Quotes by Dana Bordelon

“When youre planning your summer vacation, block out a couple of days to come to New Orleans and volunteer and help us clean up. We need manpower, we need labor, we need hands. We need people to come in and spend their money. Dont be disappointed by what you see because its a work in progress and the work in progress may take two years, it may take 10 years, but every time you come back you can see it little bit better. Ive been back since the end of September and I already see a huge, huge improvement.”

“Ive exhausted my savings. Im living off of my insurance settlement check until I can get my business back open and get back up on my feet. Im lucky that I didnt lose my home, though my business did get looted and burnt to the ground -- one of them -- and the other one lost one-third of its roof. Its five months into the rebuilding process now and Im still waiting on my insurance checks.”

“We know that its just going to take time and a lot of hard work and commitment. But the people that are here now want to rebuild. They want to see a better New Orleans and were willing to invest the time and make the sacrifices necessary to see better city for our children and grandchildren.”