VOA ‘Day of Service’ to help St. Bernard
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NEW ORLEANS — The Volunteers of America has organized an army of 350 people and charged them with the mission of helping rebuild parts of St. Bernard Parish.
On Sunday, a “Day of Service” will focus on restoring area high schools and churches still devastated by Hurricane Katrina.
The day of service coincides with the Volunteers of America’s National Conference, scheduled Saturday to Tuesday in New Orleans and is part of the organization’s long-term commitment to rebuild the Gulf Coast region.
The effort will begin at 9 a.m. and go until 3:30 p.m. at various locations throughout St. Bernard Parish, including Archbishop Hannan High School in Meraux; Val Reiss Park in Chalmette; Violet Park No. 2 in Violet; and City of Hope Church in Arabi.
Volunteers from across the United States will act in concert with a coalition of clergy members from churches throughout St. Bernard.
Volunteers will work to rebuild recreational facilities at the storm-ravaged high school, including landscaping and renovating three football fields. They also will restore the basketball courts at Violet Park No. 2 and perform drywall installation, painting and landscaping at the church.
In addition to providing workers, the group has donated $30,000 in materials to help rebuild the church.
“Our mission for more than a century has been to serve people and communities in vulnerable situations,” said Charles Gould, national president and chief executive officer of Volunteers of America.
At noon, two block parties, one at City of Hope Church in Arabi and the other at Memorial Christian Fellowship Baptist Church in Violet, will be held for about 500 residents of the surrounding neighborhoods. The events will include food, music and children’s games.
Volunteers of America is one of the largest nonprofit developers and providers of affordable housing nationwide and has been a leader in rebuilding homes destroyed by Katrina.
For more about Volunteers of America, call (703) 341-5054 or visit the Web at http://www.VolunteersofAmerica.org.
On Sunday, a “Day of Service” will focus on restoring area high schools and churches still devastated by Hurricane Katrina.
The day of service coincides with the Volunteers of America’s National Conference, scheduled Saturday to Tuesday in New Orleans and is part of the organization’s long-term commitment to rebuild the Gulf Coast region.
The effort will begin at 9 a.m. and go until 3:30 p.m. at various locations throughout St. Bernard Parish, including Archbishop Hannan High School in Meraux; Val Reiss Park in Chalmette; Violet Park No. 2 in Violet; and City of Hope Church in Arabi.
Volunteers from across the United States will act in concert with a coalition of clergy members from churches throughout St. Bernard.
Volunteers will work to rebuild recreational facilities at the storm-ravaged high school, including landscaping and renovating three football fields. They also will restore the basketball courts at Violet Park No. 2 and perform drywall installation, painting and landscaping at the church.
In addition to providing workers, the group has donated $30,000 in materials to help rebuild the church.
“Our mission for more than a century has been to serve people and communities in vulnerable situations,” said Charles Gould, national president and chief executive officer of Volunteers of America.
At noon, two block parties, one at City of Hope Church in Arabi and the other at Memorial Christian Fellowship Baptist Church in Violet, will be held for about 500 residents of the surrounding neighborhoods. The events will include food, music and children’s games.
Volunteers of America is one of the largest nonprofit developers and providers of affordable housing nationwide and has been a leader in rebuilding homes destroyed by Katrina.
For more about Volunteers of America, call (703) 341-5054 or visit the Web at http://www.VolunteersofAmerica.org.
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