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Sometimes the line gets crossed… by that I mean that sometimes I cross the line… from client to friend. And then to supporter.

Our latest client is 91-year-old Fan Benno-Caris. You may have seen her on CNN or major local TV and radio news programs, as well as the Dallas Morning News and its website. Fan is running "the biggest race of my life," she says. That race is for a place on the Addison City Council.

PentaGRAFX has created the website and all the campaign collateral material for the Addison For Fan campaign.

But Fan isn't new to competition. She's a world-record-holding, world champion racewalker. More importantly, Fan is a person who knows what she wants in life and goes after it. She has a vision for herself, sets goals, and sets her shoulder to the wheel and does the work to achieve those goals.

Fan Benno-Caris is my hero. And although I cannot vote for her because I live in Dallas (we should talk to Addison Mayor Joe Chow about that) I heartily support her in her Addison For Fan campaign for a place on the city council.

While small and petite, Fan's stature and sweet demeanor might lead one to be dismissive. But one does so at one's peril. She has some strong views on a variety of issues facing Addison — and all cities — as the global financial crisis becomes more and more localized. And she will be heard.

Keep an eye on Fan Benno-Caris. She's the leading edge of a movement in this country, a movement by folks with experience in a wide variety of areas who are not content simply to rock away their sunset years on the front porch while sipping on a lemonade. They've seen the mistakes of the past and want to step forward to help us avoid repeating those blunders. Or, at least, to help us prepare to weather the storm.

If you live in Addison, Texas, I enthusiastically encourage you to seek out Fan Benno-Caris, learn more about the issues, and vote for her on May 9th.