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In New Orleans, During COVID
Feed Nola

The new initiative builds on Rouses Markets’ commitment to support vulnerable communities impacted by COVID-19. In March, the grocer kicked off a first-in-the-country program to sell ready-made meals from local restaurants. Proceeds from the sales of these chef-prepared meals go directly to the restaurants. To provide support for our creatives and culture bearers, we're pitching in to help the best way we know how — spreading the art. Where Y'Art has partnered with #FeedtheFrontLineNOLA to provide prints, based on original, commissioned works by several local artists of local healthcare heroes.

Our city's food-scene is a cultural treasure, but many of the best spots are smaller, mom-n-pop operations - without immediate help, they will close. De Wulf and his team’s weeks-old nonprofit has created a win-win-win for the city, feeding healthcare workers at all 15 local hospitals with food purchased from area restaurants and delivered by out-of-work artists and musicians. Feeding New Orleans’ frontline is an enormous undertaking—and one that costs about $20,000 each day. The group turned to Krewe of Red Beans’ and its Feed the Frontline NOLA project to turn money into meals. Donations allow the nonprofit, to serve thousands of meals to health care workers in area hospitals.

The COVID-19 Pandemic caused major economic destruction to the New Orleans region since the majority of their economy relied on tourism. Middle school teacher by day and founder of The Krewe of Red Beans, Devin De Wulf, created a number of initiatives to leverage his personal network to help those in need. Staff from Justine loads ready-to-eat meals to be delivered to over-worked medical staff at Oschner Health Center West Bank . It’s also made by people – folks who are largely working class – and often unpaid for their culture.

The starting bid rings in at $15,000 with all profits going to Feed the Front Line NOLA. GiveForms donation forms are easy to set up and use, so the team at the Krewe of Red Bean seamlessly embedded them on their project websites, allowing visitors to donate using credit cards, PayPal, Google Pay, and bank transfers. This ease of use, both by donors and the organizers, was appreciated by Devin and the team. GoFundMe held tens of thousands of dollars in donations for over 60 days, forcing Devin to take out personal loans to pay for meals he had promised.

Southern Solidarity is buying, packing and delivering hot meals, blankets and clothes to people living on the street in New Orleans during the COVID-19 lockdown. They are receiving donations of ingredients from restaurants and buying food with monetary donations coming in through Venmo. Elysian Meals consists of a core group of three friends and a rotating cast of volunteers who are cooking 50 to 100 meals a day right now to feed those living on the street during the COVID-19 lockdown. Off Their Plate provides nutritious meals to hospital teams while providing more than 50% of meal cost as economic relief for restaurant workers at risk of unemployment.

De Wulf told Eater that when he heard about the Mass Feeding Initiative, he thought it had the potential to help make a model like Feed the Frontline NOLA’s sustainable with government funding. Based on his time partnering with 49 local restaurants for Feed the Frontline NOLA, De Wulf thinks few, if any of them, could front the amount of money required by the city’s proposal. Eater reached out to the city about these concerns Thursday, but has not yet received a response. De Wulf says that in addition to helping local restaurants, the morale boost for the health care workers is an important part of the effort. As of April 19, the Feed the Front Line NOLA had sent over 60,000 meals to doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers engaged directly with COVID-19 patients, spending $566,000 in the local economy so far.

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It's just not on the same scale.” De Wulf isn’t keeping the information to himself. He’s “spilling the beans” and believes any city or town anywhere in the world can do the same thing, so they’ve created a toolkit for other cities to start up operations to help their front line workers and local economy. Krewe of Red Beans founder Devin De Wulf, who led the effort, said his goal was to push an infusion of cash to local restaurants to help them stay afloat. It did so as the crisis was rapidly unfolding and upending many businesses. Some restaurant operators on the receiving end said Feed the Front Line NOLA purchases kept them from shutting down.

In the instance the event is forced to cancel, refunds may take up to 90 days to process. For the New Orleans Open 2021 event , all purchases are refundable until November 10th, 2021, after which no tickets will be refunded. There are no exceptions to this policy unless specified otherwise in an event ticket description. Tickets may be transferred to another party up until December 3rd, 2021.

