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Matt’s Blog –
Last Updated 5/02/08. Please read this
very important campaign update.
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Last Updated 4/10/08
Matt for Mayor of Frisco
Web Site
Brief Mayoral Campaign Update: Please read my
blog for more
campaign updates and important information. Thank you to the Frisco Fire Fighters
Association for honoring me last week with their endorsement of
our campaign for Mayor. This is perhaps the greatest
endorsement given out so far in this election and I am extremely
grateful and look forward to being the next Mayor of Frisco. The storms continue to do a job on our
signs so if yours has blown away or is damaged, please
let us know so that
the “Sign Fairy” can get you a new one. Also, if you don’t yet
have a sign and would like to proudly display a yard sign and
your support for the next Mayor of Frisco, please
let us know. Thank you to everybody who has been helping
in any way with this campaign. We are so excited about what we
plan to accomplish after I get elected as your next Mayor of
Frisco and need your continued help in spreading the word and
encouraging people to vote early through May 6. More
details such as are where and when can be found in the
newsletter. Mornings with Matt: “Mornings with Matt” takes places each
Wednesday morning from 7:30-8:30 at It’s A Grind located at the
Shops at Starwood (SW corner of Lebanon and the Dallas North
Tollway). Stop by on Wednesdays to talk about issues facing our
great city, or really anything for that matter. As an additional
note, somebody asked if I will continue doing this after the
good citizens of Frisco elect me as their next Mayor. The answer
is a big YES as I want to make sure the Office of the Mayor is
as open and accessible to the public as possible. I guess we
will then change the name to “Mornings with the Mayor”. This newsletter and information source is
designed to bring us all a little closer together each week by
providing coverage of so many things going on in our community.
There are so many amazing things in this newsletter, as there
are every week. Please forward this newsletter to all your
friends and neighbors and encourage them to sign up to receive
it themselves. They will greatly appreciate you for it as no
citizen should be without this important information at their
fingertips. Let’s work to get all Frisco citizens on this
list as a more informed society is a more functional society. If you have questions or have any community
events, people or groups you want to recognize, fundraising
events, or any newsworthy items you would like to see added and
shared with more than forty thousand residents and businesses in
Frisco and the surrounding areas, please send me an
email so I may
include them. The newsletter goes out each Thursday and I need
materials by the end of the day on the preceding Wednesday if
you want something to be included. If you received this from somebody else and
would like to be added to the list, just send me an
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email address will never be sold, rented, or given to anybody
else for any reason as your privacy is of the utmost importance
to me. All newsletters can also be found on our web site at
www.mattlafatamarketing.com. Inspirational Quote of the Week: “The future depends on what we do in the
present” – Mahatma Gandhi For advertising opportunities, please
contact
sales@mattlafatamarketing.com As always, this newsletter is absolutely
packed with information – something for everyone. In fact, it’s
one of the longest newsletters to date. There is always
something going on in our great city and I try to include
everything I can. In this jam packed issue, you will find lots
of great information. There is something for everyone including
the following…
Matt
Lafata’s Weekly Community News
1
Newsletter Sponsor…Radio Free Frisco:
2
Spotlight on… Mrs. Texas United States® 2008 Results: Frisco
Contestants Dominate!:
3
Early
Voting Underway for the May 10 Election:
4
Meet the
New Mrs. Texas this Saturday at Polling Locations:
5
Collin
County Songwriters Association News:
5
DFW
Family Hope Int’l Seeking Host Families for Summer 2008
Orphan Camp:
5
GrayHawk
Neighborhood Yard/Garage Sale:
6
HUGE
Lone Star Ranch Community YARD SALE – Saturday, MAY 3rd:
6
Frisco
Boy Scout Troop 51 Garage Sale:
6
FRISCO
RANCH 5th Annual Community Wide Yard Sale:
6
Shaddock
Homes Street Party:
7
Neighborhood Garage Sale at Turnbridge Manor:
7
Announcing The Frisco Chorale Garage & Bake Sale:
7
Huge
Yard Sale to Support Local Animal Rescue Organizations:
7
Wakeland
Class of 2009 Parents:
8
Scholastic Reading Road Trip will be zooming into Pink
