOT sent when the storm made landfall.

source: NBC News/Transport Topics

National Clean Off Your Desk Day

 

deskToday is National Clean Off Your Desk. This “informal day,” is a great reminder for us to tidy up and get organized in preparation for the brand-new year ahead of us.

According to an article by CNN Money, surveys show an average person loses an hour per day to disorganization.  Kathryn Vasel has a written a great article on how to organize you desk, click here to read it.

Sources: National Day Quote, CNN Money

 

 

New Arrival: Brandon Michael Robert Stieb

Brandon Michael Robert Stieb 01.30Brandon and Jolene Stieb welcomed their third child into the world on January 30, 2014.  Brandon Michael Robert Stieb was born at 5:17 PM and weighed 7 pounds, 14 ounces, and measured 20 inches at birth.  He joins his older sisters, Josephine, 4, and Aylah, 2.

Congratulations to the Stieb family.