It’s Happening Here!

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Jazz Fest is over but great things are still happening here in Faubourg St. John. Below are some posts from FSJNAdotORG posted over the last week:

What Makes a Neighborhood Great?
https://fsjna.org/2012/04/what-makes-a-neighborhood-great/

Come for coffee or come to help for a while! Help your neighbors, gab and laugh and plant or rake and sweep or mulch and play. Bring the kids to play, everyone is welcome! SATURDAY MORNING | MAY 12th | 9 am to NOON | 3456 Esplanade | SEE YOU THIS SATURDAY!
https://fsjna.org/2012/04/coffee-rake-gab-garden/

Rivers Gleason slept as his parents, Steve and Michel Gleason participated in the annual swim across Bayou St. John that takes place after the Thursday Jazz Fest.
https://fsjna.org/2012/05/annual-sunset-swim/

More Sculpture in Fortier Park
https://fsjna.org/2012/04/at-home-with-a-saint/

Household Hazardous Materials Collection Day | Saturday, May 12, 2012
https://fsjna.org/2012/04/may-12-household-hazardous-waste-day/

French Marianetti, a new resident of Faubourg St. John restored the historic sign on the bayou
https://fsjna.org/2012/04/new-neighbor-restores-sign/

Mayor Landrieu announced all streetlights in New Orleans will be fixed by 2013!
https://fsjna.org/2012/05/magical-mystery-tour-streetlights/

Check out the margarita contest at Pal’s
https://fsjna.org/2012/04/local-bars-create-contest/

Mark your calendar for the Bayou Boogaloo! | May 18-20
https://fsjna.org/2012/04/bayou-boogaloo-may-18-20/

Bayou Boogaloo Poster
https://fsjna.org/2012/04/2012-bayou-boogaloo-poster/

CRAWFISH BOIL Saturday, May 19th Advance tickets only $25 per person.
https://fsjna.org/2012/05/exclusive-crawfish-boil-may-19th/

Old waterfall dam to be removed
https://fsjna.org/2012/04/old-flood-control-structure-to-be-removed/

Who Lived in Your House in 1940?
https://fsjna.org/2012/04/who-lived-in-your-house-in-1940/

Win a Fiat!
https://fsjna.org/2012/04/friends-raffle-fiat/

Check out some history
https://fsjna.org/2012/04/history/

“It’s not about the blocked punt or the Superbowl ring. It’s about the relationships, love and what you do when you walk out of this room.” – Steve Gleason

Team Gleason

The Mid City Cyclones AAU Basketball Organization is sponsoring its 1st Annual Golf Tournament on June 1, 2012 at City Park Golf Club. As the organization grows, the number of young boys participating in the program continues to grow as well. So this year, all funds raised will go towards the Mid-City Cyclones’ program and Team Gleason, Steve Gleason’s foundation to raise awareness towards ALS.

GOLF ONE FOR THE TEAM

Frank Relle installs giant photos

Maurepas Madness

The eyes are watching you!

Put On Your Best Face

Councilmember Palmer, who represents District C held a photo contest.

District C Photo Winners

FEMA has announced $40.1 million in federal funding for recovery efforts in Louisiana

Wishes Granted

I like crimemapping.com because it gives me an instant picture of where crime is in relation to where I live. If you are interested in seeing a map of crimes in our area:

CRIME MAPPING

Faubourg St. John neighbor, Vivian Cahn would like you to know that FEAST NOLA is a community dinner that unites creative, civic-minded individuals to invest in ideas and inspire action.

FEAST NOLA

GOLF ONE FOR THE TEAM

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The Mid City Cyclones AAU Basketball Organization is sponsoring its 1st Annual Golf Tournament on June 1, 2012 at City Park Golf Club. As the organization grows, the number of young boys participating in the program continues to grow as well. So this year, all funds raised will go towards the Mid-City Cyclones’ program and Team Gleason, Steve Gleason’s foundation to raise awareness towards ALS.

We hope that you will be able to help us by becoming a Tournament Sponsor — as a Hole Sponsor, an Individual Player, or a Foursome.

We would also invite you and your friends to participate in our tournament. All of the information is attached so that you can make plans to attend and play on June 1,
2012.
Please be sure to call or email if you have any questions concerning our tournament.

