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And the 2017 John Goodman Award goes to...

Levees.org

6-20-17

We owe the Vetted Facts about the

New Orleans Flood to the Survivors

When Levees.org was young and small – struggling for traction in a world often hostile to our message – one man stood with us.

Super star John Goodman put his name and reputation on the line to support our important mission.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zooW7F9ls7k

To thank him and everyone who stood with us in those dark early days, we rolled out the John Goodman Award in 2016. And our first honoree was Mr. John Goodman who gave his time pro bono for the people in his home town that he loved.

This year the award goes to Ms. Elizabeth Reed who has significantly helped the cause every year since 2005.

Ms. Reed was born in Syracuse, New York and moved to New Orleans in 1980 where she fell in love with the culture, food and music. She immediately began volunteer work including the SPCA, Historic New Orleans Collection, March of Dimes, Save Our Cemeteries, Girl Scouts, Operation Mainstream and many more. In 2006, she was honored for Outstanding Achievement Benefiting the Cabildo.

Ms. Reed has been a Tourism Professional since 1994. After the levees broke during Hurricane Katrina, she has informed all her tour participants about the vetted facts relating to the Greater New Orleans flooding. In addition, Ms. Reed is an invaluable member of the Levees.org letter-writing team having written over 100 letters to news editors when their reporters publish incorrect information.

Congratulations to Ms. Reed for receiving the 2017 John Goodman award for her volunteerism with Levees.org!

Sincerely,
Sandy Rosenthal
Founder of Levees.org
www.levees.org

The photo of me with Ms. Reed was taken by Ralph Madison.
This photo of me with Mr. Goodman was taken by Levees.org co-founder Stanford Rosenthal.

For more on Mr. Goodman's contribution to the mission of Levees.org, click here.

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