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League Faces
Many hands make light work at the Diaper Bank. Over 80,000 diapers were packed up and made ready for distribution day.
L-R, Sarah Podesta, JMary Katherine Kaufman, Jennifer and Jason Bigelow and Annie Waring get moving at Audubon Park on February 27, 2021 to prepare for Run Walk Give. Photo by Jennifer Knecht. Run walk give practice at Audubon Park. Photo by Jennifer knecht.
Libby Phipps enjoys spending time sorting and labeling diapers knowing she is contributing to a great cause in assisting agencies throughout the New Orleans area in giving out thousands of diapers for free.
Often times the tedious work of labeling and sorting that goes on beforehand is what makes the diaper bank's process so successful in handing out thousands and thousands of diapers. Melissa Nick does a great job of staying on task. Kate Argote, Team Leader for the Diaper Bank, stacks boxes of diapers one on top of another in preparation for disbursement to the community.
Two great leaders of the Diaper Bank, Laura Abrams and Kate Argote, know the amazing feeling of giving back and serving others.
Karen Dunne of Wegmann Dazet & Company and JLNO member Victoria Phipps look over the day's agenda. Photo by Megan Whalen.
JLNO Member April Taussig poses with a furry friend while volunteering with Rolling River Rescue, a JLNO partner.
Leigh Thorpe moderates the panel discussion at Get On Board's session on February 27, 2021. Photo by Megan Whalen.
Vanessa Berg (GOB Chair), Leigh Thorpe (moderator), Megan Kiefer (panelist), Belinda Fly (panelist), Katherine Raymond (panelist), and Tara Waldron (GOB Chair) gather after a successful Get on Board session. Photo by Megan Whalen.