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Nov 02, 2009
Make a Fundred, Make a Difference
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RC2B = NOLA
(Rescue City to Be = New Orleans)
FUNDRED DOLLAR BILL PROJECT
MARDI GRAS WORLD WEST BENEFIT CONCERT
11/06/2009
FOOD + MUSIC + DRINK + FUNDREDS
entertainment includes:
Grammy nominated Maura O'Connell
Local Funk Legend John "Papa" Gros
Anais St. John
Tony Oulabula Bazley & His Band
Future Blondes
From Planet Awesome: Peach Cake
with special all-ages acts:
Diane Davenport's Beats of the Street
Croatian/Texan Dr. Loreta Kovacic's original Musical:
Brother Tadpole in New Orleans
And a Second Line from Canal St. Ferry departing at 5:15pm:
Algiers Brass Band
accompanied by the fabulous Mardi Gras Indian Show
5:15pm
Algiers Brass Band Second Line
departs for the Westbank and leads us to Mardi Gras World West
5pm-7pm
FREE all-ages program in Den No. 3
7pm-Closing
Benefit Concert in Den No. 7
Mardi Gras World West
233 Newton St.
(on the Westbank)
This fun and fabulous event is complete with an eclectic music line-up, free family-friendly acts, specialty cocktails, and free food to celebrate the Fundred Dollar Bill Project as the Fundred Armored Truck departs on a nationwide journey to collect 3 million Fundred Dollar Bills hand-drawn by students, teachers, parents, and community members from across the country.
Fundred is a national art, environmental, and public health project raising awareness, and supporting a solution, to lead-contaminated soil that currently poses danger to the health and safety of our cities. When the armored truck, loaded with 3 million Fundreds, reaches Washington D.C., a request will be made to Congress for $300 million to make the soil in New Orleans lead-safe. New Orleans = RESCUE CITY 2 BE as the city becomes the model for solving lead contamination in cities nationally.
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WHY GET INVOLVED?
Did you know that lead contaminated soil is a problem in many cities in the U.S. and is a condition that often significantly impacts the health of our children? Studies demonstrate that lead-poisoning can affect nearly every system in the body, compromising healthy brain development and leading to poor performance in the schools, attention deficit disorder and even juvenile delinquency. The good news is that there is a solution, and it is why I encourage you to participate in The Fundred Dollar Bill Project, a simple, fun and important project supporting a solution to lead-contaminated soil in New Orleans as a model for other cities across the United States with the same devastating problem.
Don’t miss out! In as little as 20 minutes you can create and donate a unique Fundred Dollar Bill artwork that will be picked up by a special armored truck and carried to Washington D.C. where a request will be made to our legislators for real change. Your creative contribution, along with 3,000,000 other individuals, will send a powerful message to Congress that we care about the health of future generations. This is a cool project, a great learning opportunity for all ages, with profound implications for the health of our planet and children.
To learn more about getting involved, visit the website: http://www.fundred.org and spread the word to your family, friends and colleagues!
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