Robert Burns for Mayor

The other day I was honored to go to one of the best Christmas parties ever, for Love Life Charlotte. The heart of these individuals and mission to advocate for life from the womb to the tomb, is inspiring and effective. Thank you Love Life volunteers for all you do to see babies saved and families restored!

Awesome weekend ahead in our town!
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We’re ready to kick off an exciting weekend at the Dowd Center Theatre! We have Noel & Maria: Home for The Holidays tonight at 7:30, and Lee Greenwood: The American Spirit Tour tomorrow night at 8:00! There’s still time to grab your tickets by visiting https://dowdcentertheatre.com/events/

I'm happy to announce a first for our city, a new series called City Talks. In this first episode, I was able to interview Surluta Anthony , one of our newly elected council members, who has previous experience on the council and was born and raised in Monroe.

It was a pleasure speaking with her and briefly chatting to get this series started. I look forward to working with her to make Monroe the greatest it has ever been.

Stay tuned; as we get going, we will be doing more of these to introduce all our council members and also talk about policies, voting in council meetings, and so many other things, Monroe. THIS IS TRANSPARENCY.

I love you Monroe ❤️

City Talks with Councilwoman-Elect Surluta Anthony & Mayor-Elect Robert Burns Join us as we start our new City Talks series with Surluta Anthony, Councilwoman-Elect, and I, Monroe's new Mayor-Elect.

To all our Jewish Friends,
Happy First Day of Hanukkah! 🕎
Shalom

Just one week away. I hope you’re excited as I am! Let’s GO!!!!!!!!

This is a wonderful opportunity to serve our community and give back to those in our community who are in need. My family and I love being involved here. It’s a blessing to serve.

It all starts at the top. I hope to bring an initiative for all our city council members to be more involved. Stay tuned for that.

Check out Union Shelter’s last fundraiser of the year this weekend!

» Pass The Plate Monroe 2023 Throughout the year, the Community Shelter relies on donations to help us run our emergency shelter, food, and rehousing programs. As we enter the holiday season, we are incredibly grateful for your help in assisting neighbors to return to independent living.

🎄 The Tree Lighting Ceremony will be take place tonight at 6:30 p.m. on Main Street. The weather forecast calls for *snow! We hope to see you there ❄️

Happy First Day of Advent. God bless the city of Monroe.

Isaiah 9:6-7

There are some important changes for Christmas events this weekend!

Christmas on Main has been postponed and the tree lighting has been changed to Monday! However there are still other things happening.

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📣 Christmas on Main has been POSTPONED due to forecast inclement weather.

🎄 The Tree Lighting Ceremony will be moved to Monday, Dec. 4 at 6:30 p.m. on Main Street. The tree will be lit no earlier than 7 p.m.

🍰 The Holiday Bake-Off! Dessert Competition hosted by A Cause for Tea will still take place tomorrow from 3-5 p.m. inside the Bazemore Active Adult Center. Tickets are $1 and all proceeds are invested into A Cause for Tea’s “The Art of Occasion” community program.

🎅 Santa’s Workshop will postpone its debut to Thursday, Dec. 7 from 6-9 p.m. at 120 N. Main St. inside the former Union County Community Arts Council. Santa’s Workshop experience will continue to be open for business from 6 - 9 p.m. on Thursdays and Fridays, and 4 - 8 p.m. on Saturdays from December 7 - December 23.

All other scheduled activities have been canceled. We appreciate your understanding!

What a night! Lauren and I were honored to share a table with Mark Harris and Mike Huckabee and hear both these men excite the crowd with their vision for our country.

Also good to see Robert Murray for Mayor of Waxhaw! I look forward to working with him to strengthen our county!

Today I got to meet our next governor of North Carolina, Mark Robinson. This man is a blessing to our state and country. I look forward to working closely with him soon to help better our city as well!

This is amazing 🤩 . So proud to have these men in our community giving back to our students.

Taper Lounge, thank you. 🙏 You exemplify what it means to be “stronger together.” These kids will remember your kindness for a long time.

Monroe, this is how we affect long-lasting change….start with our children. I sure do love my city ❤️!

This is their last drive-through event of the year! In need of a blessing or know someone else who does? Share this info!

Our last 2023 free drive-through food and prayer event is THIS Saturday, December 2nd, (RAIN OR SHINE) at Health Sciences Academy at Monroe Middle School beginning at 11:30am! The event will be held in the bus parking lot (to the right of the school). Groceries include fresh produce, non-perishable items, snacks, and much more!

*Please note: The car line will begin across the street in the Oakland Baptist Church parking lot! Monroe Police will direct you. Event will continue while supplies last!

Thank you HSA Monroe Middle, Food For Families NC, Multiply Community Church, and Shiloh Baptist Church for partnering with us on this event!
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This waterline has been repaired by our awesome Water Resource Crew already! The road work will start tomorrow as well.

Proud to be working with these dedicated workers soon. To continue building the greatest city in NC, we need a solid foundation of people dedicated to this city. These crews spent a long cold, wet day making the repairs because they care.

Great job team! I am honored to be serving with you soon. With your help, Monroe's future is brighter than it has ever been.

Water Resources crews are conducting an emergency water main repair at the intersection of N. Church Street and E Franklin Street.

