Blogging from New Orleans
5/10/2010 3:12:20 PM
College of the North Atlantic (CNA) students are currently in New Orleans assisting the city and its residents recover from Hurricane Katrina, which struck their shores in 2005.
Working amongst the Ridge Road campus Engineering Technology students this year are two Journalism students from the Bay St. George campus – Ashley Clarke of Markland and Kathryn Augot of Burin. The students are writing and posting daily blogs about the development happening in New Orleans. The entries, as well as video highlights and photos, can be found on CNA’s Troubadour youth news website, HERE.
As part of the Construction Camp in 2009, 10 students went to New Orleans under funding provided by the Fry Family Foundation to lend their skills, talents and energy to victims of Hurricane Katrina. That mission left a marked impact on the devastated Broadmoor neighbourhood, including; sidewalk replacements, improvements to the community church, installation of survey points, surveys and drawings for current and proposed community facilities, and the creation of a documentary of these efforts. The impact from the 2009 Construction Camp led to a 2010 visit with 12 students heading to New Orleans for another mission, again supported by contributions of the Fry Family Foundation.
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Media Contact:
Pamela Spencer
Public Relations Assistant
College of the North Atlantic
709-643-7928
pam.spencer@cna.nl.ca