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beneficiaries
Lorenzo Rodriguez
Rodriguez is a New Orleans native who has been employed in the hospitality industry since he was 16 years old and is presently employed by Emeril’s Restaurant. Due to a tragic auto accident, he has been unable to continue his work in the culinary field. The LHF donation has assisted in paying a portion of Lorenzo’s medical expenses and providing for other related needs.
Boy Scouts of America:
Through the 2008 Friends of Scouting Campaign, LHF provided funds to purchase camping equipment that was damaged during Hurricane Katrina. The Boy Scouts provide an educational program for boys and young adults to build character, to train in the responsibilities of participating citizenship and to develop personal fitness.
The University of New Orleans, Lester E. Kabacoff School of Hotel Restaurant and Tourism Administration:
A generous donation was made to kickoff the fundraising drive, the goal of which was to renovate school’s food laboratory. The school maintains itself as an accredited academic unit of exceptional quality that provides the highest possible level of academic service to the hospitality and tourism constituents in the area of teaching, research, community assistance and economic development.
St. Dominic School:
Through the donation of the LHF, the school was able to purchase much needed kitchen equipment. This affords their students the opportunity to continue their service to the community. During the school year, the students involved in the S. I. G. N. Club (Service in God’s Name), with the help of their moderator and parents, prepare, cook and deliver food to St. Joseph’s Church.
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Leah Chase:
LHF provided funding, point-of-sale equipment and kitchen equipment that helped this famed New Orleans restaurateur to reopen her beloved Dooky Chase Restaurant after Hurricane Katrina nearly wiped her out.
Emeril Lagasse Foundation:
The Foundation embraces every opportunity to grant funds to children’s organizations that have a culinary and/or educational component, and to eventually enrich the lives of many young people through the creative art of cooking so that they may look towards a future of creativity, opportunity and hope. Additional info about the organization can be found at www.emeril.org.
Café Reconcile:
LHF will dontate $5000 to assist the program in its mission of training the New Orleans youth workforce to learn basic life skills, interpersonal skills and work skills in order to successfully enter the second-largest non-governmental workforce in the city—the entertainment and hospitality industry.
Hurricane Relief:
Recently, in the wake of Hurricane Gustav's severe damage to Louisiana's lower parishes, the LHF made it a priority to help those most impacted by this catastrophic storm. Distributing and serving food to victims in Montegut and Napoleonville, the LHF demonstrated its commitment to help by providing much needed assistance in the form of hot meals.