After living in Londonderry for the past 13 + years I've decided to run for a position on the school board. My wife and I have come to love living here in Londonderry and want to make this our forever home. We believe in community building and the best way do that with generational responsibility. If we all have a responsibility to each other and our families grow up here together we in turn build a support system that is strong for the community and families living in it. Our values, relationships, respect for one another etc. grow stronger together which is why I see it so important especially in this crushing economy to help elevate everyone. I also feel I have another view for our community to bring to the board, as someone living with a SCI I know the challenges people with disabilities have to face every day. After years of dealing with my "disability" I turned the page into a great chapter in my life to help others with disabilities. I built my business on 3 principles that I want to bring the board: Responsibility, Understanding & Overcoming. We have the Responsibility to the children's education and the fiscal Responsibility to the residents. As a disabled person myself, I have a better Understanding about the challenges of the disabled community than an able body person. Overcoming challenges opens doors to new opportunities. I started Able Trike Rack Systems a little over a year ago using my years of experience in my trade and my physical challenges to design and build a product that has been changing the lives of people living with disabilities. I'm a pretty regular fixture around southern NH on the Rail Trails while riding one of my handcycles, in my racing wheelchair or at times just taking a stroll in my daily wheelchair. My business moto is "Giving you, your Independence". I want to bring what I've experienced over the years along with the principles of building my business to our community to grow our Responsibility, Understanding & Overcoming of all of today's and tomorrow's challenges. Someone once said to me "No one knows what you're going through unless it happens to them".