Monthly Archives: February 2016
Happy Mardi Gras
As always and forever au pairs enjoyed celebrating Mardi Gras with their host families and friends. Many things delighted them – festive crowds, music, dancing, pageantry, King Cakes slathered in thick, gooey but oh so delicious icing … and the fun of making and parading in their very own carnival costumes!!
Nadine from Germany put her inner costume designer in overdrive and came up not with just one but four different carnival outfits!!
Valentine’s Day in the USA!
Volunteering Options in New Orleans
Below is the partial list of volunteering options in New Orleans. There are quite a few more opportunities where you can show your volunteering spirit but this list should be sufficient to get you started.
Why volunteer? Because volunteering is a very important part of American culture that you’ll only appreciate if you give it a try. It also helps you “broaden your horizons”, both physically and mentally, and allows you to make friends that you’d never meet otherwise.
Volunteers of America Greater New Orleans
http://www.voagno.org/about-us
Hands on New Orleans
http://www.handsonneworleans.org/
Beacon of Hope Resource Center
www.beaconofhopenola.org
Camp Restore
www.camprestore.org
Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New Orleans
www.ccano.org
Common Ground Relief
www.commongroundrelief.org
Grow Dat Youth Farm
www.growdatyouthfarm.org
Habitat for Humanity
www.habitat-nola.org
Hike for KaTREEna
www.hikeforkatreena.org
Junior Achievement of Greater New Orleans
www.jagno.org
KidSmart
www.kidsmart.org
Projects with Purpose
www.projectswithpurpose.org
Rebuilding Together New Orleans
www.rtno.org
Second Harvest Food Bank
www.no-hunger.org
Jewish Community Center
www.nojcc.org
Youth Rebuilding New Orleans
yrno.com
New Orleans City Park Volunteer
http://neworleanscitypark.com/info/volunteer
Audubon Institute (Zoo, Aquarium, Insectarium)
http://www.auduboninstitute.org/volunteers
Uptown Shepherds Center
http://uptownshepherdcenter.wix.com/uptownshepherdcenter
Louisiana’s Children’s Museum
http://lcm.org/volunteer-internships
New Orleans Museum of Art
https://noma.org/support/volunteer/
Longue Vue House and Gardens
https://longuevue.com/give/volunteer/
Contemporary Arts Center
http://www.contemporaryartscenter.org/support-us/volunteer
Touro Hospital
http://www.touro.com/content/careers/volunteer.htm
Tulane Medical Center
http://tulanehealthcare.com/about/volunteer.dot
Children’s Hospital
http://www.chnola.org/Volunteer
East Jefferson General Hospital
http://ejgh1.tru-m.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27&Itemid=71
New Orleans Public Library
Anyone interested in volunteering may contact Human Resources at 504 596-2607
Jazz Fest
http://www.jazzandheritage.org/get-involved
French Quarter Festivals
http://fqfi.org/pages/detail/118/Volunteers
Mahalia Jackson Theatre
http://mahaliajacksontheater.com/general-info/volunteer
Tulane Summer Lyric Theatre
http://summerlyric.tulane.edu/audition.cfm
Jefferson Performing Arts Society
http://www.jpas.org/support-us/volunteer-with-jpas/
SPCA (Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals)
http://www.la-spca.org/donate/volunteer/opportunities
Crescent City Classic (racing)
http://www.ccc10k.com/volunteers
Susan G. Komen New Orleans (cure for breast cancer)
http://komenneworleans.org/get-involved/volunteer/
Rock & Roll Marathon Series
http://www.runrocknroll.com/new-orleans/the-weekend/volunteer/