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8 IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD february 2008Meet Liz Jackson-RennerTo say that Liz Jackson-Renner’s interests arevaried would indeed be anunderstatement! Well-readand traveled, Liz is a BoardMember of Historic Pittsfordand is President of the PittsfordGarden Club and manages tohave weekly lunches with agroup of friends who date backto Kindergarten!An area native, Liz moved back to Pittsford 15 yearsago to care for her ailing mother who lived to be 101. Sinceher mother’s passing in 2005, Liz now devotes her time tomany volunteer endeavors. She remembers her days volunteeringfor the WXXI Auction, “I modeled sunglasses! It wasa lot of fun!”Liz has taken her dedication to WXXI and her communityto the next level. She has included WXXI as well as afew other local organizations in her estate plans. Liz is nowa member of the Alice Wood Wynd Legacy Society and wouldlike to encourage you to consider including WXXI and othercauses you care about, in your plans as well. “I feel it isimportant to give back and that’s what I hope to do.”Any planned or deferred gift makes you eligible to bea member of the Alice Wood Wynd Legacy Society. For moreinformation, please contact Kathy Russell, Director of Majorand Planned Giving at (585) 258-0319 or at krussell@wxxi.org.GREAT PERFORMANCES:COMPANYANYONE AND EVERYONEThe Journeyof Understandinga Gay ChildWXXI, in partnership with ImageOut and The Gay Alliance, are pleased to host afree screening of the acclaimed film Anyone and Everyone on Sunday, February3 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Little Theater 1, 240 East Avenue, Rochester.Doors open at 3:30 p.m. The film will be followed by a panel discussion. Anyone and Everyonetells the stories of families from Utah to North Carolina and Wyoming to New York, all connectedby a common thread — a gay child. This poignant and often heartbreaking documentary by firsttimefilmmaker Susan Polis Schutz (also a parent of a gay son) reveals families’ struggles anddesire to accept their children’s sexual orientation.Local outreach sponsored by: Gay Alliance of Gensee Valley, ImageOut and WXXI. National outreach fundingis provided by Iron Zeal Films. This film is presented in open caption with ASL Interpretation.