Mutual of Omaha is riding around the country to collect video of people telling their “Aha Moment” of inspiration. On Tuesday, May 26th their Airstream-turned-mobile-TV-studio pulled into the Jackson Medical Mall’s northwest parking lot. They were interested to hear about the Jackson Inner-City Gardeners [Previous article: Jackson Inner-City Gardeners Make C-L]. Throughout the afternoon, they spoke on-camera not only with Operation Shoestring Family Development Coordinator Ada Robinson, but also JICG Founder Tre Roberts, and Jackson Medical Mall Foundation Board Chairman Dr. Aaron Shirley.

For pictures of the garden, interviews, and converted Airstream, click here.

For the resulting videos, click the following:
Ada Robinson: Shoestring’s Family Development Coordinator
Tre Roberts: Jackson Inner-City Gardeners Founder
Dr. Aaron Shirley: Medical Mall Foundation Board Chairman

The Jackson Medical Mall Foundation’s largest annual event is their Community Reinvestment Awards (CRA). On Thursday May 28th, a press conference formally announced this year’s CRA. For outstanding service to Mississippi children, Operation Shoestring will be one of four community organizations honored as 2009 Grand Award Recipients at the event. The CRA is being held on Thursday, November 5 in the Medical Mall’s Thad Cochran Center. Special thanks go to Executive Director Primus Wheeler, Deputy Director Lori Greer, and Public Relations Manager Zakiya Summers, as well as all of the Medical Mall Foundation’s board for this wonderful distinction.