Here it is, at last--the long-awaited list of foundations that have been set up to help displaced New Orleans musicians--and this is only some of them:
Katrinas Piano Fund: www.katrinaspianofund.org; (888)324-3191. To donate, send check or money order to: 400 Main St., P.O. Box 1537, Greenfield, MA 01302
New Orleans Musician Hurricane Relief Fund: www.nomhrf.org; (888)324-3191
Tipitinas Foundation: www.tipitinasfoundation.org
If you don't see the address here, the addresses to donate to these funds are listed on their websites.
Also, WWOZ (90.7 FM in New Orleans) has a huge list of resources and relief funds, including the Musicians Union. That website is www.wwoz.org
These days, there are so many organizations out there to donate to that you'd have to rob a bank to give to all of them (not that I would ever recommend doing that sort of thing). Seriously, a Google search under "New Orleans Musician Hurricane Relief Fund" will give you over a million hits. Through my google search, I found such sites as www.musicmaker.org and The Jazz Foundation (www.jazzfoundation.org). There's also the aforementioned (from the last News item) MusicCares, which you can find at www.grammys.org.
Here it is at last--sincere apologies for the delay in posting this. And Happy Thanksgiving to one and all.
Posted by gina at October 12, 2005 11:20 PM