Rebuilding New Orleans
Global Green USA Asks Public to Support $10 Million Campaign to Aid Green Rebuilding of New Orleans for Decade to Come
New Orleans, LA - August 21, 2007 - Global Green USA President Matt Petersen announced the second phase of its Capital Campaign seeking $10 million dollars for the final construction and ongoing operation of its groundbreaking Community Center/Sustainable Design and Climate Action Institute project.
The Institute will be a "Center of Excellence" for the rebuilding of the Gulf Coast that demonstrates all aspects of green building, said Petersen. It will also be a gathering place of information, knowledge and leadership generated by the sustainable design and green building activity in and around New Orleans in response to Hurricane Katrina.
People from across America and around the world were urged to support the campaign through www.globalgreen.org
Global Green has already raised more than $9 million dollars in private and public funds to build all the housing units for its landmark project and is seeking an additional $3 million dollars to build the center along with a $7 million endowment fund to operate the center and support Global Green USAs green rebuilding initiatives to help the citizens of New Orleans for the next 10 years.
About Global Green USA
Global Green USA, the American affiliate of President Gorbachevs Green Cross International, was founded by Diane Meyer Simon in 1993. Its New Orleans field office and green building resource center opened in early 2006, and serves as a focal point of green building expertise for New Orleans residents and leads its Healthy Homes, Smart Neighborhoods initiative whose Honorary National Task Force includes: Julian Bond, Gen. Wesley Clark, Leonardo DiCaprio, Morgan Freeman, Lee Hamilton, Pat Mitchell and David Orr. Global Green USA has been a national leader in green building for more than a decade.
