The latest issue of On The Minds of Moms Magazine is out now! Pick it up at any FM Area Hornbacher’s or SunMart… or Hugo’s in Grand Forks. You’ll probably also find free copies at hospitals, doctors offices, beauty salons, fitness centers, retail stores, video rental stores, schools, libraries, and daycares.
Once again, I had the pleasure of writing the issue’s cover story. It’s about a wonderful woman named Patricia Patron who is the Executive Director of this amazing clinic in Fargo. Of course, I want you to pick up a copy of the mag… but for all my out-of-town guests, I’m posting a snippet of the profile here… and including a link where you can read more!
Enjoy!
Patricia Patron - Living Leadership, Photo courtesy: RiaLee Photography
“Next summer, a remodeled and expanded clinic will re-open its doors in downtown Fargo. To patients who use and will use its services, and to people who will drive past the non-profit organization’s shiny, new doors, it may be just another medical clinic. But to one particular woman, the clinic’s grand re-opening will be the culmination of years of hard work. It will showcase the spirit of one of our area’s most innovative leaders; a woman who left behind her family and native country, moved to the United States unable to speak English, and found a passion to serve and speak for those who too often do not have a voice.
Patricia Patron’s story begins in Colombia; a beautiful and geographically diverse country in South America but also one plagued by political and drug-fueled violent conflicts. She had a lovely childhood, growing up the oldest of three children in Bogota, deep in the Colombian mountains. Her parents describe her as happy, creative, studious and a natural-born leader”…read more.
OTMOM Cover August 2011, Photo Courtesy: RiaLee Photography