The repairs will impact local restaurants, businesses, and any residents in the immediate area for approximately 6-8 hours.

We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your understanding as repairs are being made. Streets and travel lanes may be affected due to the repairs and possible unforeseen circumstances as repairs progress.

For questions, please contact our after hours phone number 704-282-4601 for assistance.

It is a good thing to honor those who come before you. I’ll be there! I hope many of you can make it as well.

Happy Thanksgiving to the best city on the planet. I hope you and your loved ones have an opportunity to reflect and give thanks for all your blessings. 

Please also remember and keep in your prayers all of those whose Thanksgiving looks a little different this year. Many have loved ones who are no longer with us. While this can be a thankful time, it can also be sad as well. 

Happy Thanksgiving Monroe! I AM THANKFUL FOR YOU. God is Good! 🦃

Let’s go Monroe!!! Man I’m excited!

Monroe! Reach out to Strawberry Chic Boutique and see if there are any more left! We did! Love this! 🎄❤️

2023 ANNUAL ADOPT A COP 👮

This is the third year in a row that we have done police bags for our officers at the Monroe Police Department. This year we are looking for individuals that would like to "adopt a cop." Each person who would like to participate will be randomly assigned a Monroe Police Officer and can make a bag for their officer.

Here is a list of ideas:

• Snacks bars

• Hand Sanitizer

• Crackers or other snacks they can keep in their car

• Ball Point Pens

• A small notepad

• Chapstick

• Gatorade or Water

• Travel Tissues

• Gum/mints-Mints

• Black Rifle Coffee

• Car Air fresheners

• Coffee or restaurant gift cards

• A card from your family

• Any other personalized or heartfelt gifts you would like to include

We would like to have all of the bags completed by December 22nd. Bags can be dropped off at Strawberry Chic Boutique or at the front desk at Monroe Police Department.

If you would like to sign up please leave a comment or send us a message. We will message you with more information & your officer's name. We have 100 officers that need to be claimed! Thank you so much for helping us make this possible!

We’re “turning heads” in Monroe. Or maybe tails. 😆

https://amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/nov/21/north-carolina-mayor-election-coin-toss

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/11/21/mayor-election-coin-toss-north-carolina/

This is a wonderful way to give back during the Thanksgiving and Christmas season! 🦃🎄❤️

Christmas is right around the corner and we all know what that means....HTH Christmas tree lots!!! All lots will open the Friday after Thanksgiving. We look forward to helping you all find the perfect tree! 🎄

To all my friends and supporters and to all those following this page:

Over the course of the 3.5 months of my campaign my page has become a debating platform and has at times become a hot topic page. The algorithm of this page now hits almost 80,000 people each month. 74,355 people as of this post, for matter of fact.

We have tried to stay above the hate messages and often bullying that happens. There are truly only a select few who do this. It’s completely obvious once you watch what they say. Due to the nature and severity of what they were saying, I was given the okay eventually to block them for theirs and other’s safety because I was only a candidate.

HOWEVER now that I’m officially an elected official and will not be recreating another page, I will be unblocking those people. I ask that you try and keep it as civil as possible. It is okay to disagree and also dislike me of course. I also want you to know that this is now a public forum so if you feel threatened in any way, even if they try and delete their posts, they are retrievable and we have everything. I also want to remind those who were blocked and back on, your comments are now public to thousands and you should second guess how you proceed unless you just don’t care, which is possible too. So to be clear, I will not block a single account or message. If your comment is filtered then that could be Facebook and for other reasons but not from me or my team.

And finally I finish by saying that I don’t condone hate by any stretch regardless what some may say. I am a bold person and will stand on The Truth regardless if it hurts feelings. That is not the same as hate. I can’t control what others say but can only control what I say.

I love you Monroe, Robert

We’ve been all over the local news but now we’re starting to make national news.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/north-carolina-mayoral-race-decided-coin-toss

I LOVE YOU MONROE

Longest week and a half ever but there is a purpose to this.

With a handful of our wonderful volunteer-family. Can’t wait to find out the results they so selflessly and tirelessly worked hard for. 🙏❤️ We are so blessed. I love you Monroe.

Just ordered my NY Cheesecake for Thanksgiving! Super excited! 🦃

One week until Monroe knows the results of the closest mayoral race in Monroe ever. Seems like forever to hear the results until then. But know this, Lauren and I love you and we are here to defend and lead our city regardless of the outcome. You got us for the long haul. We aren’t going anywhere.

This is far from over. Buckle up y’all. Just spoke to the Board of Elections. Announcement coming soon! 🗳️

You have a voice. Be heard.

Well…early voting is over. What a two and a half weeks we had! It was a lot of work. It took a lot of dedication from our volunteers and family. We poured our heart and soul into this and the fruit will be shown soon. We were able to discuss the direction of our city with many voters, council candidates, and even other people who live outside of our municipality.

One thing for sure is that the amount of time and effort we put in wasn’t easy, but is well worth it. While early voting was very fruitful, we still have a couple more days until election day. We still have work to do! Help us get the word out and tell your friends and neighbors. This election is easily the most important one in the history of our city. Word-of-mouth goes along way!

This is not about me and never has been. It’s all about you Monroe and I’m here for YOU! I love you, Monroe ❤️!