Please consider being a Sponsor and/or Volunteer for the 2008 National Night Out Against Crime event, to be held at 3006 Esplanade Ave. We’ll have many exciting prizes, including a Piaggio BV 250 scooter. All proceeds will be given to the 1st District NOPD to help purchase fighting equipment and supplies.

Make your check to the New Orleans Police and Justice Foundation (Tax ID: 72-1311151) or to Nelson Savoie and mail it to: 3006 Esplanade Ave., New Orleans, LA 70119; or call Nelson at 628-5552 to pick it up.

Our National Night Out was a huge success last year with over 1500 people in attendance! Donations, crime prevention raffles and NOPD t-shirt sales raised over $20,000 for several NOPD districts and The Police Tragedy Fund. Join us for the Biggest Party in Town!

AUGUST 5th at 6:30 pm

Thursday July 24th is Palm night at Pal’s.

Eileen from the neighborhood is bringing lots of pots of Palm Trees cultivated right here in Mid-City. Plus we’ll have a palm reader on hand to tell you your destiny.

Come out and buy a palm tree for your yard or get your palm read. Tropical drink specials all night!

7pm - 10pm

If you missed the meeting you can still email suggestions

for improving walkways and bikeways in New Orleans to:

esoll@bkiusa.com

Every year someone dies trying to beat the train. Please stress to all your loved ones the importance of looking and listening for trains when near crossings. For a free Railroad Safety Presentation please contact Louisiana Operation Lifesaver at http://laoperationlifesaver.org Louisiana Operation Lifesaver is a non-profit, continuing public education program designed to end collisions, deaths and injuries at highway-rail grade crossings and on railroad rights-of-way. Operation Lifesaver’s trained and certified volunteer speakers provide free safety presentations for people of all professions and age groups to help them make safe decisions around tracks and trains. Educational brochures and videos, coloring books for children and training information are available. Louisiana Operation Lifesaver is sponsored cooperatively by the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission, Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, Louisiana State Police, Federal Highway Administration and all Louisiana railroads.

Agenda:

1. Call to order
2. Approve minutes from regular and special board meetings
3. Treasurer’s report
4. Dan Jatres, Bike and Pedestrian Coordinator, Regional Planning Commission
5. Brothers
6. Lyric — Scotty’s — Tyler’s Cafe, 3841 Orleans Avenue
7. Swirl by the glass
8. Other items and announcements?
9. Adjourn

Like a Louisiana oil well hitting the mark, the Faubourg St. John Merchants’ Bastille Day Celebration was one huge success. The thousands of people who attended are still talking about the great time they had in Faubourg St. John.

Check out the film in a two minute slide show at the link below:

http://www.viddler.com/explore/Katrinafilm/videos/85/

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Sallie Ann Glassman and La Source Ancienne Ounfo celebrated St. John’s Eve with their annual ceremony on the footbridge over Bayou St. John on June 23rd.

See a slide show of the event at the links below:

http://katrinafilm.com/vodou2008.wmv

Mac users please click on the link below:

http://katrinafilm.wordpress.com/2008/06/25/voodoo-on-the-bayou-2/

Photos and slide show by Charlie London

Click the link below to access the report:

http://katrinafilm.com/RecoveryProjects.pdf