Elementary's Library on May 14th - 22nd:
8
Centennial Touchdown Club First Titan Spring Huddle:
9
Centennial High School Golf Team Invites You to Tee it Up!:
9
North
Texas Missions 2008 Annual Golf Tournament:
9
Stonebriar Women's Golf Association Golf Tournament:
10
Mayor’s
Golf Classic to be Held Monday, May 5, 2008:
10
“Fabulous in Frisco” Fashion Show and Silent Auction – May
6th
11
DBU
Basketball Summer Camps in Frisco:
11
Auditioning for the Frisco Chorale:
11
DBU-North: Collin County’s University for Christ Centered
Education:
12
3rd
Annual Motherless Daughters Day Luncheon:
12
Frisco
High School Stars Drill Team's Spring Show:
12
Leadership Frisco Now Accepting Applications:
13
Frisco's
"Angel Twins" need your help!:
13
5th
Annual Monte Carlo Night "A Star Studded Frisco Night"
Saturday, August 2, 2008:
13
The
September Days - Frisco local band:
14
Prosperity Place Hosts Family Fun Fair in Prosper:
14
5th
Annual Share A Smile Foundation Polo Match:
15
Frisco
Retired School Personnel:
15
Grandparents Raising Children:
16
Frisco
A&M Club Information and Upcoming Events:
17
Visual
Arts of Frisco Upcoming Events:
18
Honor
your “Mother” this Mother’s Day & Think Pink!:
19
Thunder
Flag Football Tournament June 7-8 Offers Added Incentives:
19
Mary Kay
“Paints the Park Pink” with the Frisco RoughRiders on
Saturday, May 3:
20
Frisco
Career Opportunity of the Week - sponsored by
CareersInFrisco.com:
22
Frisco
Farmer’s Market in Frisco Square:
22
City of
Frisco Accepting Applications for Planning & Zoning
Commission Members:
22
FriscoVOTES! Saturday, May 3 – Get Out and Vote:
24
Connemara Conservancy Launches Photography Contest:
24
Best
Cupcakes in Las Vegas comes to Texas at The Shops at
Starwood:
25
Adopt a
pet at Stonebriar Centre on Saturday, May 17:
26
Dr
Pepper Ballpark Welcomes 3,000,000th Fan:
26
Traffic
Advisory - Saturday Concert at Pizza Hut Park:
27
Northbound exit ramps at north end of Tollway to be
temporarily closed this Saturday morning:
27
Frisco
Heritage Center Museum Grand Opening Celebration:
28
Frisco
Fire Station 6 Dedication Ceremony:
28
Path to
Playtime – Five New Neighborhood Parks Open:
28
Summer
safety program at Frisco Fire Safety Town:
29
Make a
Splash – Frisco Athletic Center Water Park Grand Opening:
29
I-30 westbound lanes to close Sunday
near downtown Dallas:
32 Newsletter Staff Members and
Contributors Matt
Lafata – Editor and Publisher – 214-336-3355
Kaleigh Lafata – Tornado Talk and Thunder Happenings Sarah
Ianace – Happenings in the Frisco ISD Glenn
Kopanski – Landscape Design Pedro
Checo – Advice from Dr. Checo Joe
Hockaday, CPA – Today’s Tax Talk From Joe Citizen of the Month and Neighborhood of
the Month Details If you have a citizen or neighborhood
you would like to nominate, please send it to me. The Citizen of the Month will focus
on a person or group in Frisco who has been nominated by another
individual. He, she or they could be a person or a group who has
recently done something special that contributes to the
well-being of our city and/or its citizens, or it could be
somebody who has had (or currently has) an interesting career or
experiences that could be shared with our readers. The Neighborhood of the Month will
highlight a particular neighborhood in our city. I am looking to
hear from you as to why your Neighborhood is so special. City of Frisco Related Question of the
Week: Q. Is there anything that can
be done about all the people that have their dogs leave a gift
on our lawns? I have seen people walking their dogs and leave a
huge drive-by and some that just let the dogs out their front
door to take care of it on the neighbor's lawn. A. There are two issues here.
This Day in History – May 2, 1933: Loch
Ness Monster Sighted From the History Channel… Although accounts of an aquatic beast
living in Scotland's Loch Ness date back 1,500 years, the modern
legend of the Loch Ness Monster is born when a sighting makes
local news on May 2, 1933. The newspaper Inverness Courier
related an account of a local couple who claimed to have seen
"an enormous animal rolling and plunging on the surface." The
story of the "monster" (a moniker chosen by the Courier editor)
became a media phenomenon, with London newspapers sending
correspondents to Scotland and a circus offering a 20,000 pound
sterling reward for capture of the beast. Loch Ness, located in the Scottish
Highlands, has the largest volume of fresh water in Great
Britain; the body of water reaches a depth of nearly 800 feet
and a length of about 23 miles. Scholars of the Loch Ness
Monster find a dozen references to "Nessie" in Scottish history,
dating back to around A.D. 500, when local Picts carved a
strange aquatic creature into standing stones near Loch Ness.
