Anne Dale in the Press
Bettye Fischer, Dr. Waylon Bailey, with Anne Dale
Jeweler Anne Dale makes a donation to one of the largest churches on New Orleans northshore First Baptist of Covington from her Jeweler for a Cause Fund.
Dr Waylon Bailey and the church worked tirelessly feeding and helping people after hurricane Katrina.
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St. Joseph Abbey Christian Life Center is a nonprofit retreat facility that operates through donations. The Center offers retreats to many Katrina victims. If you are interested in attending or would like to donate for someone to attend,
please contact:
Father Thomas Perrier at
Christian Life Center,
75376 River Road,
St. Benedict, LA 70457
1-985-892-3473,
www.sjasc.edu.
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Covington Food Bank and All Saints Ministries is providing food, clothing, shelter and other essentials to many Katrina victims. With the influx of thousands of people affected by Katrina within the community, the need has grown dramatically. Covington Food Bank feeds 1600 families. If you would like to donate to their mission please contact Jackie Catanotto at: www.covingtonfoodbank.org,
840 North Columbia Street,
Covington, LA 70433,
1-985-893-3003.
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Faith Church, a 35,000 square foot facility, now houses several faith-based organizations whose sole purpose is to help those still in need of services as a result of Hurricane Katrina. The remaining church members still in the city meet weekly at two facilities for worship.
To find out more about Faith Church or to give an online donation go to their website at www.faithchurch.com or call them at 504/241-1234.
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Donations assist Hurricane Katrina victims in the greater New Orleans area.
If you would like to contact them and make a donation, please contact:
Volunteers of America
4152 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA
(504) 482-2130
www.voagno.org
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Donations are used to assist blind clients with their recovery from Hurricane Katrina. Funds will be used to purchase clothes, appliances, furniture, beds, blind-related equipment, blankets, toasters, dishes, curtains, and more. Most of the clients are struggling to pay for these items.
If you would like to help, please contact them at
Lighthouse for the Blind
123 State Street
New Orleans, LA 70118
(504) 899-4501 (Elizabeth Mire)
www.lhb.org
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St. Claire Church of Waveland, Ms was completely destoyed during Hurricane Katrina.
The church now meets in this temporary facility. If you would like to donate to the church, please contact:
Rev. Martin Gillespie Saint Claire Church
234 S. Beach Blvd., Waveland, MS
(228) 467-7071 or (228) 217-2036
stclaire@biloxidiceose.org
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Donations assist in serving people with physical, emotional, learning disabilities and hurricane recovery damage to location. To help, please contact:
New Heights Therapy Center
16191 Highway 40, P.O. Bo 1283 Folsom, LA 70437
(985) 796-3677 (Sue Cheveallier)
Donations to Catholic Charities support the community centers
which enable them to continue their mission to respect the dignity and potential of each human person
by offering life-giving programs, advocation for the voiceless and empowering the poor, vulnerable and hurricane recovery efforts.
If you would like to donate to Catholic Charities, contact James Kelly
1000 Howard Avenue
New Orleans, LA 39576
(504) 523-3755
www.ccano.org
July 18 2006
Jewelry designer Anne Dale has raised more than $100,000 for Hurricane Katrina victims through sales of her “I Know What it Means … to Love New Orleans” jewelry collection.
A percent of sales of the jewelry go toward group directly assisting those affected by the hurricane. The collection includes the “I Know What it Means … to Love New Orleans” badge, the “Return to New Orleans” ring, the “Pray for the Gulf Coast” key ring and the “Signature New Orleans” fleur-de-lis earrings.
Dale lives in St. Tammany Parish five miles from New Orleans. She lost power, phone, running water and more than 20 trees in the hurricane.
Dale is a graduate gemologist of the Gemological Institute of America, a professional gemologist of the Columbia School of Gemology and a fellow of The Gemological Association of Great Britain. In May 1999, she opened her own retail store, Anne-Dale
