Junior Leagues Rebuilding New Orleans
After the storm…Never underestimate the value of women of The Junior League and countless other organizations that remain in the trenches after the wind’s died down, the water’s receded and the television cameras have gone home…
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What happened after Katrina was no longer front page news?
Five Years After Katrina: Lessons from New Orleans
What were you doing on October 29, 2012?
What is the Junior League Disaster Fund?
The Junior League of New Orleans
This Junior League of New Orleans member played a critical role in the recovery of her city after the catastrophe of Hurricane Katrina. Working smartly and swiftly, Anne McDonald Milling cobbled together a group of passionate women called Women of the Storm and then succeeded, with a trip to Capitol Hill, in getting legislators to focus on the Gulf Coast's woes.
The Junior League of Miami
Dorothy Collins Weaver knows from experience that natural disasters often bring out the best in a community.