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Human Rights Campaign "Free 2 Be" Annual Dinner and Gala May 17th
MC'ed by stand-up comedian Suzanne Westenhoefer, the gala features Senator Mary Landrieu as Keynote Speaker and HRC Legislative Leadership Award Recipient, The HRC Annual Dinner will be held at the Intercontinental New Orleans Hotel with drinks beginning at 6 p.m., dinner begining at 7:30 p.m. Dress is black tie optional. Dancing begins at 10 p.m. To purchase tickets, please follow this link. For more information on the Human Rights Campaign in Louisiana, follow this link.
Maryland Fundraiser to donate proceeds to Hands On New Orleans
 On University of Maryland, Baltimore County's Campus, the student organization Musicians for World Peace are hosting the benefit concert "Rock for Relief" to benefit Hands On New Orleans on May 7th. Show begins at 7p.m., and tickets are $5 at the door. For a map and address to this show, click here.
Spring Newsletter 2008
Hands On New Orleans is proud to present the newest edition of our quarterly newsletter, Spring 2008. To see our previous issues, visit our Newsroom.
V-Day: V to the 10th
Hands On New Orleans and the previous AmeriCorps NCCC team had a great time volunteering and participating in all the Vagina Monologues festivites. Here are just a few photos from the events:
March 8th - Hands On New Orleans Day
Hands On New Orleans Day was a success! On March 8, 2008, about 50 community volunteers came out to beautify Tureaud Memorial Park. Trees and flowers were planted, picnic tables and trashcan holders were built, existing benches were painted, and there was a general neighborhood clean-up. A park that has been untouched since Hurricane Katrina was given some much needed attention on the two-year anniversary of HONO.
 
Volunteers planting flowers, painting benches, and posing with
A.P. Tureaud’s Statue at the first annual Hands On New Orleans Day.
As the city of New Orleans hosted the 2008 NBA All-Star weekend mid-February, Hands On New Orleans hosted more than 450 NBA volunteers in projects throughout the city. At the Pierre Capdau School, volunteers painted dilapidated hallways and classrooms, and completely renovated the playground area planting a football fields’ worth of sod, mulching the playground, and installing new basketball goals and benches. In Gentilly, NBA volunteers contributed to the ongoing work of HONO in the Fairmont neighborhood. Houses were painted, sub-floors repaired, insulation installed, and drywall was donated for two homes in the neighborhood. At a nearby park, benches and trashcans were installed, and murals were painted to line the fence. For those who didn’t want to venture out in the rain, mobile projects were hosted at the Marriot Hotel. Volunteers assembled school supply kits for local students and put together mailboxes to be installed in New Orleans East over the next few months. Toyota, Spalding, EA Sports, and Gatorade all lent their support to the service projects in the city – making the day hugely successful in terms of resources and community impact.
For more pictures of the NBA All-Star Day of Service, click here or visit http://www.nba.com/allstar2008/.
No Place like Home – Hands On helps Ms. Jessie Washington Return Home!
Ms. Jessie Washington Waves goodbye to her trailer
Hands On celebrates with Ms. Jessie Washington as recently she moved back to her newly renovated home.
There really is no place like home. One of the distinguishing qualities of the Hands on Homes program is that our volunteers help homeowners return to their existing homes after renovation and rebuild work. This strategy not only helps to preserve the historic quality of neighborhoods, but precious memories.
Read more and see pictures of Ms. Jessie's new home!
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