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MAKE YOUR MARK rain barrel paint kit

December 19, 2020 By Andreas Hoffmann

Involving kids In designing their own future creates lasting change. In partnership with The Joe W. and Dorothy Dorsett Brown Foundation, Green Light New Orleans is able to offer schools the opportunity to paint rain barrels. Barrels are painted by students (K-12) and later … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Art, Rain barrel, Service Learning

GREEN LIGHT NEW ORLEANS RAIN BARREL PROGRAM STATUS

July 14, 2020 By Andreas Hoffmann

rain barrel applications

Last status update: December 1st, 2022Amount of rain barrels installed since the start of the program: 1847Amount of rain barrels installed in 2021: 405Amount of rain barrels installed in 2020: 445Amount of rain barrels installed in 2019: 340Amount of rain barrels applied for in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Rain barrel, Stormwater Management

The rain barrel movement is here!

June 5, 2020 By Brett Thorne

Green Light New Orleans’ rain barrel program is growing fast! Five months into 2020, Green Light New Orleans has received applications for more than 400 rain barrels. In the month of May alone, we’re on track to receive applications for almost 200 rain barrels! That means we’re … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Rain barrel, Stormwater Management

Green Light is hosting volunteers again!

June 1, 2020 By Brett Thorne

In March, Green Light New Orleans made the difficult decision to cancel all of our scheduled volunteer events due to the coronavirus. Our volunteer coordinator Jillian Welsh picked up the slack by prepping rain barrels to be delivered to artists throughout the community, and our … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Green Light Volunteer, Rain barrel

Nasdaq volunteers with Green Light New Orleans

January 9, 2020 By Andreas Hoffmann

A big THANK YOU to the 30 volunteers who visited us from Nasdaq on January 7. They kicked off their work week volunteering here at Green Light New Orleans.  Together they were able to prep 20 rain barrels, which involves a lot of elbow grease: scrubbing and cleaning the inside of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Green Light Volunteer, Rain barrel

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