Forever in Our Hearts
Dear Friend: "Thank You" doesn't seem quite enough to communicate how grateful we are for you. The L9WHA community truly honored Linda Jackson on GiveNOLA Day last week, giving twice as much as ever before. To show your love for Linda, you donated $14,426. Because you shared GiveNOLA Day with us, we thought you might like to know some details. Most importantly, 98 people individually donated $8,426!! Fifty-seven are people we have come to count on for support and 41 are new m
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Our neighborhood has lost another great advocate and friend. - Laura Paul, Executive Director, lowernine.org Dear Friend, In the past week, love for Linda and the Lower 9th Ward has overflowed. She would have been so grateful to all of you. She would have celebrated your generosity, as she did last year at Urban South with Andy Kopplin, President and CEO of the Greater New Orleans Foundation. While our neighborhood has lost a great leader, we know we don't go forward alone. I
9 Hours Left to GiveNOLA for Linda
As the L9WHA mourns the passing of our leader, we also stand with all those who are protesting the murder of George Floyd and all those who work every day for justice for African Americans, as Linda did. Linda was an absolute force for good in the world. - Message from a Facebook friend Councilwoman Cyndi Nguyen and Rev. Calhoun honor Linda at her memorial balloon release - Photo by Keith Calhoun/Chandra McCormick At Linda Jackson’s last Board meeting, she was thinking about
A Reverend's Letter for His Friend
As the L9WHA mourns the passing of our leader, we also stand with all those who are protesting the murder of George Floyd and all those who work every day for justice for African Americans, as Linda did. Neighborhood leaders with plaque honoring those who died after the levee breaches and those, like Linda, who rebuilt the Lower 9th Ward. Photo by Darryl Malek-Wiley I remember that day well. Linda was 'standing in the back' just like always. I walked to her, took her hand and
GiveNOLA Campaign Honors Linda
She saw wrong being done to residents in the Lower Ninth Ward and went about making it right. - Cynthia Guillemet With the loss of our founder and guiding light, Linda Jackson, we have decided to dedicate GiveNOLA Day to her. When Linda founded the L9WHA six months after the levees broke, she was starting from scratch. She had no office or staff, no money, and no experience of government disaster programs. So she handed her daughter a stack of papers and told her to start ca
