Volunteer Summit Sept 29-30

From the Clarion Ledger:

For registration information, call Tshombe Laughman at (202) 376-2168.

Volunteers and staff of grassroots community organizations in New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf Coast are invited to attend a free,1 1/2-day training and networking event sponsored by NeighborWorks America on Sept. 29-30 in New Orleans.

Attendees will learn about the resources that NeighborWorks America, a national, publicly funded community development organization, can provide them to help in their work.
They can also share tools and tips with their colleagues from around the Gulf Coast.

To register for this free event, interested parties must be a volunteer or staff member with a grassroots organization working to rebuild their community in New Orleans or the Gulf Coast. Space is limited to 50 participants and registrations will be honored in the order they are received.

There is a maximum of three participants per organization.

Travel and hotel costs for those coming from outside of New Orleans will be paid by NeighborWorks America.

For registration information, call Tshombe Laughman at (202) 376-2168.