New Orleans Neighborhoods Partnership Network

The Phoenix of New Orleans (PNOLA), a neighborhood recovery non-profit, invites you to the first ever PNOLA Kids’ Fair! Join PNOLA for a fun-filled day of games, arts and crafts, music and more! The event is Saturday, May 16th from 10am-2pm at the Sojourner Truth Community Center (at the intersection of N. Galvez St and Lafitte Ave.). Many groups will be participating in the event including HandsOn New Orleans, KidsmART, The YMCA, YA/YA, The New Orleans Food and Farm Network, and the New Orleans Museum of Art. In addition, there will be a petting zoo with the LSU Agricultural Center, an educational activity with pets from the SPCA, food vendors, mural painting, community service, story-telling and a drum circle from the Ashe Cultural Center. Books will be given away and there will be a raffle with great prizes as well! In the afternoon, enjoy music from a local brass band! Attendance is FREE!

For more information about the event, contact Allison at (504) 613-0177 or .

The Phoenix of New Orleans is conducting a survey of properties in Lower Mid City. The purpose of the survey is to track recovery efforts and progress in the area, to gauge the resilience of the neighborhood properties in the case of another hurricane, and to determine how many residents live in the area. Our survey area is over 200 blocks, so we need the help of volunteers from the community. Times available for volunteering are 10 am to 4 pm, Monday through Saturday. If you are interested in helping out, please contact Kevin Dillon at 504-208-4821 or .

The Phoenix of New Orleans is a local 501©3 non-profit that provides rebuilding assistance to families that were affected by Hurricane Katrina and can not afford to return home otherwise. We focus primarily in Mid-City and hope to see continued neighborhood revitalization through our efforts. In order to continue to provide our services to families in need, we need the help of our neighbors.

We are currently in the process of planning our largest fund-raising event of the year, which is going to be a Bowl-A-Thon. Like a Walk-A-Thon, our Bowl-A-Thon is designed to allow local leaders who are involved in the New Orleans community and committed to the recovery of our city to involve their social networks in raising funds and awareness for our recovery efforts. Each participant will ask for pledges to our organization from their family, friends, and colleagues either in the form of a flat donation or on a ‘per pin’ basis. The event will be held on April 15th, 2009 at the Mid-City Lanes “Rock ‘n Bowl” from 5pm through 8pm. All participants will have three games of bowling to show their stuff and earn their pledges, while they and those who have pledged contributions can enjoy free food and music, a cash bar, and the opportunity to win one of the many prizes donated by local businesses. In addition, for those who are neither pre-registered bowlers nor sponsoring a bowler, they can enjoy the food, music, and fun for a 5$ entrance fee. Walk-in bowlers, or those who are not registered to bowl and don’t have sponsorships but would like to bowl as well as enjoy the festivities, are welcome to join and can do so for only a 10$ entrance fee!

For additional information, feel free to call Rachel Massey at (504) 717-4731 or email .