100 Build BNO Green House!
Thursday, July 31, 2008
BNO Founder & CEO has taken the year since our August 2007 BikeKatrina journey to serve full-time as a national service AmeriCorps volunteer rehabilitating flood-ravaged homes throughout the city. After completing more than 2,000 hours of community service - Team BNO is energized to share with you our vision to continue to move New Orleans Forward. Happy Johnson discusses the recovery effort on the preceding 4WWL local news clip.
TEAM Blanket New Orleans is gearing up for our 2nd annual cycling journey through the Gulf South, retracing the storm path of Hurricane Katrina which will take us from Pensacola to New Orleans [Aug. 25 - Aug. 29]. We will bike a total of 250 miles! making stops along the way to call attention to the 3rd Anniversary of the storm, survey the recovery in the region, and inform people about the need to address the critical issue of coastal restoration.
The purpose of the cycling journey is to raise $5,000 which will help build The Blanket New Orleans Green Service House - a property that will be rebuilt with (”Green”) environmentally sound construction material into a residency fellowship program for young adults committed to public service in New Orleans.
In the past 2 months, we have had over 100 volunteers gut and prep our site. CLICK HERE TO VIEW PHOTOS OF 100 VOLUNTEERS IN ACTION @ THE BNO HOUSE. A special thank you goes out to Neena Ajwani, Chris Boudy of CBX WebDesigns, Alex Rose, Mike Losco, Canita Brent, Jocelyn A. Sideco of the Jesuit Relief Services; Tara Chase of the Notre Dame Mission Volunteer Corps; Alive In You Gulf Coast Group; Volunteers from The Archdiocese of Camden, New Jersey & Pete Cote; St. Francis College Prep of Fresh Meadows, New York; and Junipero Serra High School of San Mateo, California.
