Hands On New Orleans

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Hands On New Orleans Allstate Foundation
Final Report May 29, 2008
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Allstate FoundationsDay of Service
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• Hands On Network brings people together to
  strengthen communities through meaningful
  volunteer action. Hands On New Orleans, meets
  critical community needs through the effective
  mobilization of volunteers in New Orleans. To
  date, more than 4,200 visiting volunteers have
  delivered over 316,000 hours of service focused
  on the recovery and rebuilding of New Orleans.
• The Allstate Foundation, founded in 1952, is an
  independent charitable organization funded by
  contributions from subsidiaries of  The Allstate
  Corporation. The Allstate Foundation is dedicated
  to fostering safe and vital communities where
  people live, work, and raise families.
• On June 25th, 2008, The Allstate Foundation and
  Hands On New Orleans collaborated for a memorable
  day of service at the East Shore Playground in
  New Orleans East. The efforts of over 40
  volunteers resulted in the re-building of a
• neighborhood baseball field and the
  refurbishment of the playgrounds facilities.

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East Shore Playground
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East Shore Playground

• East Shore Playground is located at 14600 Curran
  Blvd. in the Little Woods neighborhood of New
  Orleans East. Pre-Katrina, it was home to over 3
  acres of green space, including a playground, a
  basketball court and 2 baseball diamonds.
• As a result of Hurricane Katrina, the Little
  Woods neighborhood suffered severe flood damage
  with water reaching as high as 6-8 feet
  throughout the area. Not one home was spared from
  major damage and all of the recreational space
  that East Shore Playground provided was quickly
  destroyed by toxic floodwater. The park had
  undergone no maintenance since before the storm
  in 2005, and all of its playing fields were
  overgrown and unusable as of May 2008.

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Bringing East ShoreBack to Life

• 40 Allstate Foundation employees came together
  on one day to lift the neighborhoods spirits by
• Removing approx. 2500 feet of sod to skin out a
  baseball field
• Helping to spread over 10 cubic yards of clay for
  the infield
• Building 2 20 foot team benches
• Building 4 Trashcan holders
• Painting a new scoreboard for the finished
  baseball field
• Helping to assemble 30 mailboxes for community
  distribution
• Sending the Carver High School baseball and
  softball teams to a New Orleans Zephyrs Minor
  League baseball game!

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Event HighlightsHauling Sod
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Event HighlightsBuilding Team Benches
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Event HighlightsAssembling Mailbox Posts
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Event HighlightsCarver High School
StudentsLending a Hand
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Allstate Day of ServiceImpact Summary

• Volunteers Engaged
• 40
• Total Volunteer Hours
• 160
• Supplies Materials
• 1700
• Value of volunteer hours
• 3003.00 1
• Total Value of Investment to East Shore
  Playground
• 4703.00
• 1 of hours x 18.77, the National Standard
  Volunteer Monetary Rate

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THANK YOU!
A very special thank you to the
Allstate Foundation and all of our volunteers for
making this project possible!