Loraine Ballard Morrill speaks with Bob Smith, Vice President of Community Impact, Comcast – Freedom Region about Comcast Cares day April 21st. Comcast employees from every department will be engaged in more than 135 community projects across the Great Philadelphia Region and New jersey including 30 in the city of Philadelphia in partnership with numerous community organizations. Also discussed – the latest on Comcast’s Internet Essentials which provides high speed internet, training and access to low cost computers to low income families and senior. For more info about Comcast Cares Day got to www.comcastinthecommunity.com. For Internet Essentials: www.internetessentials.com.

Loraine has a talk with Gayle Issa, founder and outgoing Executive Director of the Asian Arts Initiative celebrating 25 years of bridging art and building community. There will be performances and exhibitions May 3-6th to mark the Anniversary. For more info go to
http://asianartsinitiative.org/

Finally during these troubled times – it’s important to remember the positive people and organizations working to make the world a better place. Loraine speaks with Chris Tabakin founder of iHi International which works to improve the lives of vulnerable people worldwide especially people with disabilities. http://ihiinternational.org/