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"They'll get by with a little help
from their friends"
In the wake of Hurricane
Katrina, The SPIRIT OF CALABASAS FOUNDATION (SOCF) and The CITY OF
CALABASAS have joined with a sister community, the Parish of
Plaquemines, to help in an urgent REBUILDING process.
Pictures from the Spirit of Calabasas
trip to hurricane damaged Plaquemines
Parish in Louisiana
Located to the
south-east of New Orleans, Plaquemines Parish had a resident
population of more than 26,000 before Katrina struck. Massive damage
to infrastructure, economy and way of life occurred in a single blow,
with most of the services and facilities needed to maintain any
semblance of civilization being permanently lost. Liaising with SOCF
on behalf of the Parish are Benny Rousselle Parish President. James
Hoyle Superintendent School District.
To achieve this goal,
SOCF intends to deliver much needed materials and manpower to the
disaster area and this massive task began with a donation drive
for desperately needed school supplies requested by the Parish
School District.
A
twenty-foot truck filled with needed relief supplies, including school
materials and computers, were delivered and unloaded during
a 10:00 a.m. ceremony in Belle Chasse,
Louisiana on Friday, December 2, 2005.
Calabasas City Manager Tony Coroalles, City Councilman Jonathon
Wolfson and other City officials joined SOCF leaders Red Godfrey
and Robert Friedman to deliver the supplies and tour the
Parish with Parish President Benny Rousselle and School Superintendent
James Hoyle.
FUTURE
PROJECTS
Project 1
Riverbend Seniors Day Care Facility
Over the Memorial Day Holidays, The S.O.C.F. will help renovate
and restore this much needed facility, closed since Katrina.
This renovation will take volunteers from our community to Plaquemines
for hands on experience.
Project 2
Plaquemine Parish School District Donation Drive
During April and May The S.O.C.F. will host a donation drive for
supplies requested by Plaquemine Parish School District. This list of
supplies will be announced to the community then donations will be
delivered to the Parish School Board.
Project 3
July 3rd 2006 Cocktail Fundraiser
Hosted by the S.O.C.F. at Calabasas Motors. Join us as we
welcome Plaquemine Parish President Benny Rouselle and members of the
Riverbend Facility to our community.
Project 4
July 4 Spirit Parade
In partnership with the City of Calabasas join local businesses,
schools, HOA's, Cities, organized groups, marching bands, families and
individuals in a parade of everything from classic cars, homemade
floats, two legged and four legged friends and much more as we cheer
our guests of honor from the Parish of Plaquemines.
To make your donation on another date, or for further information
please visit
www.spiritofcalabasas.org or contact
Red Godfrey at
818-225-1467 or email her at
info@spiritofcalabasas.org
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