Depending on where you live in the U.S., you may be experiencing the last throes of winter or an early summer blast of heat. Here in DC, it's the latter, and the change has turned everyone's attention to spring activities. One of those, of course, is Mother's Day, which will be on May 12th this year.

In Korea, May 11th has become Single Moms' Day. It's a day on which community activists in Korea come together in support for single Korean mothers, including mothers who placed their children in adoption. This year's Single Mom's Day events are being sponsored by the following organizations, all of which have an interest in supporting single parents and advocating for their rights:

• Truth and Reconciliation for the Adoption Community of Korea (TRACK)
• Korean Unwed Mothers and Families Association (KUMFA)
• KoRoot
• Korean Unwed Mothers Support Network (KUMSN)
• Korean Single Parent Alliance
• Korean Center for United Nations Human Rights Policy Center
• Seoul Single Parent Alliance

As you can imagine, the logistics of such an event are expensive. One way you can show your support for the women of Korean who are working to change attitudes toward single parenthood is to donate to this event. It provides them an opportunity to get into the national spotlight and raise awareness about this important issue. You can directly support the event in several ways:

• Give to TRACK and note that your donation is for Single Moms' Day
• Donate online to the KoRoot Give2Asia Fund (you will need to email KoRoot to let them know you would like your donation to go to Single Moms' Day support)
• Send a check to the event's fiscal sponsor, Give2Asia, as follows:
  
  Please make the check out to Give2Asia and write KoRoot/Single Moms’ Day in the memo part of your check. Your gift will benefit KoRoot, TRACK, and KUMFA (Korean Unwed Mothers and Families Association), all of whom share Single Moms’ Day costs.

Every adoptive parent I know thinks about their children's mothers on Mother's Day. Many of us have learned through the years that our children could have stayed with their families had the social and financial support been available to them. It's a painful reality for us, but nothing compared to the pain of having lost your child to hard-hearted families and communities, or for lack of money.

Show that you recognize the injustice. Demonstrate your solidarity with Korean women. Please support 2013 Single Moms' Day as generously as you can!