Wednesday, November 17, 2010

JERICHO ROAD TREE PLANTING DAY

 

 

You, my readers, helped Jericho Road win the fruit orchard by voting for them online. If you are in or near New Orleans, you may wish to help with the planting the fruit trees.

MISSION STATEMENT

Jericho Road Episcopal Housing Initiative of New Orleans is a neighborhood-based nonprofit homebuilder that provides families with healthy and energy-efficient affordable housing opportunities. We partnerwith neighborhood residents, organizations and businesses to create and maintain a stable and thriving community.

Donations to Jericho Road, which is sponsored by the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana, may be made here.

5 comments:

  1. Such good news for a well-deserving group.

    wv= phishi... would have been better in the context of 'covenant' talk.

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  2. Caminante, I wish we could have gone. I'm not much good, but Tom is one helluva tree planter, but he had to be out of town elsewhere.

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  3. One tree at a time! Everyone needs an apple tree.
    YEA!
    amyj

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  4. Amy, the folks at Jericho Road do really good work.

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  5. What wonderful news this is. It is very much worth all of the clicking on links to cast votes. I pray the orchard will be just one of many good things for the Jericho Road nieghborhood.

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