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One Brick Embarks on First National Volunteer Trip to New Orleans
One Brick Embarks on First National Volunteer Trip to New Orleans
Published 05-03-07
Submitted by One Brick
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 3, 2007--San Francisco-headquartered nonprofit, One Brick, is holding its first national volunteer trip, joining the efforts of Habitat for Humanity as it helps rebuild St. Bernard Parish in New Orleans. Volunteers from One Brick's four regional chapters, Chicago, New York, San Francisco and Washington, DC will all travel to New Orleans from May 6-11, to spend a week helping with reconstruction projects in one of the areas most affected by Hurricane Katrina.
One Brick sources volunteers for local non-profit organizations by creating a unique social and flexible volunteer environment for those interested in making a tangible difference in the community. The New Orleans project marks the first national project undertaken.
"New Orleans is starting to look forward to a future again, but there is a huge amount of urgent work that still needs to be done," said Dave Shefferman, Co-founder of One Brick San Francisco. "Our goal is to bring volunteers together from around the country, so we can assist Habitat for Humanity, at least in a small way, with the vital work they're doing day in, day out, to help the people of New Orleans."
Project details:
-- Volunteers from each of One Brick's 4 chapters will be joining Habitat for Humanity's St. Bernard Build Project from May 6 -11.
-- They will be staying at Camp Hope (http://www.camphopeonline.com), a volunteer camp located in Violet, Louisiana, in St. Bernard Parish. Since June 1, 2006, Camp Hope -- formerly W. Smith, Jr. Elementary School -- has housed volunteers assisting residents in their recovery from Hurricane Katrina
To find out more about One Brick, and to sign up for the event, please go to: http://www.onebrick.org. Registration is easy and free.
About One Brick (www.onebrick.org)
Headquartered in San Francisco, California, One Brick is a 501c3 non-profit organization, run entirely by volunteers, whose purpose is to provide support to local non-profit and community organizations by creating a unique, social and flexible volunteer environment for those interested in making a concrete difference in the community. One Brick enables people to get involved, make an impact and have fun, without the requirements of individual long-term commitments.
Founded in December, 2001, One Brick members have volunteered for over 3,000 events and contributed over 100,000 hours of community service to date. Over 520 community agencies have benefited, including groups who work for the benefit of children, the environment, food banks, schools and inner-city neighborhoods. One Brick has received recognition from numerous community agencies, the City and County of San Francisco, was voted Best Local Nonprofit by the San Francisco Bay Guardian Best of the Bay in 2004, 2005 and 2006, and its Co-founder, Dave Shefferman, has been awarded the prestigious "Jefferson Award for Public Service."
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