News Release September, 2005
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NLGJA Helps Gulf Coast Members in Need

NLGJA's Louisiana Chapter is one of the most active in the organization, and Hurricane Katrina directly affected many of its members. Some lost their homes, possessions and pets. Several have been displaced to other parts of the country.

To help members in need, NLGJA created a hurricane relief fund. Thanks to generous contributions from individual members and local chapters, the fund gave cash grants to several members within weeks after the hurricane hit. Successful fundraising during "Out in the Heartland," NLGJA's 15th Anniversary Celebration & Convention in Chicago, has allowed us to continue providing financial assistance.

For more information on the fund, contact coordinator and National Board Member Randy Dotinga.

Also consider contributing to the Friends of the Times-Picayune, which is collecting donations for employees of the New Orleans Times-Picayune who were displaced by Hurricane Katrina. Click here to visit their Web site.

Louisiana Chapter President Keith Darcé, Reporter for the Times-Picayune, welcomes all to visit his blog to read his first person account of the destruction Katrina left behind and the incredible story of the Times-Picayune continuing to report and publish during this disaster. Click here to visit his blog.