[Dixielandjazz] FW: Organizations Helping New Orleans Musicians

[Thompson]

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From: Jon-Erik Kellso [mailto:jonnygig at optonline.net] 
Sent: Saturday, September 03, 2005 8:54 PM
To: Thompson
Subject: Re: Organizations Helping New Orleans Musicians

>> Subject: Fwd: Organizations Helping New Orleans Musicians
>>
>>>
>>> Message from Wendy Oxenhorn Executive Director at the Jazz 
>>> Foundation of America
>>>
>>> Two Organizations helping the musicians in New Orleans:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> We are directing folks to the New Orleans Musicians Clinic (NOMC) 
>>> which has the names and addresses of so many musicians in New 
>>> Orleans, and are working now to find them and find temporary housing 
>>> for them in schools etc.
>>>
>>> But let us remember...
>>>
>>> ... it will be the Jazz Foundation who will be called upon to 
>>> provide money to the musicians for first month rents and security 
>>> deposits on new apartments and relocations. As well, we're going to 
>>> try to get instruments replaced.
>>>
>>> Please let your contacts know if you think they can help, ask them 
>>> to email me.
>>>
>>> Please cut and paste the info below and pass it around:
>>> -----------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>> Two great organizations to donate to:
>>>
>>> New Orleans Musicians Clinic (NOMC)
>>>
>>> This is a fantastic hands on organization who has the names and 
>>> addresses of so many great musicians because they have them all 
>>> coming to their FREE health clinic all these years and now, they are 
>>> the ones who are tracking down the local musicians and finding them 
>>> shelter.
>>>
>>> They can be contacted  at musiciank at swlahec.com
>>>
>>> They are the New Orleans Musicians Clinic and know the whereabouts 
>>> of the local musicians down there.
>>>
>>> Contact: Kathy Richard directly at 337 989-0001
>>>
>>> Send donations to:
>>> NOMC Emergency Fund
>>> funds will be distributed by:
>>> SW LA Area Health Education Center Foundation, Inc.
>>> 103 Independence Blvd.
>>> Lafayette, LA  70506
>>> desk:  337-989-0001
>>> fax:     337-989-1401
>>> email:  finance at swlahec.com
>>> http://www.swlahec.com/
>>>
>>> The New Orleans Musicians Clinic is determined to keep Louisiana 
>>> Music Alive! It is our beacon to soothe our souls. We want to 
>>> relocate our  New Orleans musicians into the Lafayette/ Acadiana 
>>> community where they can remain a life force! But most of them have 
>>> lost everything... we must help them rebuild their lives.
>>>
>>> They can't access any of their NOMC accounts. They desperately need 
>>> money to fund these efforts.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------
>>> -
>>> ---------
>>> Jazz Foundation of America:
>>>
>>> We will be addressing the longer term needs of these jazz and blues 
>>> artists who will have just lost everything.
>>>
>>> We will be raising funds and distributing money for the musicians to 
>>> get a new apartment or room for rent: by giving a first month's 
>>> rent, possibly more, for them to start over, a place to live. (This 
>>> is what we normally do on a daily basis for musicians across the 
>>> country who become sick and can't pay their rent, we also keep food 
>>> on the table and get employment to hundreds of elderly musicians 
>>> through our Jazz in the Schools program. Our operations normally 
>>> assist 35 musicians a week.)
>>>
>>> As well, we will be attempting to help New Orleans musicians by 
>>> replacing the  thing that matters most and the only way they can 
>>> ever work again: their instruments.
>>> To those who lost their instruments, like drummers and bassists who 
>>> could not carry their heavy equipment, and guitarist with their 
>>> amps, we will be making an effort to work with manufacturers and 
>>> music stores to replace those instruments for as many as we possibly 
>>> can.
>>>
>>> Remember, New Orleans was only "New Orleans" because of the 
>>> musicians...
>>>
>>> Send donations to:
>>>
>>> Jazz Foundation of America
>>> 322 West 48th Street 6th floor
>>> NYC 10036
>>>
>>> Director: Wendy Oxenhorn
>>> Phone: 212-245-3999 Ext. 21
>>>
>>> email contact: Joyce at jazzfoundation.org
>>>
>>> website:  www.jazzfoundation.org <http://www.jazzfoundation.org/>
>>>
>>> To make an online CREDIT CARD DONATION OR PLEDGE: go to:  
>>> http://www.jazzfoundation.org/index2.html
>>> and click bottom right corner of page where it says "instant pledge"
>>>
>>> Thank you, from our hearts.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>