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Rush New Orleans Charity Update: The House That Rush Built |
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Tuesday, 22 July 2008 |
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 Rush fan-site Rushisaband.com reports that back in April Rush announced that they would donate $100,000 of the
profits from their April 20th show in New Orleans to assist in the
continuation of revitalizing the city post Katrina. The details of this
assistance weren't given at the time, but the band just announced via
Rush.com that they decided to support Brad Pitt's Make It Right Foundation
and sponsor the construction of a house in The Lower Ninth Ward dubbed
The House that Rush Built. Here's some background on the Foundation
from their website:
In December 2006, Brad Pitt convened a group of experts in New Orleans
to brainstorm about building green affordable housing on a large scale
to help victims of Hurricane Katrina. Having spent time with community
leaders and displaced residents determined to return home, Pitt
realized that an opportunity existed to build houses that were not only
stronger and healthier, but that had less impact on the environment.
... The group settled on the goal of constructing 150 homes (one of the
larger rebuilding projects in the city), with an emphasis on developing
an affordable system that could be replicated. Pitt determined to
locate the project in the Lower 9th Ward, one of the most devastated
areas of New Orleans, proving that safe homes could and should be
rebuilt. Pitt hopes that this project would be a catalyst for recovery
and redevelopment throughout the Lower 9th Ward and across the city of
New Orleans
To make a donation go to this link
and click on the Donate Now button on the left side of the page. This
brings you to a Donation Check Out page. To donate specifically to The
House that Rush Built choose this selection from the pull down menu on
Part 2 of the form under Team Sponsored Home Options. To see how The
House that Rush Built is doing in comparison with the other teams, go
to this page.
Rush's house is currently way out in front due to their $100,000
initial donation. Let's all help them get to that $150,000 mark! Any
amount - even $5 - is welcome.
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