Gail Sobotkin My home town of Milford, Delaware, is a beautiful river and art town. It was named, by the American Planning Association, as one of the best towns in America in 2013 and I wholeheartedly agree with that assessment, but what makes Milford truly great is its people.
When I emailed a press release about M & M to Bryan Shupe, Editor of the Milford Review, he asked me to meet him at the Dolce’ Bakery for an interview about the book and how it will benefit veterans. You can see the wonderful article he published on 10/15/13 at the following link:
https://milfordlive.com/review/MilfordReview-101513.pdf and scrolling down to Local Author Supports Wounded Warriors.
When I emailed a press release about M & M to Bryan Shupe, Editor of the Milford Review, he asked me to meet him at the Dolce’ Bakery for an interview about the book and how it will benefit veterans. You can see the wonderful article he published on 10/15/13 at the following link:
https://milfordlive.com/review/MilfordReview-101513.pdf and scrolling down to Local Author Supports Wounded Warriors.
Milford Library and a bit of downtown Milford
Dolce Bakery's beautiful display of tasty delights! Encouraged by Bryan’s coverage, I emailed Kay Hudson, Director of the Milford Public Library, asking if she could help promote the book and she immediately responded with words that warmed my heart. “Yes, I would love to meet with you and discuss the possibilities of promoting the book and whatever else we can do.”
I don’t know of anyone in town who doesn’t love cupcakes from the Dolce Bakery, so on my way to the library, I brought a box of them to be shared with our friendly library staff.
My meeting with Kay was productive and she and her activities director, Carolyn, had some wonderful ideas about how we could incorporate a display for M & M into their upcoming exhibit for the annual Milford Holiday Stroll. The holiday stroll is a big event and all the businesses in Downtown Milford participate. For weeks beforehand elaborate decorations go up and excitement builds as everyone looks forward to the night of the stroll.
I don’t know of anyone in town who doesn’t love cupcakes from the Dolce Bakery, so on my way to the library, I brought a box of them to be shared with our friendly library staff.
My meeting with Kay was productive and she and her activities director, Carolyn, had some wonderful ideas about how we could incorporate a display for M & M into their upcoming exhibit for the annual Milford Holiday Stroll. The holiday stroll is a big event and all the businesses in Downtown Milford participate. For weeks beforehand elaborate decorations go up and excitement builds as everyone looks forward to the night of the stroll.
It was serendipitous that this year’s theme is “Home for the Holidays” and is meant to honor veterans. The display for M & M will highlight the fact that 70% of profits from the book will benefit veterans through the K9s for Wounded Warriors Program/Rescue and I’m creating a poster exhibit with matching post cards instead of a regular pamphlet. The post cards can double as a book mark and I think library patrons will therefore be more likely to hold onto them which means they’ll keep seeing the book’s name and will have purchasing info if they’re inspired to buy a copy for themselves or as a gift for someone they love.
I’m looking forward to working with Kay and Carolyn on the display and will post more pictures when it’s set up inside the library.
Gail
I’m looking forward to working with Kay and Carolyn on the display and will post more pictures when it’s set up inside the library.
Gail
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