Wesley Laurendine Jennifer Dowd
Tournament Director Tournament Director [email protected]org [email protected]
504-388-4532 504-250-8796
Jonathan Hernandez
Mid City Cyclones Director
[email protected]
504-237-5781

Tournament Sponsorships
The following sponsorship opportunities are available
for this exclusive golf event to support the athletes of
Mid City Cyclones and Team Gleason

Hole Sponsor ………………………………….. $100
• On-course tee sign

Individual Playing Spot………………….. $125

Foursome Playing Spot………………..… $440

Cyclones Sponsor ………………………… $1,000
Includes foursome, hole sponsorship and each member of your foursome receives a polo shirt

Tournament Includes:
• Lunch and Beverages
• Golf and Golf Cart
• Tournament Gift Bag
• Driving Range Balls

Donation Opportunities:
Tournament Prizes
Items used as prizes for contest winners; i.e., closest to
pin, putting contest, longest drive, etc.
Tournament Gift Bag Donation
120 pieces (for all tournament players)

Golf Tournament Agenda
11:00 am Registration
Driving Range Opens

11:30 am Luncheon

1:00 pm Shotgun Start –
Four Person Scramble
Exciting par 3 challenges and
other contests await you!
5:30 pm Presentations of Team
& Contest Winners
Winner need not be present.

Golfers,
We are still looking for some foursomes for our Mid City Cyclones golf tournament benefitting our youth aau organization and Team Gleason at City Park North Course. Raising awareness towards ALS and making sure that our AAU organization remains affordable for players from all over the metro area. June 1st will be the date. All you can eat and drink from 11:00 till the end of your round. Prizes galore. Raffle with items such as signed memoriblia, golf bags, and Hornets Swag Gift Baskets. 10th Hole Tee Box Bar. Tequila girls riding around the course. If you know of a company that would like to sponsor a hole for a $100, please let me know. Foursomes are $440. All going to two great causes and will be a great time. Let me know if you need a registration form and we can get you signed up.
Thanks,

—

Jonathan Hernandez
Mid City Cyclones
cell – (504) 237-5781
[email protected]

Maurepas Madness

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FOX 8 News covered the event…

photos and video below by Charlie London

It was crazy cool at the corner of Maurepas and Sauvage today. Louis Poche, pictured at left, made a shrine to Tara Jill’s dog inside the abandoned phone booth.

This man from the Sewerage & Water Board came out to flush the catch basin. Neighbors have been complaining of a foul odor at the location for a while.

The big event at Maurepas and Sauvage was the art installation by Frank Relle to help promote Team Gleason which aims to inspire people to live life to the fullest while fundraising to find a cure for ALS.
More at: http://teamgleason.org/

Check out the 30 second video below of today’s installation:

Put On Your Best Face

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Last night the promotion for TEAM GLEASON struck again. “Put on Your Best Face” was installed on the garage of Matt and Stephanie who live on Ponce de Leon.

Many thanks to Frank Relle for this great promotion for Team Gleason. Look for more around the neighborhood soon!

Frank Relle says,

I was standing in the checkout aisle at the grocery when Steve told me he had been diagnosed with (ALS) Lou Gehrig’s disease. I assume he saw the color leave my face because in true Steve form he put things in perspective reminding me, “We all have limited time” and encouraging me to, “get busy living”. I didn’t know what to say, how do you respond when your friend tells you he has a terminal illness? What do you do?

Following Steve’s lead with his creation of TEAM GLEASON whose mission is to inspire, act, and learn; I decided to photograph an Inside Out Project in honor of Steve, Michel, Rivers and their countless supporters.

The idea of the project is to put on your best face and to “get busy living”.

The photographs will be posted on the walls around New Orleans in late April, 2012.

For more information visit:

www.teamgleason.org

www.insideoutproject.net

Magical Mystery Tour

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photos by Charlie London

Just in time for Jazz Fest, large photos of faces appeared recently at Terranova’s Superette at 3308 Esplanade. The posters were put up by Frank Relle on Monday, April 23rd. The posters are a promotional effort for Team Gleason.

Frank Relle says,
I was standing in the checkout aisle at the grocery when Steve told me he had been diagnosed with (ALS) Lou Gehrig’s disease. I assume he saw the color leave my face because in true Steve form he put things in perspective reminding me, “We all have limited time” and encouraging me to, “get busy living”. I didn’t know what to say, how do you respond when your friend tells you he has a terminal illness? What do you do?

Following Steve’s lead with his creation of TEAM GLEASON whose mission is to inspire, act, and learn; I decided to photograph an Inside Out Project in honor of Steve, Michel, Rivers and their countless supporters.

The idea of the project is to put on your best face and to “get busy living”.

The photographs will be posted on the walls around New Orleans in late April, 2012.

For more information visit:

www.teamgleason.org

www.insideoutproject.net