The earliest written reference to a monster in Loch Ness is a
7th-century biography of Saint Columba, the Irish missionary who
introduced Christianity to Scotland. In 565, according to the
biographer, Columba was on his way to visit the king of the
northern Picts near Inverness when he stopped at Loch Ness to
confront a beast that had been killing people in the lake.
Seeing a large beast about to attack another man, Columba
intervened, invoking the name of God and commanding the creature
to "go back with all speed." The monster retreated and never
killed another man. In 1933, a new road was completed along
Loch Ness' shore, affording drivers a clear view of the loch.
After an April 1933 sighting was reported in the local paper on
May 2, interest steadily grew, especially after another couple
claimed to have seen the beast on land, crossing the shore road.
Several British newspapers sent reporters to Scotland, including
London's Daily Mail, which hired big-game hunter Marmaduke
Wetherell to capture the beast. After a few days searching the
loch, Wetherell reported finding footprints of a large
four-legged animal. In response, the Daily Mail carried the
dramatic headline: "MONSTER OF LOCH NESS IS NOT LEGEND BUT A
FACT." Scores of tourists descended on Loch Ness and sat in
boats or decks chairs waiting for an appearance by the beast.
Plaster casts of the footprints were sent to the British Natural
History Museum, which reported that the tracks were that of a
hippopotamus, specifically one hippopotamus foot, probably
stuffed. The hoax temporarily deflated Loch Ness Monster mania,
but stories of sightings continued. A famous 1934 photograph seemed to show a
dinosaur-like creature with a long neck emerging out of the
murky waters, leading some to speculate that "Nessie" was a
solitary survivor of the long-extinct plesiosaurs. The aquatic
plesiosaurs were thought to have died off with the rest of the
dinosaurs 65 million years ago. Loch Ness was frozen solid
during the recent ice ages, however, so this creature would have
had to have made its way up the River Ness from the sea in the
past 10,000 years. And the plesiosaurs, believed to be
cold-blooded, would not long survive in the frigid waters of
Loch Ness. More likely, others suggested, it was an archeocyte,
a primitive whale with a serpentine neck that is thought to have
been extinct for 18 million years. Skeptics argued that what
people were seeing in Loch Ness were "seiches"--oscillations in
the water surface caused by the inflow of cold river water into
the slightly warmer loch. Amateur investigators kept an almost
constant vigil, and in the 1960s several British universities
launched expeditions to Loch Ness, using sonar to search the
deep. Nothing conclusive was found, but in each expedition the
sonar operators detected large, moving underwater objects they
could not explain. In 1975, Boston's Academy of Applied Science
combined sonar and underwater photography in an expedition to
Loch Ness. A photo resulted that, after enhancement, appeared to
show the giant flipper of a plesiosaur-like creature. Further
sonar expeditions in the 1980s and 1990s resulted in more
tantalizing, if inconclusive, readings. Revelations in 1994 that
the famous 1934 photo was a hoax hardly dampened the enthusiasm
of tourists and professional and amateur investigators to the
legend of the Loch Ness Monster. May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness
Month:
The National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA) has developed a Motorcycle Safety
Awareness Month Planner for 2008 that includes marketing ideas
and earned media tools that you can use to support your
Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month initiatives. The materials all
carry the tagline, "Share the Road with Motorcycles" to remind
drivers to be cognizant of motorcycle riders at all times
including the busier riding season. This tagline is similar to
that being used in many states and carries with it a
recognizable message. The planner also includes information to
remind motorcyclists that they must always follow the rules of
the road, be alert to other drivers, and should always wear
protective gear. The 2008 Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month
