Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana

The past week has been a hard and trying time for the city of New Orleans and others around the country who have been impacted by Hurricane Ida. Greek Houses across America, with brothers and sisters from the New Orleans and Louisiana area, have joined together to feed those impacted by Hurricane Ida in southern Louisiana. 100% of the donations are going to Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana. With $1, Second Harvest can produce 4 meals. With any amount donated, you are making a difference and helping someone in need. Should the goal of $33,000 be reached…Second Harvest can produce 132,000 meals.

The 15 participating Greek houses include:

• Alpha Sigma Phi – Indiana University
• Zeta Beta Tau - Indiana University
• Sigma Alpha Epsilon – LSU
• Beta Upsilon Chi – SMU
• Phi Delta Theta - Ole Miss
• Tau Kappa Epsilon - Colorado Boulder
• Sigma Phi Epsilon - Syracuse University
• Delta Kappa Epsilon – University of Alabama
• Kappa Delta - UNC Chapel Hill
• Delta Delta Delta - College of Charleston
• Kappa Kappa Gamma - University of Georgia
• Alpha Chi Omega - University of Wisconsin-Madison 
• Zeta Psi - University of Virginia
• Kappa Kappa Gamma - University of Alabama
• Phi Gamma Delta  - University of Texas

If you have any questions or would like your Greek house involved in the fundraiser, please reach out to the organizer of this GoFundMe.

 

Join Sun Shines for NOLA and support the community of New Orleans and the greater metro area affected by Hurricane Ida by donating to Second Harvest.

Hurricane Ida made landfall as a powerful Category 4 hurricane at Port Fourchon, Louisiana on August 29. The storm, one of the strongest to ever hit the state, caused catastrophic damage throughout Southeast Louisiana. Parts of these communities have experienced significant damage to homes and structures, as well as flooding. One million residents have been without power, and some areas may not have power restored for several more weeks.  Parishes are under boil water advisories due to damage to water lines. 

SH has mounted an aggressive recovery effort since the storm passed, ensuring food, water, and supplies reach the residents of Southeast Louisiana.  As of Thursday, September 9, SH has distributed 2.1 million pounds of food, water, and supplies.  SH is producing thousands of hot, cold, and shelf-stable prepared meals daily in our Community Kitchen and delivering them to seniors, disaster distribution sites, and first responders. 

Through this initiative, we can demonstrate how the solar industry comes together in times of need.  As solar professionals, we dedicate our careers to reducing the devastating effects of climate change with clean economy solutions.  Many thanks to our initial supporters:  Shoals,  Enphase Energy, BayWa r.e, Nextracker, Kiterocket, PVEL, Trina, Sungrow, LONGi,  Suncast, Tigercomm, and numerous other individuals and solar companies for supporting Sun Shines for NOLA.  Watch this video to learn about this fundraiser and why we chose to support Second Harvest at this time. 

On Friday, September 3rd, the SETS (Solar Energy Trade Shows) team made an official public announcement that SPI, ESI, and North America Smart Energy Week 2021 had been canceled. The economic boost from 20,000 attendees in New Orleans during Sept 20-23 would have been substantial. As an industry, we can do right by the city of New Orleans by supporting one of the city's most productive and accountable non-profits, Second Harvest, to directly support those most affected by Hurricane Ida.

As a collective of industry leaders, we're raising money to benefit Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana, and any donation will help make an impact. Thanks in advance for your contribution to Sun Shines for NOLA.

More information about Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana: Second Harvest Food Bank is leading the fight against hunger in South Louisiana by providing food access, advocacy, education, and disaster response. Below shows the catastrophic damage to NOLA and south Louisiana from hurricane Ida. 




Second Harvest provides food to 582 partners and programs across 23 parishes. Together, Second Harvest makes up the largest anti-hunger network in the state. Through its food distribution programs, community kitchen meal service, nutrition education, and public benefits assistance, Second Harvest directly assists those most affected by natural disasters and creates pathways out of poverty.

Image of MS74 solar power plant near Hattiesburg, MISS just one hour from New Orleans.

Fear the Wave (@fearthewaveblog on Twitter) is going to be doing a live show from 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM CST with the hope of using our community to raise some money for the Second Harvest Food Bank in the wake of Hurricane Ida.

If you are in the position to donate, please think about supporting this cause during the live show or in the coming days to support the greater New Orleans area.

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Want to join me in making a difference? I'm raising money to benefit Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana, and any donation will help make an impact. Thanks in advance for your contribution to this cause that means so much to me.

More information about Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana: Second Harvest Food Bank is leading the fight against hunger in South Louisiana by providing food access, advocacy, education, and disaster response. Second Harvest provides food to 582 partners and programs across 23 parishes. Together, we make up the largest anti-hunger network in the state. Through our food distribution programs, community kitchen meal service, nutrition education, and public benefits assistance, we are helping to create pathways out of poverty.

As many of you know, the city of New Orleans has recently been hit hard by COVID-19. With many people out of jobs, and struggling to make ends meet, the city is now, more than ever, in need of our help.

Because of this, Tulane ZBT is donating to Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana, one of the cities’ largest food banks. They provide food to 582 partners and programs across 23 parishes. They are currently leading the fight against hunger in South Louisiana by providing food access, advocacy, education, and disaster response. With the pandemic going on, Second Harvest needs as much financial help as they can get in order to keep the residents of New Orleans as healthy as possible.

100% of the money donated will go towards the residents of New Orleans who are in desperate need of Second Harvest’s food services.

With your help, we can keep New Orleans thriving.