Congratulations to Chain of Lakes Church in Blaine, Minn., for a very well attended panel discussion the evening of March 24 on the topic of youth homelessness. About 60 people turned out for the presentation, "The Root Causes of Homelessness," to discuss the problem and what can be done about it.

   Speakers included Richard Bahr, co-founder of Threshold to New Life and author of Those People: The True Character of the Homeless; Lisa Jacobson, Executive Director, HOPE 4 Youth; Julie Jeppson, Executive Director, Stepping Stone; and Robin Burge-Ross, Counselor at Anoka Regional High School.

   RMA Publicity handled promotion of the event, which got both TV and newspaper coverage. Links will be posted once they become available.
    Pick up your own copy of Those People: The True Character of the Homeless via the author's website, www.RichardBahr.com. All proceeds are donated to Threshold to New Life, a 501-c-3 charity that helps people who are living in the margins.
  

   RMA Publicity is proud to have led a very successful workshop at the Rosemount Writers Festival and Bookfair at the Steeple Center in Rosemount, Minn., on Mar. 23. About 20 people attended the workshop titled, "How to Get a Small Press/Self Published Book into the Hands of Readers." Among the topics covered, how to get books carried by Barnes and Noble bookstores, best practices for contacting the news media, and also ways that authors can capitalize on their existing networks to sell and promote books.

   RMA Publicity handled PR for the event again this year as well. Here is a link to the TV segment that aired on the FOX 9 BUZZ in Minneapolis on Mar. 20,  and an article published in the Sun This Week newspaper.  Mentions about the event also appeared in the Star Tribune, Pioneer Press, and Rosemount Town Pages newspapers.