Planner can be found on
NHTSA’s Web site.. To get to this information on the Web
site, go to
www.nhtsa.dot.gov and click on the “Traffic Safety” link on
the solid blue bar at the top of NHTSA’s home page. Then click
on the “Share the Road” logo in the upper right box that says,
“Share the Road 2008 Motorcycle Safety Month Planner,” and the
planner will appear on the next page. Visit the site today and
do your share to help increase awareness of motorcycles on our
roads! For advertising opportunities, please
contact
sales@mattlafatamarketing.com Homeowner Association Meetings and Other
Group Meetings: If you have an upcoming meeting that you
would like a city official at, just to be available to answer
any questions, please let us know. If Matt’s schedule permits,
he would love to attend. Answering Questions for Kids and Young
Adults: As you know, communication and sharing
information is something that I spend a lot of time doing. I
frequently get asked to answer questions for kids and young
adults for school projects or leadership programs. Usually the
project involves getting these questions answered from somebody
in a leadership position, and as a City Council member, I’m
always happy to take the time to do this. If your son or
daughter ever needs questions answered from a leadership figure
for projects of any kind, please feel free to contact me or have
them contact me directly. Alternatively, if your child is interested
in learning more about city government and has questions, feel
free to contact me. Finally, if you are looking for a speaker
to talk to a group of kids or young adults about city government
or Frisco in general, I’m happy to try and schedule something. All the opinions, endorsements or
recommendations in this newsletter are mine alone and they do
not necessarily reflect the opinions or views of any
organization or group with whom I am affiliated or the
individuals who are a part of such organizations and
groups. You should not rely on any statement made in this
newsletter as evidenced of how I may act as a member of any
organization or group. Inclusion of news, events and
other information in this newsletter does not imply
an endorsement; it merely serves as my effort to be of service
to the readers. All About Frisco: In our continuing efforts to bring
information to our great community, we have updated our web site
with listings of:
·
Frisco Neighborhoods and Homeowner
Associations
·
Churches and other places of Worship
·
Clubs and Organizations
·
The Frisco Independent School District and
other Schools Visit
www.friscocommunity.com to access this information and I
look forward to your feedback. This site will continue to grow
and evolve over time. Clubs, Groups and Organizations in and
around Frisco: Frisco is
home to a very diverse and numerous set of clubs, groups and
organizations. If your group or organization is missing, and you
would like to get it listed, please send me an
email so we
can list it and continue to maintain the most comprehensive list
available.
Adopt A Pet – 972-668-4311
Alcoholics Anonymous
Frisco – 972-708-5086
Allen-Frisco-Plano
Autism Spectrum Parent Group
American Cancer Society of Collin County – 214-819-1221
American Red Cross of North
Texas – 972-542-5642
Angel Food Ministries
– 214-282-5576
Association of Frisco Retired School Personnel – 972-335-3040
Boy Scouts of
America – 214-902-6754
CASA of Collin County – 972-529-2272
Celebrate Recovery
– 214-282-5576
Christian Community Action
– 972-436-4357
Chronic Hugs: Chronic Pain Support Group – 214-726-9060
City of Frisco –
972-292-5000
Collin County –
972-424-1460
Collin County Association of Realtors – 214-618-3800
Collin County Central
Appraisal District
Collin County Community College
Collin County
Community College Education Foundation
Collin County Connection – 214-544-0666
Collin County Early Childhood
PTA – 972-712-3634
Collin County
Event Professionals – 214-542-1317
Collin County Gay and Lesbian
Alliance – 214-521-5342
Collin County Genealogy Association – 972-231-4190
Collin County
Republican Party
Daughters of the American Revolution – 972-307-5906
Democratic Party of Collin
County
Denton County Central
Appraisal District
Downtown Advisory Board – 972-292-5108
