Charities and volunteer opportunities

TULANE DANCE MARATHON

Make checks payable to:
New Orleans Children's Hospital
c/o Skokie resident, Stefani Weiss
steffi588@yahoo.com
TULANE UNIVERSITY
3746 Tulane University
31 McCalister Dr.
New Orleans, Louisiana 70118

NEW ORLEANS MUSICIANS HURRICANE RELIEF FUND

provides humanitarian outreach to new Orleans' musicians
affected by Hurricane Katrina and to revive New Orleans'
musical culture
c/o Jordan Hirsch
Preservation Hall
828 Royal Street
Box 833
New Orleans, Louisiana 70116

SWEET HOME NEW ORLEANS

A collaborative effort bringing together many non-profits
to provide all displaced members of the New Orleans' culture
with affordable housing to bring them home
"Address Above"

NEW ORLEANS MUSICANS RELIEF FUND

Provides grants, instruments, medical assistance,
housing to musicians & their families.
c/o Karen Dalton Beninato
Karen@NOMRF.ORG
104 West Washington Street
Unit #2
Bloomington, IL 61701

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Displaced New Orleans wishing to stay in contact with residents of the
Chicagoland area contact Melissa Cook at nolainchicago@yahoo.com

Enjoy New Orleans Music as part of The Skokie Public Library Black History Month Celebration

To learn more about the voices of New Orleans, the music & culture contact the following:

www.wwoz.org
New Orleans public radio station airing all genres music from Zydeco to Jazz
with fascinating interviews & podcasts

www.neworleansonline.com
Grace Wilson, grace@notmc.com
can provide you with information regarding travel, events, restaurants, culture,
etc.

The spirit of New Orleans is alive & well.
Upcoming events include: Parades, Second Lines, Music
Mardi Gras, March 17-20

French Quarter Festival
April
Louisiana's largest free music & event with performances on
15 stages.
Visit, www.fqfi.org

Jazz Festival
April & May
Two weekends of the best jazz from New Orleans and around
the world.
Visit, www.nojazzfest.com