PROJECT LIST

Best Buddies: Best Buddies is a nationally recognized organization. Its goal is "to enhance the lives of people with intellectual disabilities by providing opportunities for one-on-one friendships... "As a volunteer you are paired up with an intellectually disabled individual. You stay in contact through a phone call, letter, or email. Twice a month you meet up to do something fun like a movie or the park. Contact: dreilly@tulane.edu

Blood Services: CACTUS Volunteers work with the Blood Center of Southeast Louisiana to organize campus blood drives throughout the academic year. Volunteers are needed to educate and provide a general awareness of the importance of blood donations on the Tulane campus. In addition, volunteers help publicize and recruit prospective donors for each blood drive. Contact: sgupta2@tulane.edu

Habitat for Humanity: Volunteers work one Saturday a month with Habitat building houses in various neighborhoods throughout New Orleans. Contact: yhitomi@tulane.edu or yzhou2@tulane.edu

Project Grandpeople: Volunteers visit a local nursing home to participate in and plan activities with residents. Activities include individual visitations, arts & crafts, games, and holiday parties. Contact: kvail@tulane.edu

Paint Rally for New Orleans Public Schools : Volunteers meet on Saturdays to restore and paint New Orleans public schools to create a better learning environment for children across the city. Contact: pcozzone@tulane.edu or srushton@tulane.edu

Ozanam Inn :. Volunteers combat the issues of hunger and homelessness in the city by working at the Ozanam Inn homeless shelter and soup kitchen. Contact: mahmad@tulane.edu

Book Giving Tree: During the holiday season, CACTUS sponsors the Book Giving Tree, donating books to the hundreds of children we work with throughout the year. Since many children do not possess the skills to read at their grade level, we also record several hundred books on to audiocassette tapes in cooperation with the Listen, Learn and Read program. Books accompanied by tapes allow a child to read along with the tape when parents or tutors are not available. Contact: lcox1@tulane.edu

Groundwork New Orleans : Contact: scunning@tulane.edu