November 30, 2009
"I'm so pleased to be able to welcome the kids back to the center..."
What: Due to the Saints game, New Orleans City Council President Arnie Fielkow has
rescheduled his visit to the Iberville Community Center for Tuesday, Dec. 1, at 5
p.m., for an informal reopening of the facility, which closed earlier this month from
a shortage of operating funds.
Last week, after hearing of financial difficulties at the Iberville Community Center,
Councilman Fielkow led an effort to find donors willing to contribute stop-gap funds
to keep the center open through the next 60 days. Fielkow's effort led to a
combined personal, corporate and public stop-gap donations totaling $26,000.
These funds will reopen and maintain the facility through the next 60 days. Among
other donations, Fielkow included $5,000 from his own pot of Harrah’s grant money
to keep the center open. Additionally, Councilman Fielkow has scheduled a
meeting with Office of Housing and Urban Development officials as early as next
week to discuss long-term funding opportunities for this important community
center.
Councilman Fielkow has invited all City Council members and contributors to the
reopening, including the Greater New Orleans Afterschool Partnership program and
the Boys and Girls Club of Southeast Louisiana.
"I'm so pleased to be able to welcome the kids back to the center Monday, and
also that it was made possible by the rapid assistance of so many concerned
organizations and citizens," said Fielkow. "Because of these efforts, the children of
Iberville will not lose their community center during the holiday season. I will work
dilligently to help find long-term funding sources for this very important facility."
When: Tuesday, December 1, 2009
5 p.m.
Where: Iberville Community Center, Iberville Housing Development
Corner of Basin Street and Bienville Street
(Click here for map)
Who: New Orleans City Council President Fielkow
Invited: New Orleans City Council members
Greater New Orleans Afterschool Partnership program
Boys and Girls Club of Southeast Louisiana
Private and corporate donors
Contact: Jaime Guillet
Office of Council President Arnie Fielkow
Office: 504-658-1063
Cell: 504-957-2035
Email: jlguillet@cityofno.com
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