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BEACON NEWS: January 14th 2009
Highlights:
- Beacon of Hope opens in Gentilly January 18th
- SDT FREE recycling...not free!
- Contractor Fraud survey
- 300 Allstate volunteers work in Gentilly
St. Paul's/Beacon of Hope Resource Center opens in Gentilly-
Grand Opening
Date: Sunday, January 18th, 2009
Time: 12:00 Noon to 4:00 pm
Ceremonies: 1:00 to 1:30 pm
Place: 1509 Filmore Ave
Between Paris and St. Bernard Avenues
New Orleans, LA 70122
More: Live Music and Refreshments
About Us:
St. Paul's Homecoming Center / Beacon of Hope was originally established in Lakeview as a Katrina Disaster Response Center and is now re-locating to Gentilly.
The Center will serve as a hub for the residents of Gentilly providing numerous services such as computers with internet access, fax, free notary public, volunteer services, and case management just to name a few.
The Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana and the Beacon of Hope are looking forward to contributing to the recovery of Gentilly.
On January 15th the St. Paul's Homecoming Center/Beacon of Hope, will open at 1509 Filmore in Gentilly. The Center will be a hub of volunteer organizations working side by side with other organizations. Our mission will be to provide volunteers to homeowners to help them rebuild and reconstruct their lives. The jobs for our volunteers consist of landscaping, laying sod, painting, moving, general clean-up of yards and rebuilding.
Recycling-
SDT DANGLES "FREE RECYCLING" CARROT-not free
An email has been circulating asking residents to sign up via email if they are interested in a free recycling program through SDT. This is NOT a free service. The monthly fee is $18 and requires a 3 year contract.
Recycling services have been available to the Lake Area for over a year now through Phoenix Recycling whose monthly fee is only $15 and DOES NOT require a contract of any kind to subscribe. If you are looking for a recycling program we recommend Phoenix Recycling which is already available in your area. To enroll email phoenix.recycling@gmail.com or call 504-322-7551. They bill quarterly and accept credit cards payments through PayPal.
Have you or someone you know been a victim of contractor fraud? Please fill out this survey so we can get help.
Go to survey page: Contractor Fraud survey
Allstate Volunteers work with Beacon in Gentilly-
Friday, January 2nd, 300 Allstate volunteers worked with Beacon of Hope cleaning blocks of properties and assisting homeowners with rebuild projects.
"Although we are proud of how far we all have come in this recovery, we still have a long way to go and we can only manage this journey together. "
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