The PRC is competing in the Entergy Power to Care challenge. The nonprofit with the most votes will win $25,000. Now is your chance to make a difference! You can vote for the PRC twice a month until Dec. 31st, 2010.

1. Visit the Power to Care page
2. Click “Like” on the welcome page
3. Locate our region on the map (N.O.)
4. Click “Like” to vote for the PRC.

Remember, you can vote twice a month!

Every vote counts, so spread the word that we need your support!

Click here to view photos from the Annual Meeting.

Thanks to the Old Ursuline Convent/St. Mary’s Church for hosting our Annual Meeting. Thanks also to our distinguished speakers: Mayor Mitch Landrieu, Harry Shearer, and Diane Mack. View our photo album here.

Become a member of PRC today and join us for our 37th Annual Meeting in 2011!

The goal of the Louisiana Main Street program is to promote the cultural heritage of Louisiana, cultural tourism, and historic preservation of America’s historic main streets. Each November, designated Main Streets in Louisiana are required to participate in the Louisiana Main to Main initiative by hosting a festival that celebrates its unique heritage. These annual events are big boosts to individual Main Street communities because it promotes awareness of their efforts, stimulates the local economy, promotes local history, and brings residents together in order to create a sense of community pride.

There are a total of 35 designated Main Streets in Louisiana. New Orleans currently has 5 Main Street communities, and each of them have held festivals over the course of this month. Some of them have already happened, but you still have time to attend the Po-Boy Festival on Oak Street and the North RampART Festival on North Rampart Street. Go out and show your support for our local Main Streets!

Broad Street and the Broad Street Brewhaha
North Rampart Street and the North RampART Festival
Oak Street and the Po-Boy Fest
OC Haley Boulevard and the Make a Joyful Noise Gospel and Arts Festival
St. Claude Avenue and the Fringe Festival

To view some of the historic properties located on designated Main Street districts in New Orleans and pictures from a few of the festivals, please view our New Orleans Main Street Districts set on our Flickr site.

The Preservation Resource Center invites you to The Renaissance Awards & Heritage Club Luncheon Featuring guest speaker Donovan Rypkema The Real Truth: Historic Preservation Is Economic Preservation Tuesday, October 27, 2009 • 12 p.m. • The Roosevelt New Orleans Click here to buy tickets Renaissance Publishing and the Preservation Resource Center are pleased to announce The Renaissance Awards & Heritage Club Luncheon, featuring guest speaker Donovan Rypkema. Co-chairs: Rhesa and Alden McDonald, Tommy Westervelt Donovan Rypkema is an industry leader in economics and preservation issues relating to rehabilitation, community development, and commercial revitalization. The Renaissance Awards Honorees: Jon Reed and John Kemp Jennifer and Dennis Lauscha Shannan Cvitanovic Lyn and John Fischbach George Hero and Elaine Boos Saks Fifth Avenue The Roosevelt New Orleans For more information on The Renaissance Awards and Donovan Rypkema, please visit www.prcno.org Tuesday, October 27, 2009 11:30 a.m. Doors Open 12 p.m. Luncheon, Awards, and Guest Speaker The Roosevelt New Orleans 123 Baronne Street $55 for PRC members $65 for non-members $600 for table of 10 $12 for valet parking Please R.S.V.P. by Thursday, October 22 to guarantee your reservation. For more information, contact Cynthia at 504.636.3057 or cvanaman@prcno.org. 2009 Heritage Club Luncheon Committee Co-Chairs: Rhesa and Alden McDonald, Tommy Westervelt Herschel Abbott Janie Blackmon/Naydja Bynum BizCapital/Charles Booker Leslie and Dickie Brennan Brenda and Bob Brown Bridget Carter/Ivy Carter Bonnie and Val Dansereau Downtown Development District Parke Ellis/Robert LeBreton Eskew+Dumez+Ripple Dr. Susan and Arnie Fielkow Mary Fitzpatrick John Georges HCA/Tulane Medical Center Jones Walker Shawn Kennedy and Hal Brown L & R Security Services LaPorte Sehrt Romig Hand Ted and Courtney Le Clercq Ray Manning Ann Masson Ron Mazier Julie and John McCollam Douglas McCollam/ Virginia McCollam Denise McConduit Stephen Murray, Jr. Anne and Edmund Redd Rhodes Family of Businesses Kathleen Robert Dean Kenneth Schwartz, Tulane Architecture Laura and Sonny Shields Liz and Poco Sloss Holly and Geoff Snodgrass Steeg Law Firm Paul St. Martin Gail and Joe Williams Sarah and George Young As of print deadline September 15, 2009 For more information on the Heritage Club Luncheon and all PRC events please visit www.prcno.org

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]]> http://blog.prcno.org/2009/10/09/the-renaissance-awards-heritage-club-luncheon/feed/ 0 http://blog.prcno.org/2009/04/24/prc-and-josh-charles-partner-on-myspace/ http://blog.prcno.org/2009/04/24/prc-and-josh-charles-partner-on-myspace/#comments Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:01:55 +0000 Tconrad http://blog.prcno.org/?p=259 PRC is proud to announce that Impact, MySpace’s non-profit arm, has partnered with Josh Charles to get the word out about his new song “Healing Time.”

Josh wrote the song in heartfelt response to the post-Katrina devastation he found upon his return to New Orleans. All proceeds from song downloads are being generously donated to the Preservation Resource Center.

Josh was mentored by Dr. John and spent a lot of time in New Orleans, living and working in the city right up until Katrina. He feels that New Orleans is “one of the most important and influential places in my life as an artist.”

We would like to extend our thanks to both Josh Charles and MySpace for helping get the word out about New Orleans recovery.

To download “Healing Time” from Amazon. com click here.
To read more about Josh Charles, click here.
To visit the new PRC MySpace page, click here.

Please take a moment to check into our other resources, like our Flickr and Facebook sites, or join up for our Yahoo mailgroup!