The Sun Herald | 03/30/2006 | Favre, McNair to help athletics around Coast: "Favre, McNair to help athletics around Coast
By AL JONES
afjones@sunherald.com
BAY ST. LOUIS - NFL quarterbacks Brett Favre and Steve McNair are giving back to their roots seven months after Hurricane Katrina ripped through South Mississippi.
Favre, a future Hall of Famer, and McNair, leader of the Tennessee Titans, will present checks today to help local high school athletic programs in Harrison and Hancock counties offset losses from the massive storm.
All money presented will be through the Brett Favre Forward Foundation and the Steve McNair Foundation with matching money from the NFL."
Thursday, March 30, 2006
Tuesday, March 28, 2006
Judge Won't Delay New Orleans Election - Yahoo! News
Judge Won't Delay New Orleans Election - Yahoo! News: "A federal judge whose own home was flooded after Hurricane Katrina has rejected pleas to delay the city's April 22 elections, saying he shared residents' 'burning desire for completeness.'
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Civil rights groups had hoped to block what would be the city's first municipal elections since Katrina, arguing that too many black residents won't be able to participate."
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Civil rights groups had hoped to block what would be the city's first municipal elections since Katrina, arguing that too many black residents won't be able to participate."
Monday, March 27, 2006
Volunteers' Dukes Fix Hazzard Home | theledger.com
Volunteers' Dukes Fix Hazzard Home | theledger.com: "fter six months of waiting, Hazzard said he finally got assurances from the Federal Emergency Management Agency that help was on the way.
It never arrived.
In the absence of government aid, Hazzard looked to the private sector for relief, finding it in Rebuild Polk After Disaster, a nonprofit agency formed to help the poorest of hurricane victims, folks either uninsured or underinsured.
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It never arrived.
In the absence of government aid, Hazzard looked to the private sector for relief, finding it in Rebuild Polk After Disaster, a nonprofit agency formed to help the poorest of hurricane victims, folks either uninsured or underinsured.
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BlackNews.com - High Tech, State of the Art Web Portal is "First Stop On The Way Home" For Displaced Louisana Residents and Businesses
BlackNews.com - High Tech, State of the Art Web Portal is "First Stop On The Way Home" For Displaced Louisana Residents and Businesses: "High Tech, State of the Art Web Portal is 'First Stop On The Way Home' For Displaced Louisana Residents and Businesses
Baton Rouge, LA (BlackNews.com) - Finding information about jobs, affordable housing, reviving a business, voting, and social services for displaced residents, businesses, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations starts with www.LouisianaRebuilds.info. The Louisiana Recovery Authority, in partnership with several national and local organizations, today announced the web portal as the 'first stop on the way home' for the hundreds of thousands who have been displaced by hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The state-of-the-art site features content and links to resources both in the state and around the country and is a one-stop compilation of information related to rebuilding and planning. Offline resources are in development to bring the same rich portal content to residents without Internet access."
Baton Rouge, LA (BlackNews.com) - Finding information about jobs, affordable housing, reviving a business, voting, and social services for displaced residents, businesses, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations starts with www.LouisianaRebuilds.info. The Louisiana Recovery Authority, in partnership with several national and local organizations, today announced the web portal as the 'first stop on the way home' for the hundreds of thousands who have been displaced by hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The state-of-the-art site features content and links to resources both in the state and around the country and is a one-stop compilation of information related to rebuilding and planning. Offline resources are in development to bring the same rich portal content to residents without Internet access."
Donors to fund teacher wish lists
Donors to fund teacher wish lists: "Donors to fund teacher wish lists
They choose projects that are posted online
Monday, March 27, 2006
By Keith Darcé
Staff writer
New Orleans area teachers struggling to recover from the effects of Hurricane Katrina have a new, high-tech way to seek money for their classrooms directly from donors.
The New York nonprofit group Donors Choose has promised to funnel at least $262,000 to local public school teachers from donations made on the group's Internet site. The Web site, www.donorschoose.org, allows donors to select from hundreds of specific classroom projects, from field trips to art projects, that need financing."
They choose projects that are posted online
Monday, March 27, 2006
By Keith Darcé
Staff writer
New Orleans area teachers struggling to recover from the effects of Hurricane Katrina have a new, high-tech way to seek money for their classrooms directly from donors.
The New York nonprofit group Donors Choose has promised to funnel at least $262,000 to local public school teachers from donations made on the group's Internet site. The Web site, www.donorschoose.org, allows donors to select from hundreds of specific classroom projects, from field trips to art projects, that need financing."
Kauai Garden Island News-"Foundations step up flood relief efforts
Kauai Garden Island News: "Foundations step up flood relief efforts
Randy Yokoyama of Monsanto and Deborah Rice of the Hawai'i Community Foundation discuss the recent floods in Kilauea.
By Dennis Fujimoto - The Garden Island
Posted: Saturday, Mar 25, 2006 - 12:55:42 am HST
LIHU'E — The Hawai'i Community Foundation's (HCF) flood relief fund, the Kaua'i Island Fund, has been growing with a total of about $15,000 donated as of yesterday afternoon."
Randy Yokoyama of Monsanto and Deborah Rice of the Hawai'i Community Foundation discuss the recent floods in Kilauea.
By Dennis Fujimoto - The Garden Island
Posted: Saturday, Mar 25, 2006 - 12:55:42 am HST
LIHU'E — The Hawai'i Community Foundation's (HCF) flood relief fund, the Kaua'i Island Fund, has been growing with a total of about $15,000 donated as of yesterday afternoon."
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