I am sharing the following request from Mark Lasserre, a teacher in New Orleans whose school was destroyed by hurricane Katrina. He is seeking contributions to help rebuild. Read below....
Seeking Re-Building Help for Katrina Casuality Dear Colleagues, I was able to return to our school campus for the first time last week. My computer lab and robotics lab were both under several feet of water. They are a complete loss. Our school is sharing a campus with another school in New Orleans. But, the word is that we may return in the spring or next fall. About half of our students are back with us. Rebuilding is the focus now. However, little is being said about rebuilding my labs. The robotics lab destruction is particularly painful since my students made it to the regionals at Auburn University last week. All of our tools, equipment and winning designs were destroyed. It is clear we will need 50-60K to rebuild both labs. I truly believe New Orleans will be a better community in the coming years. We will be smaller, but more productive. The French Quarter and downtown are intact. The Convention Center and Superdome are being restored. Life is slowly returning. But, it is not the same place you visited years ago. Whole neighborhoods and sections of the city will be bulldozed. Thank you very much for anything your network of schools can share in helping us rebuild our school. If you could send out an all call, we would really appreciate it! Mark Lasserre Teacher, Holy Cross School New Orleans, LA [EMAIL PROTECTED] MAKE A DONATION http://www.globalschoolhouse.org/membership/donate.html Dr. Yvonne Marie Andrés Director & Co-Founder, Global SchoolNet Foundation 132 N. El Camino Real, #395, Encinitas, California, 92024 Phone: (760) 635-0001 www.globalschoolnet.org Collaborate, communicate & celebrate learning! _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
