Tuesday, April 04, 2006
a little about me
you may be asking, who is this "pursuer of tzedek" person, and why does he care so much about new orleans volunteers?
life is always an adventure...
- the quick answer is that i went to college in new orleans, spent four years soaking up the culture of the crescent city, and want to give something back. while relying on volunteers instead of the the federal government to rebuild a city is less than ideal, given the current realities, volunteers gutting and rebuilding houses will hopefully help create facts on the ground that will ensure that these areas will be rebuilt and that people will be able to return home. and by volunteers seeing first-hand the situation in new orleans, they'll be willing to go home and advocate as so that new orleans won't be forgotten. See this recent story in the nation, which begins to show the potential power of local grassroots groups, supported by volunteers.
life is always an adventure...
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Good on you. Please keep us posted. I will add a link and thanks for writing about New Orleans. It's nice to know that I am not the only person in PA worried about NOLA (even if I am recent transplant to PA). If you have somewhere to stay and are looking for a way to volunteer, my mom works for the Associated Catholic Charities of New Orleans. They just don't have anywehere for people to stay... http://www.catholiccharities-no.org/programs.htm_
Best of luck to you and all you'll be working with. Don't let the federal bureaucrats keep you from doing great things, there.
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