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Ways to Give Back

February 23, 2006

Ways to Give Back
February 23, 2006 – There are still plenty of volunteer opportunities for groups to aid in the ongoing relief and recovery efforts along the United States Gulf Coast.

NTA recently conducted a series of interviews with tourism professionals in the Gulf Coast region for a firsthand update regarding the recovery process, five months later. Each of the experts provided information on who people should contact if they want to take volunteer groups to their area. Excerpts of each of the interviews appeared in NTA’s weekly e-newsletter, Tuesday, from Jan. 24 through Feb. 21. To read each part of the series, click here.

Here is more information for people wishing to bring groups to Mississippi and Louisiana to help with cleanup and recovery:

  • Gulfport/Biloxi, Miss. area – Contact Steve Richer, executive director at the Mississippi Gulf Coast CVB, at exec@gulfcoast.org or by calling 888.467.4853 or County Volunteer Coordinator Romeo Brown at romeob@gulfcoast.org.
  • Lake Charles/Southwest Louisiana area – Contact Tico Soto, sales director for the Southwest Louisiana CVB via e-mail at tsoto@visitlakecharles.org or by calling 800.456.SWLA.
  • New Orleans – Contact any of the sales managers at New Orleans Metropolitan CVB by calling 800.748.8695.

    For more hurricane updates from NTA , visit NTA’s Hurricane Updates Web page.

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