Today, there are several thousand every year, most for weddings and other special events, although neighborhood organizations still show out. You can also join the second-line at many New Orleans festivals, including French Quarter Fest and Satchmo Summerfest. Terrance Osborne, the artist behind the work, is giving away 1,000 free prints to local hospitals. On this episode, we speak with Devin about the work #FeedtheFrontLinesNola is doing and also speak with two local restaurant owners, Lisa Nelson of Queen Trini Lisa and Nathanial Zimmet of Boucherie and Bouree. The Second Line – the magazine of the New Orleans jazz club, started in 1950 – took its name from the second lining tradition, which by that time included fans of jazz music, both black and white.

The first female mayor of the City of New Orleans, LaToya Cantrell has faced an unprecedented set of challenges during her first term. The loss of human life during the pandemic was felt acutely in the mayor’s office, according to Cantrell, who said that the casualties motivated the city's response and inspired efforts to help the community emerge from the crisis. Dr. Jennifer Avegno, director of the New Orleans Health Department, has been at the center of the COVID-19 crisis from the start. Born and raised in the New Orleans area, she has been the public face of the city’s response to COVID-19 and has been responsible for orchestrating the city’s efforts in establishing safety protocols and testing centers. With the hospitality and tourism industries completely shut down, small business owners are all looking for ways to stay creative and generate new business, all while keeping people employed.

When Chef Nathanial Zimet got an order for 110 meals from his restaurant in Uptown New Orleans, he was just days away from closing his doors. It was one week into the stay at home order issued by the governor of Louisiana in response to the COVID-19 crisis, and businesses everywhere were suffering. A ragtag group behind the band waves handkerchiefs to the beat of the drum, while a grand marshal in a snazzy suit and jaunty hat leads the way – out-dancing, out buck-jumping them all as he waves his feathered fan. Lisa shares about her Trinidadian and Tobagonian heritage and Nathanial shares his experience surviving Hurricane Katrina and seeing the city come together during times of hardship. The Maple Leaf Bar, 8316 Oak St., is holding a benefit concert and blood drive Saturday in support of Joe Cooper, who was shot four times while protecting his wife and his home in Gentilly. The Emergency Medical Service gave him a blood transfusion on the way to University Medical Center, which helped to save his life.

Pianos were often solo instruments played by great improvisers like Jelly Roll Morton, Tony Jackson, or Manuel Manetta, but in a band setting they often took on a supportive role, with occasional solos. Likewise, the guitar or banjo usually provided a steady rhythm for dancing, but in some songs they were given individual solos. Drummers rarely took solos in early New Orleans jazz, as they were counted on to keep time. In New Orleans-style jazz, the term “front line” refers to three melody instruments.

This led to what became known as a "jazz funeral", with the SAPC members marching in a dirge with a brass band before the deceased body being "cut loose" and a celebratory parade begins. The same club exercised their social aspect with a colorful, annual, public Second Line parade through their home community. The initiative will pair older, more vulnerable musicians and artists with their younger counterparts to assist them with shopping for their groceries and household needs. Violence has marred some parades in recent years, including the May 12, 2013 Mother's Day Parade shooting where 19 were wounded and one was trampled. De Wulf says that in addition to helping local restaurants, the morale boost for the health care workers is an important part of the effort. Feed the Second Line, a sister effort, was announced on Friday , which would have been the second day of our city’s beloved Jazz and Heritage Festival.

The first voice or lead melody is usually the cornet or trumpet, though some early jazz bands used the violin. The second voice, or obbligato, is usually the clarinet, but can also be the violin or saxophone. The interaction of the three instruments creates a melodic polyphony, which is in contrast to the solo melody statements of modern jazz styles, which came after New Orleans jazz in the mid-1920s. Collective improvisation among these instruments can involve a three-way “call and response.” The first voice will state a theme or melody, and the second and third voices will then make a melodic statement in response it. The overall affect is a musical conversation, in which the first and second voices respond to one another, and the deeper third voice provides a bass-level counterpoint.
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