Downtown Merchants
Association – 972-292-5108
Frisco A&M Club –
972-897-7765
Frisco American Business
Women’s Association (ABWA)
Frisco Al-Anon Family Group – 972-978-8757
Frisco-Allen Texas Area Alumnae
Panhellenic
Frisco Area Children’s
Theater – 972-377-2675
Frisco Association For the
Arts
Frisco Baseball/Softball
Organization – 972-712-2288
Frisco Business and
Professional Women – 972-377-0335
Frisco
Citizens on Patrol (C.O.P.s)
Frisco Community
Band – 972-668-5315
Frisco
Community Theatre – 972-377-3868
Frisco Convention and
Visitors Bureau
Frisco Ducks Unlimited –
972-712-5049
Frisco Economic Development
Corporation – 972-668-5550
Frisco
Education Foundation – 469-633-6066
Frisco Family Services
Center – 972-335-9495
Frisco Family YMCA –
972-335-3222
Frisco Fire Department
– 972-335-5525
Frisco Football
League – 972-712-0558
Frisco
Garden Club – 972-335-3812
Frisco Gymnastics Center
– 972-377-0888
Frisco Humane
Society – 972-498-8980
Frisco Independent School
District – 469-633-6000
Frisco Lion’s Club –
972-335-2487
Frisco Music
Teachers Association
Frisco Police Department
– 972-292-6000
Frisco Police Officers’ Wives
Association
Frisco Post Office –
972-335-7453
Frisco
Republicans – 972-335-9176
Frisco Rotary Club –
972-701-2801
Frisco Soccer Association
– 972-712-4625
Frisco Thunder
Professional Football
Frisco Veterans of Foreign
Wars Post #8273 – 972-712-5611
Frisco Women’s
League – 972-712-8890
Frisco/Plano Christian Women’s Club – 972-668-4464
Frisco Youth Volleyball
Leagues
Heritage Association of
Frisco – 972-335-6684
Heroes for Children
– 214-256-5824
KittiCo Cat Rescue –
214-826-6903
Labrador Retriever
Rescue of North Texas
Lewisville Independent School
District
Meals on Wheels – 972-562-6996
MOMS Club of
Frisco – East Central Chapter – 972-712-1789
MOMS Club of Frisco – South Chapter – 214-336-8001
MOMS Club of Frisco –
SE Chapter – 214-2272418
MOMS Club of Frisco – SW Chapter – 469-384-8002
MOMS Club of Frisco
– West Central Chapter
MOMS Club of
Frisco – West Chapter – 214-504-9223
Mothers of Preschoolers
(MOPS) – 972-668-7458
National Alliance on Mental
Illness of Collin County – 214-509-0085
Newcomer Friends of
Greater Plano
North Texas Tollway Authority
– 214-461-2000
OU Club of Collin County –
972-797-9708
Overeaters Anonymous –
972-832-5263
Play Pals –
972-839-0312
Prosper Independent School
District
Senior Center at Frisco
Square – 972-292-6550
SPCA of Texas – 972-562-7387
Speak Up – Frisco Toastmasters Group – 972-881-9989
Stonewall
Democrats of Collin County
Texas Democratic Women of Collin
County
Toastmasters Club of
Frisco – 972-712-4611
Volunteer Center
of North Texas
Voter Registration Information – Collin County
Voter Registration Information – Denton County
Women Encouraging
Business – 972-335-9522
WOVI-Frisco: Women of
Visionary Influence – 469-252-4528
Young Life Frisco
– 972-424-6339 Churches and other Places of Worship in
and around Frisco One of the wonderful things about Frisco
is the many diverse religions you can find. If your Church is
not listed, please contact me at
matt@mattlafata.com so
we can list it and continue to maintain the most comprehensive
list available.
Apostolic Temple – 972-712-5673
Assembly of God Cornerstone Community Church – 972-335-4704
Celebration
Covenant – 214-387-9833
Central Christian Church – 972-377-2608
Church of God in Christ – 972-377-3649
Church of Living Stones – 972-335-3499
Compass Christian Church – 972-335-7546
Cornerstone Christian
Reformed Church – 469-362-7844
Cornerstone Community Church
– 972-335-4704
Crossroads Community Church – 972-712-0582
Destiny’s Place Ministries – 972-712-1130
Faithbridge
Presbyterian – 972-377-9560
Fellowship of Frisco
– 972-335-1700
First Baptist Church of
Frisco – 972-335-9830
First Pentecostal Church – 972-292-3174
First United Methodist
– 972-335-4380
Frisco Bible Church –
972-335-8150
Frisco Church of
Christ – 972-335-2118
Frisco Masjid –
972-898-8691
Frisco Trails Fellowship
Bible Church – 972-731-5999
Genesis Metro –
469-450-6277
Grace Avenue United
Methodist – 972-335-2882
Grace Church –
469-633-9104
Grace Pointe –
972-292-3174
Hamilton Chapel Baptist Church – 972-377-3348
Harvest
Church International – 214-632-4581
Hope Fellowship –
972-377-8855
Kingdom Life
