Gov. Palin to speak in Birmingham, Alabama May 11

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According to a Mobile Press-Register report, Sarah Palin will speak in Alabama next month at a fundraiser benefiting Rainbow Omega, a nonprofit organization which provides residential care, health care and vocational programs for developmentally disabled adults:

In a release, the organization said Palin's topic would be "Dreams for My Child's Future: My Views as an Advocate for Those With Developmental Disabilities."

Rainbow Omega added in the press release it was a "strictly non-partisan group" and said Palin, whose son Trig is developmentally disabled, would "communicate our mission in a dynamic manner."

The May 11 fundraiser will get underway at 7 p.m. at the Sheraton Birmingham Hotel. Lynn Sampson has ticket information at 205-585-4450, or check the web at www.rainbowomega.org. The full press release for the event is here.

Gov. Palin will return to Alabama in the fall to speak at Faulkner University's Annual Benefit Dinner in Montgomery October 7.

- JP