The team of Relief Spark would like to acknowledge the following people and companies for their in-kind donations, time and support:

SPONSORS
Rio Mar Seafood - meals to volunteers
La Boca - meals to volunteers

NEW ORLEANS NON-PROFIT COLLABORATION NETWORK
small to medium size grass root non-profits working together to help rebuild New Orleans and St. Bernard Parish
ReliefNOW Network
Common Ground Collective - Lower 9 Blue House
Project H.O.P.E.
St. Bernard Community Center
ARNO (Animal Rescue New Orleans)
Hands on New Orleans
Emergency Communities
City Park New Orleans
ARTS Council of New Orleans

PRESS
KY3 - Springfield, MO
KOLR10 - Springfield, MO


Thank you to every volunteer that contacted their local newspaper that resulted in a news article about Relief Spark and its volunteer program!

CONSULTANTS/ADVISORS/LEGAL
Jeff Card, Exec. Dir. of Relief NOW Network

NEW ORLEANS EXECUTIVE TEAM
Sidney Ray - Founder/Executive Director

ALTERNATIVE SPRING BREAK VOLUNTEERS
West Town Boarding School - March 3th - 10th (13 volunteers)
Wake Forest University - March 10th - 17th (11 volunteers)
University of Ohio - March 18th - 24th
University of San Diego - March 24 - April 1 (6 volunteers)
Oberlin College - March 24 - April 1 (10 volunteers)
Green Hills High School - April 7th - 14th
University of Pennsylvania - May 4th - 11th (10 volunteers)
Boston College - May 5th - 10th (10+ volunteers)
University of San Diego - August 5th - 10th (75 volunteers)
Roxbury Youth Programs

RELIEF SPARK PROJECT LEADERS
Louis Wiggen - winter/spring 2007
Ari Weissman - winter
Tim Dean - christmas/2008

VOLUNTEERS - NEW ORLEANS TEAM
*Each volunteer listed contributed a minimum of 40 hours per week.
Sidney Ray, Founder - 6,832 hours plus and counting
Jason Ziemanski - Tagworld.com
Drew Detrick
Brandon Pepin
Justin Gill
Liz Vaden
Amanda Schwartz
William Lupo
Nick Delisle
Peter Hanellin
Juliana Morris
Miles Davison
Nick Page
Kenneth Powers
Antonia Debevec
Ralph Jerger
Dan Bass
Heather Grant and friends
Nora Kenny
Emily
Susan Woolery
Kelsey Edwardsen
Kristi Castro - Portland Community College Team
Sarah Robb
Mrs. Robb
Leslie White
Stephanie D'Esposito
Henry D'Esposito
Charlene Childers-Walling
Meagan Childers
Marshall Childers
Neshat Nikoomanesh
Megan Koch
Mr. Koch and daughter
Chris Miles + NYU Volunteers - Winter Break
Prescott Watson
Gail Wokolf
Chari Hill
Seong Joon Hong
Jessica Lofton-Williams
Ariana Riegel
Charles Gorman
Karen Gorman
Colin McMarton
Jane Severson
Sean Masters
Fernando Martinez
Lettie Minor
Daniel Danis
David Gross
Aimee De Saxe
Keri Rosen
Adam Kronenberg
Julie Garretson
Mark Kellner
Ryan Breakstone
Eric Mayer
Emily Boek
Georgia Catania
Jane Winslow
Loring Burgess
Molly Janney
Isiah Mendoza
John Baird
Miriam Rothschild
Chris Edmonds
Meghan Schaver
Sebastian Tsocanes
Kimberly Parham
Anne Parham
Jeremy Harrigan
Natasha Tschappat
Brandon Croke
Katie Goussens
Brendan Heil
Kyle Bray
John Gedeon
Jenna Tricaso
Andrew Simmons
Katherine Mulica
Milea Maxwell
William Reid
Bryce Stallings
Daniel Russell
Jessica Church
Jessica Pecota
Patrick Robertson
William St. Martin
Mikaela Pinzl
Alexandra Heekim
Stephanie Petromonalo
Kevin Koppler
Kevin Good
Brad Heisler
Lily Krichels
Nina Goepfert
Alison Eddy
Emily Bishop
Rowena Ip
Archana Dittakavi
Jenny Bartlett
Matti Hirpa - 2nd year
Sonja Lopez
Tim Dean
Sarah Hancock
Joel Thomas
Sarah Robb
Diane Connely
Dara Ingram
James Madison University, led by Lauren Seabolm - (7)
David Gossen Family - Thanksgiving
Lee Sorensen Family - Christmas
Raul Rathim
Heather McPeake
Peggy Gillespie
"J" Gillespie
The Anthony Lattanze Band
Michelle Manting
Nick Manting
Chris Manting
Amanda Darnell and friend
April Yee

...plus many others -we are updating this section!

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