[bomp] Fw: List of Rock and Roll Refugees

["Jahna R." <innuendos1@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Here's another place folks can give:

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Nortonrec@aol.com>
To: <jahna@comcast.net>
Sent: Saturday, September 03, 2005 10:25 PM
Subject: Re: List of Rock and Roll Refugees


> Hi Jahna,
> Just got this email regarding jazz & blues musicians aid:
>
> <September 3, 2005
>
>
>
> 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@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@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@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.
>
>
>>
>
>
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