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Commemorating Katrina
Posted by: | CommentsOn the fifth anniversary of Katrina, the PRC looks back with gratitude and awe at how much has been done to revitalize our historic city since those difficult days in 2005. Every gift to PRC encouraged us to continue our work promoting homeownership, rebuilding our city’s population, promoting long-term sustainable green building practices, and preserving New Orleans’ identity, its architecture and its neighborhoods. Since August of 2005, the PRC has restored approximately 300 houses, an investment value of over $10 million. We look forward to the continued renaissance of this great city and thank each of you for your gifts and support.
Please join us for our commemorative Katrina events and continue supporting our work.
Patricia H. Gay
Executive Director
**To donate to the PRC, visit us at www.prcno.org**
Upcoming Events:
Renovators’ Happy Hour Goes to Lafayette Square
Thursday, August 26, 5:30 p.m., at 634 Julia St.
Operation Comeback Workshops: “Preserving Green”
Friday, August 27, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., at 5200 Dauphine St.
Learn about timely preservation and construction issues by attending these workshops presented by the Preserving Green arm of the PRC’s Operation Comeback program.
Rebuilding Together’s Fifty for Five Block Party
Saturday, August 28, 2 p.m. to 8 p.m., at Lafayette Square
Join the PRC and Rebuilding Together to commemorate how far New Orleans has come since Katrina! Featuring vendors, community leaders, and musical greats such as Germaine Bazzle, Tremé Brass Band, and The World Classic Rockers.
Holy Cross Block Party
Saturday, August 28, 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., 500 block of Caffin Avenue
Join the PRC and friends as we celebrate the revitalization of the Holy Cross Historic District and the publication of One Block: A New Orleans Neighborhood Rebuilds.
First-Time Homebuyer Training – September
Monday, September 20, at the PRC
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Renovators’ Happy Hour Goes to Lafayette Square
Get a glimpse of the ongoing renovations of the last four buildings in the 600 block of Julia Street, also known as “Julia Row” or the “Thirteen Sisters”. These remarkable American Townhouses date back to 1833.
Thursday, August 26, 2010
5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
634 Julia Street
For more information, contact Suzanne at 504.636.3399 or sblaum@prcno.org
Friday, August 27, 2010
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Free and open to the public.
At the future home of the neighborhood center!
5200 Dauphine St. (at the corner of Lizardi St.)
(in Holy Cross)
Click here for directions.
This slate of one-hour educational workshops by distinguished professionals in green reconstruction will highlight the reuse of historic building materials and their integration into the neighborhood center built by Operation Comeback at 5200 Dauphine Street.
For more information, contact Pam Bryan, Director of Operation Comeback, at 504.636.3044 or pbryan@prcno.org.
Rebuilding Together’s Fifty for Five Block Party
Saturday, August 28, 2010
2 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Free and open to the public.
At Lafayette Square
500 Saint Charles Ave.
New Orleans, LA 70130
Join the PRC and Rebuilding Together to commemorate how far New Orleans has come since Katrina! This public block party will come at the end of Rebuilding Together’s massive Fifty for Five rebuild in honor of the 5th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. See below for more information about Rebuilding Together and Fifty for Five.
For more information on Rebuilding Together New Orleans, visit www.prcno.org.
For more information about Fifty for Five, contact Shannon Jones at 504.636.3397 or sjones@prcno.org.
Join the PRC and friends as we celebrate the revitalization of the Holy Cross Historic District and the publication of One Block: A New Orleans Neighborhood Rebuilds
Saturday, August 28, 2010
4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Free and open to the public.
500 block of Caffin Avenue between Chartres and Douglas Streets
Enjoy levee breezes, neighborhood conviviality, food, and music from Little Freddie King and the Rebirth Brass Band in the heart of Holy Cross Historic District, the neighborhood in which Preservation Resource Center has dedicated over $1 million to renovate historic homes flooded by Hurricane Katrina.
For more information, contact Maryann Miller at 504.312.9202 or mmiller@prcno.org.
Featured Historic Property for Sale
For more information about the Preservation Resource Center, please call 504.581.7032 or visit www.prcno.org.
August 24-28th, Rebuilding Together New Orleans invites you to commemorate the fifth year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina with a renewal of a promise and a rebirth of a community. Rebuilding Together’s Fifty for Five will be one of the largest rebuilding efforts undertaken since the storm and the largest event in Rebuilding Together’s history. With volunteers from across the country and from all walks of life, the event will pay tribute to all of the heroic men and women who have come to New Orleans since the storm to rebuild. Rebuilding Together’s Fifty for Five event involves 50 houses, five days, over 1,000 volunteers and a chance to make an unforgettable difference in the lives of 50 New Orleanian homeowners and their families. LEARN MORE.
PRC’s Rebuilding Together & HGTV Partner On 50 For 5
Posted by: | CommentsThis August 24-28th, Rebuilding Together New Orleans invites you to commemorate the fifth year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina with a renewal of a promise and a rebirth of a community. Rebuilding Together’s Fifty for Five will be one of the largest rebuilding efforts undertaken since the storm and the largest event in Rebuilding Together’s history. With volunteers from across the country and from all walks of life, the event will pay tribute to all of the heroic men and women who have come to New Orleans since the storm to rebuild. Rebuilding Together’s Fifty for Five event involves 50 houses, five days, over 1,000 volunteers.
Rebuilding Together New Orleans is a program of the Preservation Resource Center.
VOTE NOW to Support Our Rebuilding Efforts
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Photo by John Monnat
Photo by Katrina Arnold
We are proud to announce that two of our Rebuilding Together program AmeriCorps members, John Monnat and Katrina Arnold, have submitted photos to the national AmeriCorps photography competition and are among the top ten finalists! Join us in our appreciation of their work in New Orleans assisting homeowners return to our beloved city — and VOTE for their inspirational photographs! Voting ends Friday, July 30.
Saintsmania at PRC!
Posted by: | CommentsThe Good Morning America show came to town this week to showcase all the progress in the city and show off the city’s pride in our Saints team. Rebuilding Together participated in the interviews and giving the crew a tour of ongoing projects that the PRC is involved in.
John Skvarka talks to the crew
GMA hasn’t put that interview online yet, however you can see another one of their showcase pieces, you can find it here, on their website.
The show went out live on Friday morning, and the producers put out a call for all brave and intrepid members of the Who Dat nation to come out to Jackson Square at 5:30 in the morning to show their pride. Once again Rebuilding Together rose to the challenge, showing their spirit in the early morning cold:
Rebuilding Together at Good Morning America
The Real Cost of Contractor Fraud
Posted by: | CommentsAn excellent writeup from the folks at Rebuilding Together, detailing the toll contractor fraud has taken on our recovery.
(If you are having a hard time reading the print, just click on the image, then select ‘all sizes’ to view a larger version.)
Superman assists PRC’s Rebuilding Together with home renovation
Posted by: | CommentsRebuilding Together
Posted by: | CommentsThis weekend, the Times- Pic had a great article about all the wonderful volunteers who continue to come into the city to provide help.
Rebuilding Together has a full slate of volunteers booked for Spring Break, and they’ve been fantastic. Thanks, as always, to all of the wonderful people who take times from their own busy lives to assist others in need!
| Video: help springs eternal |
Welcome to the PRC’s new blog
Posted by: | CommentsWe’ll be fully up and running very soon, publishing information of interest to the community and keeping you up to date on what we’re working on.
Please take a moment to check into our other resources, like our Flickr and Facebook sites, or join up for our Yahoo mailgroup!
