Reading for Relief: Saturday, June 28

From Wanda Schubmehl:

Asia has been devastated recently by a cyclone in Burma/Myanmar and the powerful earthquake which hit Sichuan province in China. We have all seen the photos and video on TV and the internet, and have, perhaps, been listening to the NPR coverage of the earthquake from its reporters who happened to be in the earthquake zone at the time of the quake.
Maybe you took a minute to think about the desperate needs of the victims of these natural disasters, and wished there were something you could do to help.

Here is an opportunity to spend an afternoon in the company of wonderful local writers reading from their poetry, fiction, and memoir, for a suggested donation to relief efforts for Burma/Myanmar and Sichuan, China through Mercy Corps.


What: A literary reading of original poetry, fiction, and memoir
Where: First Universalist Church of Rochester
150 S. Clinton Avenue
When: Saturday, June 28, 2 PM


Monetary donations are requested. Donations will be channeled through Mercy Corps (www.mercycorps.org), a humanitarian relief organization with 29 years of experience in disaster relief and other humanitarian projects. There will be the option of donating to Mercy Corps with or without a tax credit. You will be able to specify if you want your donation to be used for the survivors of the earthquake in China, the cyclone in Burma/Myanmar, or both.


Authors who will read from their work include:

Tricia Asklar, Ron Bailey, Todd Beers, Louise Bennett, Julie Damerell, Sonja Livingston, Lucy Luo, Wynne McClure, Len Messineo, Elizabeth Osta, Rufino Pabico, Salvatore Parlato, Jr., Colleen Powderly, John Roche, Wanda Schubmehl, Patricia Roth Schwartz, Marie Starr, David Tilley, Kathleen Van Schaick, Leah Zazulyer


With grateful acknowledgment to the First Universalist Church for the donation of space for the reading