Tue Aug 31, 2010 at 16:37:15 PM EDT
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In case you missed the Emmy's on Sunday, which were actually pretty funny and entertaining, George Clooney won the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award (watch his acceptance speech here).
Why post such "breaking news" on this blog? Well, his two-minute acceptance speech actually spoke a lot to our work, particularly in the Gulf Coast. Clooney talked poignantly about the need to keep tragedies and disasters such as Hurricane Katrina, the earthquake in Haiti, and the floods in Pakistan, front and center in the months and years after they happen.
As he talked about how we've largely failed at maintaining support after the rush of the initial media attention, I couldn't help but feel some pride about our work in the Gulf Coast. Five years after Katrina, JFSJ remains very much committed to the region. In the next two months, the Isaiah Fund will deploy $400,000 for affordable housing development in the Treme neighborhood (same as the HBO series) of New Orleans. Our service learning program sends hundreds of volunteers to work with local community organizations in New Orleans. And we continue to collaborate on the Gulf Coast Fellowship for Community Transformation, which supports community organizers throughout the Gulf Coast.
Thank you, George Clooney. For the speech, and well, just for being you. |
| Laura Wintroub :: Just another reason to love George Clooney |
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