This marks the 7th Thanksgiving special for The Rough Draft Diaries! Traditionally, we head into the kitchen of a local chef as they share a family recipe for the holiday season. This year, we're really sharing a family recipe as we're baking in Haley's mom's kitchen. Tune in as Sandra shares her recipe for butter tarts!

The Special Olympics athlete's oath is, "Let me win. But if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt." Today we're talking to Sue Hess, an organizer of a local chapter of the Special Olympics, Special Olympics Toledo Public.

Dennis Hopson is not just any basketball player.  Hopson's shooting skills placed him first on Ohio State's all-time men's basketball career points record and he was selected as the third overall pick in the 1987 NBA Draft by the New Jersey Nets, playing a total of five seasons in the league. Today, Hopson is the head coach of the Lourdes Gray Wolves men's basketball team which is what brings him to The Rough Draft Diaries today.

Today on The Rough Draft Diaries we talk to Dr. Shanda Gore the principal of MBAC, Minority Business Assistance Center. A development division that supports the growth and sustainability of small, minority-owned, and disadvantaged businesses in Ohio.

Imam Ahmad Deeb has been serving communities from a very young age. Although he grew up in Orlando, FL he now happily serves as the Imam and Religious Director at the Islamic Center of Greater Toledo. We'll talk about how he got to Toledo, his leadership at the Islamic Center, and his dream to build a community free of loneliness, on this episode of The Rough Draft Diaries.

Cydnee Moore creates artwork featuring striking lines in acrylic paint, bold colors, and stories steeped in African American heritage. She believes this artwork, and all art, should be able to be purchased at a reasonable price everyone can afford. We'll talk all about it on this week's Rough Draft Diaries.

It's the month of October and we are checking in to see how local organizations are handling another year of holiday programming in a pandemic, featuring the Toledo Lucas County Public Library and The Arts Commission.

Today we're talking to Rhonda Sewell, the first director of belonging & community engagement at the Toledo Museum of Art. Although Rhonda is filling a new position, she is not new to Toledo. She is a proven community leader, deeply engaged with many local organization's boards, committees, and community stakeholders. If you don't know her yet, tune in to this episode of The Rough Draft Diaries to meet one of Toledo's brightest servant leaders.

Today we're talking about a mural, a mural that brings urban renewal through hope, positive messaging, education and community outreach. It's a big undertaking and a big mural, the largest in the United States, and we'll talk all about it on this week's episode of The RDD.

Social workers are among the frontline workers with nurses, doctors, and police battling COVID-19, and most of them are women. Today we talk to Sara Koppus about dealing with the on-the-job and personal challenges of social work in a pandemic.