From the Desk of Former Mayor Malinda Miles

It has been two years since I decided to remove myself from the political scene in Mount Rainier, MD, Prince George's County, and the State of Maryland. Holding the lofty position of Mayor was such a great honor, but as the years flew by, I realized that it was time to do something else -- get a life.! I did, and still continue to provide resources to the residents through The Front Porch Ministries (TFPM). Real people pass through The Front Porch Ministries weekly. LIFE is good.

Thursday, October 31, 2013

HALLOWEEN PARTY -- A MAJOR SUCCESS

WOW! WOW! WOW! Thank you to ALL of the "trick or treaters" that came to fright night party tonight. More than 400 participants came based on the number of bags of candy given out. That did not include the help.

Thank you to the neighbors who came and brought more candy to help our with the crowd.

Thank you to the officers who made sure that the children were safe, and demonstrated the segway by allowing them to learn how to ride on it.

Thank you to the MRTV crew that came and filmed a portion of the evening and captured our residents having fun even when it started to rain.

Hats office to William L. Miles (all three of them Sr. II, and III) for setting up, decorating, DJing, and showing the movies, the cotton candy , cotton candy machine, and for clean up (and all of his helpers).

Thank you Tim Littlejohn for the Popcorn and popcorn machine.

Thank you Nneka Barnes for helping me shop for the party. That was a lot of lifting and loading.

Thank you Kandi Miles for helping me do all of the running around today to do final pick up.

Tonya Miles, you were a life saver when we ran out of candy and you started making up more bags. They kept on coming, and even the potato chips ran out. Okay, the apple cider went first!

Thank you to all of the young people that came yesterday and bagged candy; popped popcorn, made cotton candy, and helped me all afternoon and evening. Community service hours will be awarded in addition to my great big thank you!

ALL of you made me feel happy, excited, and proud to be the Mayor of our great City. I also got the message from the residents that we MUST do this again next year. Same place, same date, same time! Hope you will JOIN US!

Mayor Malinda Miles

As a long-time resident of Mount Rainier and a homeowner, it is important to me that municipal government be inclusive of all of its residents. It is equally important that information be communicated through all possible channel so that residents can get involved. It is also important for residents to volunteer and serve on committees, commissions, boards and task forces. I truly believe that municipal government is the government closes to the people, and as such should be easily accessible. This BLOG is another effort to reach out to the residents of Mount Rainier.