Slippin’ into darkness…

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Tonight, you have the unique opportunity to take part in Bayou Paddlesport’s night paddle event. Enjoy a peaceful trip down the serene waters of Bayou St. John tonight from 7 to 9 pm

Bayou Paddlesports is hosting a night paddle TONIGHT, October 27th from 7-9 pm
Please call 504-515-3398 for reservations (website reservations are not available at this time).
Call 504-515-3398.

You can still check out the details of the night paddle on Bayou St. John in the link below:
https://a.zozi.com/#/express/bayoupaddlesportsla/products

Call 504-515-3398 for reservations.

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Bayou Paddlesports was established in 2011 to provide the Greater New Orleans area with easily accessible paddling services and a great way to see New Orleans like a local. Their attention to detail and superior customer service serves locals and tourists alike.

Enjoy a little piece of sportsman’s paradise right here in New Orleans. Paddle from the launch site (on Moss Street at Florida Avenue by the LSU Dental School) up the bayou to Orleans Ave or down to Robert E Lee Blvd. Experience the city from a new perspective.

Bayou St. John is home to a wide range of flora and fauna. Maybe you’ll spot a pelican swooping down for a fish, or spy the egrets, herons, ducks, loons and more. The route sweeps through residential areas with an array of architectural styles from French Colonial to lavish modern mansions.

Total route distance is about 8 easy miles round trip, perfect for beginners and experts. Join your friends and neighbors tonight for a fun, wallet-friendly way to get your paddle on! Doing the whole trip is not necessary. Paddle at your own pace.

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NOLA FOR LIFE DAY January 10th

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Join Mayor Mitch Landrieu, City departments and agencies, and citizens of New Orleans for a day of service to the community.

On 10 January 2015, the ninth NOLA FOR LIFE Day will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

in and around Sampson Playground at 3101 Louisa Street.

NOLA Trash Mob will be cleaning up in and around the Playground during the event.

Please bring gloves. White or clear bags are used for recyclables and black bags for trash.

RSVP here (and please put NOLA Trash Mob as your organization):

http://www.nolaforlife.org/events/nola-for-life-day-sampson-playground/

NOLA FOR LIFE DAY

January 10, 2015 10:00 AM through January 10, 2015 2:00 PM

Sampson Playground-3101 Louisa Street New Orleans, LA 70126

Mayor Mitch Landrieu will host the ninth NOLA FOR LIFE Day on Saturday, January 10, 2015.

All residents are invited to get involved and help rebuild our neighborhoods.

Activities will take place in and around Sampson  Playground at 3101 Louisa Street from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

 

About NOLA FOR LIFE

Launched in May 2012, NOLA FOR LIFE is New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu’s comprehensive murder reduction strategy to tackle the city’s historically high murder rate. Recognizing that law enforcement alone cannot solve the murder problem, NOLA FOR LIFE takes a holistic approach to get to the root of the problem, and implements initiatives in five main categories: Stop the Shooting, Invest in Prevention, Promote Jobs and Opportunity, Strengthen the NOPD and Get Involved and Rebuild Neighborhoods. For more information, visit www.nolaforlife.org external link and tune in to NOLA FOR LIFE original programming 24/7 on Cox Cable Channel 99.

Freshening the First

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Jesuit High School students will be repainting the interior of the NOPD First District station on Saturday, October 4th from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Lunch will be provided.

The NOPD First District station is located at:
501 North Rampart St | New Orleans, 70112

Please contact First District Quality of Life officer Kristie Lavigne for more information:
kmcarr@nola.gov 504.658.6010

Make Monday Memorable

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National Service Day
with Harambee Community Gardens


You can make a difference by getting involved one community at a time.. VOLUNTEER at the Harambee-Dumaine Community Garden of New Orleans. Laini Kuumba Ngoma Troupe, Inc. is hosting a Community Clean Up Day & Harambe-Dumaine Garden Work Day at 2720 Dumaine Street in New Orleans.

Monday – January 21, 2013 Meet Up Time – 9:30 am
Make a difference from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
at 2720 Dumaine Street in New Orleans.

To get involved call 281-806-0477 | email: lainikuumba@yahoo.com
NEEDED: donations of trash bags, gloves and bottled water
Please contact – Sistah Rfuaw Diarra –> 281-806-0477
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Faubourg St. John will soon have another
Community Garden at 2720 Dumaine Street.

Parkway Partners’ Urban Gardening Program includes Urban Farms, Community Gardens and Orchards, and some gardens may incorporate all of the above. The type of garden that is created is up to the community of people who are working the land.

Whether a garden is strictly a Community Garden or an Urban Farm that produces food that is sold at market, each of our gardens is positively affecting the community around it through food production, food desert eradication, community building and beautification.

Parkway Partners does emphasize “community first” in our work with urban gardens. Thus, in order to become an affiliated Parkway Partners Garden you must first demonstrate that the community wants, and will support the proposed garden. All gardens are a lot of work and we want to make sure that the land is going to be cared for.

Our Urban Gardens Program offers support for starting and maintaining a garden. This support includes: Guiding the garden founders through the process of approvals, landowner agreements, getting neighborhood support, garden design, soil assessments, etc.

The use of our greenhouse to start seeds, which includes the use of any seeds we may have on hand, trays and pots, and soil. We ask in return that you donate a percentage of your starts for us to circulate to our Schoolyard Gardens or Second Saturday programs.

Tools for borrowing: from wheel barrows to tillers and shovels, we loan our tools to affiliated Parkway Partners Urban and Schoolyard Gardens. We provide checkout guidelines.
Assistance rounding up volunteers- ranging from large groups to individuals
Connections to suppliers – we often receive calls from people with extra mulch, chicken feed, plants, etc., and we link that resource to our gardeners

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Promotion of any upcoming events on our website, newsletter and facebook page
We are a grant and donation funded non-profit organization. There are no fees whatsoever to become a Parkway Partners Garden. If you are an existing Parkway Partners Garden, please stay in touch and let us know how you are doing. We are better able to support you if we know your needs.

While we encourage sustainable methods of fertilization, pest control, rainwater harvesting, composting and soil building, it is up to the individual farms and gardens as to what they grow, and how they grow it.

Please let Parkway Partners know if you are interested in starting an Urban Garden. They are happy to speak with you and help you begin the process.

You can contact Susannah Burley, Program Director of Urban Gardens, Schoolyard Gardens and ReLeaf at: sburley@parkwaypartnersnola.org or 504 620 2224, ext 4.

Gardeners – Please consider sending your extra garden produce to Healthcare for the Homeless (HCH). Contact Thomas Ecker at teckerhch@gmail.com for more information. See link below: http://www.nola.gov/RESIDENTS/Health-Department/Homeless-Healthcare/