Christian Center – 214-618-1500
Lebanon Baptist Church
– 972-377-3348
Liberty Baptist Church – 972-625-3546
Living Waters Family Worship
Center – 214-387-9602
Lone Star Baptist
Church – 469-358-7089
Newstart Church of the
Nazarene – 214-282-5576
Northstar Church –
972-712-8282
Praise Fellowship
Worship Center – 214-387-9397
Preston Ridge Baptist
Church – 972-712-7007
Preston Trail Community
Church – 972-668-1244
Rejoice Lutheran Church – 972-335-6411
Revolution
Ministries – 214-649-0623
Rock Hill Church of Christ –
972-346-2710
Shawnee Trail Church of Christ – 972-377-9106
St. Francis of Assisi
Catholic Church – 972-712-2645
St. Philips Episcopal
Church – 214-387-4700
Stonebriar
Church of Christ – 972-712-9264
Stonebriar Community Church
– 469-252-5000
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints – 972-377-4724
The Journey – 214-529-8873
Turning Point CMA Church – 469-733-3196
Water’s Edge Lutheran
Church – 972-712-7377 Frisco Neighborhoods and Homeowner
Associations:
If your HOA or neighborhood is not listed, please contact me
at matt@mattlafata.com
so we can list it and continue to maintain the most
comprehensive list available. For a map of where each HOA is
located, along with contact information for each HOA, visit the
City of Frisco HOA Directory
Autumn Park
Coventry Oaks
Creekside at Stonebriar
Crestview
Cypress Creek
Estates on Legacy
Frisco Heights
Golden Gate Village
Hickory Springs
Hickory Street Village
Hillcrest Highlands
Hillcrest Lebanon/Cecile Place
Hillcrest Lebanon/Hillcrest Meadows
Hillcrest Lebanon/Smith Estates
Kings Garden
Kings Ridge
Lakes on Legacy
Lakes of Preston Vineyard
Parkside Estates
Plantation Estates
Preston Estates
Presto\n Gables
Preston Glen
Preston Lakes/Lakes of Hillcrest
Preston Manor
Preston Oaks
Preston Ridge
Preston Trace Estates
Quail Meadow Village
Red Bud Estates
Russwood Acres
Saddlebrook Village
Shenandoah
Village/Villages of Stonebriar Park
Shepherds Hill
Stonebriar
Stonebriar Country Club Estates
Stonelake Estates West
Stonebrook Estates
The Chase at Stonebriar
The Creeks on Coit
The Enclave at Stonebriar Creek Estates
The Villas/Lakes on Legacy
The Vintage/Lakes on Legacy
Townhomes of Tuscany Square
Tuscany Meadows
Villages of Lake Brook Farms
Villages of Stonebriar Park
Villages of Willow Bay
Woodstream Hills Bios of Erika and Matt Lafata: Erika and Matt Lafata are a great team
and enjoy a great marriage and life partnership. Together they
try to do everything they can to give back to the community.
They are involved in so many things together and in fact, they
have even been referred to as “The Dynamic Duo” by a fellow
Frisco City Council member! About Matt Lafata: Matt Lafata and his wife Erika share six
children between the two of them. In January 1999, Mr. Lafata
moved to Frisco from Gloucester, MA. Mr. Lafata has helped build
several highly successful businesses for more than 20 years. A
long-time business consultant, entrepreneur and human resources
professional, he is the Director of Business Development with
the Frisco-based HR strategy and technology consulting firm
HRchitect (www.HRchitect.com).
He is also the founder of several marketing and public relations
agencies including The Matt Lafata Marketing Group (www.mattlafatamarketing.com).
Previously, Mr. Lafata was an Executive Vice President of a
computer software company where he was responsible for corporate
development, marketing, sales, product development and more. Mr.
Lafata studied finance and business management at Salem State
College in Salem, Massachusetts. Mr. Lafata is involved in numerous
organizations throughout Frisco. He is in his 2nd
term as a Frisco City Council member and has been involved in
the following…
·
Former Deputy Mayor Pro Tem on the Frisco
City Council
·
Former Planning & Zoning Commissioner
·
Graduate of Leadership Frisco
·
2005 recipient of the “21 Leaders of the 21st
Century” by Inside Collin County Business
·
Graduate of the Citizen’s Police Academy
and a member of the Alumni group
·
Youth sports coach
·
Past board member for the Frisco Family
Services Center
·
St. Francis of Assisi Knights of Columbus
Member
·
Member of the Frisco Heritage Association
·
Member of the Frisco Association for the
Arts
·
Member of the Frisco Community Theatre |
