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1. Philip and Laura Claverie participated in the “2020 Covenant House Sleep Out” in November 2020, in solidarity with the 4.2 million children experiencing homelessness in the United States. Every year, Covenant House encourages participants to give up the comforts of home for one night to show their support and raise awareness to this important cause. 2. Ashley Morgan posed on Rampart Street with a sign listing all 105 of her sponsors for the “2020 Covenant House Sleep Out.” Morgan was one of 185 participants in this year's annual event. This year’s event raised a total of $430,000 for Covenant House, which has been on the front lines of the pandemic, working to provide resources to the city’s most vulnerable young people. (Photos 1-2 by Cheryl Gerber) 3. Kathryn Brennan McLeod posed with Preservation Resource Board President Gordon McLeod and Brennan’s General Manager Christian Pendleton during PRC’s “Holiday Home Tour” in December 2020, which featured both in-person and virtual looks into some of New Orleans’ most beautiful houses. Every year, this beloved tradition supported PRC’s mission to preserve New Orleans’ historic architecture, neighborhoods and cultural identity through collaboration, empowerment and service to the community. 4. Sarah Martzolf, Katherine Eshleman, Ansley Marshall and Parke McEnery rang in the season at the Preservation Resource Center’s 46th annual “Holiday Home Tour” in December 2020. In addition to in-person tours of six private homes in the Garden and Lower Garden districts, this year’s “Holiday Home Tour” also featured three video tours of historic homes around New Orleans. 5. Dan Sullivan, Derek Shanman, Girls on the Run Executive Director Juilieanne Lund, Amy Kenzie, Joseph Vigil and Louis Sabat marked 10 years of GOTR empowering and inspiring New Orleans girls by participating in a unique virtual celebration in November. The at-home celebration featured a take-out meal prepared by Zasu’s Chef Sue Zemanick, live-streamed entertainment and an auction from afar. 6. Girls on the Run Board Member Elise Curole Girls celebrated the nonprofit’s 10th anniversary at the “Girls on the Run At Home Celebration & Virtual Auction” in November 2020, presented in partnership with Chef Sue Zemanick of Zasu. The event raised more than $10,000 of financial aid and scholarship for GOTR’s life-changing program.
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