Last status update:August 21st, 2020Amount of rain barrels installed since the start of the program: 905Amount of rain barrels installed in 2019: 340Amount of rain barrels installed in 2020 as of last update: 257Amount of rain barrels applied for in 2020 as of last update: … [Read more...]
The rain barrel movement is here!
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...]
Green Light is hosting volunteers again!
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...]
Nasdaq volunteers with Green Light New Orleans
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...]
From start to finish!
Green Light New Orleans' rain barrels go through quite a long process before they can be installed at a home. The barrels must be cleaned out, sanded, primed, painted and, finally, installed. Because of this lengthy sequence, it's rare that a volunteer gets to participate in … [Read more...]