Hey Everyone!

I am trying to help raise money for the Jazz & Hertiage Foundation.  

In 1970, the Foundation was set up to be the nonprofit owner of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival - Jazz Fest (www.nojazzfest.com) - with a mission to sow the seeds of our unique culture for generations to come.

In the early days, the festival wasn't the world-famous event that it is today - one that attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors to New Orleans and pumps $300 million a year into the local economy. No, it is often said that at the first Jazz Fest there were more performers onstage than people in the audience.

But the founders believed that Jazz Fest would one day grow into a major success. Everyone involved wanted to make sure that the festival's proceeds would be redistributed into the local community.

So the Foundation was established with a distinguished board of directors and a full-time staff. It's mission:

"To promote, preserve, perpetuate and encourage the music, arts, culture and heritage of communities in Louisiana through festivals, programs and other cultural, educational, civic and economic activities."

To that end, the Foundation has developed numerous programs and assets:

Education:

The Don Jamison Heritage School of Music

Tom Dent Congo Square Lecture Series

School Day at the Fest

Economic Development:

Community Partnership Grants

Raisin' the Roof

S.E.E.D. (Supporting Enfranchising Economic Development)

Culture:

Blues Fest, Fiesta Latina, and Riverside Concert

Community Outreach Tickets

Please help me to support the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation by donating today.  Thanks for your support!