NO/tulane visit, volunteer ops, places to stay

[idealist]

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hi, i reaaalllyyyy want to go to tulane, but i am a little bit concerned about post-katrina NO/tulane. so i am planning to visit the last week in april, for jazz fest (the first weekend of it). i wanted to spend the week before that volunteering in NO, and i am trying to figure out what volunteer ops exist. someone posted about the mardi gras service corps, but does anyone else have any other ideas? also, about places to stay (I have no money!)

all suggestions are welcome.

thanks,

kankshi

 

[drmota]

habitat for humanity just started up again in new orleans 3 days ago. i think that would be the most awesome volunteer opp right now. i mean, come on, what do these people need more than homes? for specifics, you'll be able to find plenty of stuff at www.nola.com or the habitat for humanity website. i'm pretty sure there's a link for new orleans. as for a place to say, i would try giving deming a shot. it seemed like they had plenty of rooms available when i visited for my interview, and they let me stay there for 3 nights, no problem, eventhough the medical school had only asked them to provide one night's stay. PM me if you have any more questions. i hope to see you in the fall.
-mota

p.s. you look like a cutie pie from what i saw in the pictures thread. 😉

 

[theunderdog]

i agree with drmota above.

 

[idealist]

thanks homes. i actually almost missed your replies cause im not that well-versed in sdn and dont think to access my previous posts and jazz. i will def call tulane and hope they'll help me out..i was totally thinking that, but its good to know it might actually be a real possibility. i heard habitat for humanity is 'booked' thru may, but i will look into that more. and to further the ridiculous premed internet flirting with potential fellow classmates, i geeked out on your myspace page and youre hot (and brown i think). hot and brown is a good combo. lots of brown premeds, but not a lot of hot ones. and definitely not a lot of hot brown ones.

kanksh

 

[drmota]

thanks homes. i actually almost missed your replies cause im not that well-versed in sdn and dont think to access my previous posts and jazz. i will def call tulane and hope they'll help me out..i was totally thinking that, but its good to know it might actually be a real possibility. i heard habitat for humanity is 'booked' thru may, but i will look into that more. and to further the ridiculous premed internet flirting with potential fellow classmates, i geeked out on your myspace page and youre hot (and brown i think). hot and brown is a good combo. lots of brown premeds, but not a lot of hot ones. and definitely not a lot of hot brown ones.

kanksh

haha. you love SDN-flirting. indeed, i am brownish. and love the brownish ladies. looking forward to meeting you.
-mota

 

[contulusa]

If you want a once in a lifetime volunteering opp. volunteer with common ground. It was on Nightline the other night. Common Ground was started by a Lower 9th Ward resident with no government assistance (All private donations). Basically, they gut houses (yeah they are still doing that 6 months later) of those residents in the 9th Ward that can not afford their houses gutted. The premise behind it is that no one can tell anyone who can rebuild there homes and who can't. It is a grass roots effort to get individuals back into their own homes by clearing the toxic garbage that swept into thier homes (the ones standing anyway). They give you protective jumpsuits, food and a place to stay (a house they fixed up in the 9th). You can get more info on the abcnews website

 

[Sondra]

hi, i reaaalllyyyy want to go to tulane, but i am a little bit concerned about post-katrina NO/tulane. so i am planning to visit the last week in april, for jazz fest (the first weekend of it). i wanted to spend the week before that volunteering in NO, and i am trying to figure out what volunteer ops exist. someone posted about the mardi gras service corps, but does anyone else have any other ideas? also, about places to stay (I have no money!)

all suggestions are welcome.

thanks,

kankshi

I live within 40 minutes of New Orleans. I just finished hosting a large group of people for Mardi Gras. I love having people at my house (as long as you are not allergic to cats). I have two spare bedrooms. Feel free to PM me if you are interested. I am also planning to Jazz Fest.

 

[southerncomfort]

As an area resident, thank you for wanting to help. We still need plenty of it! Pictures do not really do it justice; you need to experience it in 360 degrees. It's staggering.

I second the suggestions for Habitat and Common Ground. Here are a few more:
Operation Helping Hands (http://www.catholiccharities-no.org/programs.htm), through Catholic Charities, is helping gut homes of lower-income, elderly, and disabled families. All are welcome to volunteer with, or receive help, regardless of religious affiliation.

There is also Katrina Krewe (http://cleanno.org/), a grassroots effort to clean up the city, one street at a time. They go out on Wednesday and Saturday mornings.

The website of the Times-Picayune is a fantastic resource--www.nola.com

Oh, and my personal soapbox--
Can't travel to the Gulf Coast, but want to make a difference? WRITE YOUR CONGRESS MEMBERS!! Tell them that there's still much work to be done and that residents of these areas ARE hard-working taxpayers who deserve as much help in rebuilding as any other area.
They squashed the Baker Plan (Richard Baker, LA), but we still need real aid for homeowners who lost tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars in home equity ($150,000 isn't going to cut it for most people).
Help us rebuild our hospitals, universities, and school systems. We are NOT "people in that part of the world", as Bush deemed us.