A Different Kind of Mother’s Day

My visit to Akron, Ohio is coming up, sooner than it seems.  I’ll be there Saturday, May 8 for A Different Kind of Mother’s Day at the Weathervane Community Playhouse.  It’s going to be a fun event, with readings from the book, some additional stories, and time for Q&A.  I’m especially jazzed about it because it’s a collaboration between a public radio station (91.3 The Summit), a foundation (the Gay Community Endowment Fund), and a community service organization (the Community AIDS Network).  In the public media world, where I spend much of my working time, we talk a lot about “community engagement” — and I think this is one example of how stations can partner with others to serve their communities in new ways.