In honor of the New Orleans Saints winning the Super Bowl, Mardi Gras and the great city of New Orleans, I have decided to donate to the Brees Dream Foundation this month. I received an email from the president of my alma mater, Loyola University New Orleans, announcing that the Saints quarterback, Drew Brees, will be the commencement speaker for the university this May. Here is a little of the announcement.
"Brees dedicated the team’s recent Super Bowl win to the City of New Orleans, his adopted home since 2006, coincidentally, the same year Loyola’s graduating class enrolled in the university. The parallels between the class and Brees don’t end there. Both our graduates and Brees invested themselves in New Orleans when the city was at its lowest point. And both had faith that it would come back stronger than before.
Like our graduating students, Brees made a decision to come to New Orleans four years ago. Through his leadership of the Saints and his work in rebuilding the city, he has been a leader in the renewal of New Orleans just as our students have been leaders in this renewal through their work and volunteer service exemplifying Loyola’s commitment to service, learning, and the City of New Orleans."
After visiting the city back in November for the first time since Katrina, I saw how far the people of New Orleans have come. I also witnessed how much more needs to be done. I wish I was in a position to take a week off from work and go down there to volunteer in the rebuilding that is still going on. But a donation to this organization will have to suffice.
I was able to experience the Mardi Gras season (no, it's not just one day) vicariously through web cams, the media interest in NOLA and my friends pics on Facebook. New Orleans is back, baby! Laissez les bons temps roulez.
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