NORD Commission Meeting Victor N. Richard, CEO

Mitchell J. Landrieu, Mayor Roy Glapion, Chairman

April 2, 2013

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Movies in the Park Fostering Strong Communities

Since Fall of 2011, over 5,000 people have attended 52 family-friendly movies in neighborhood parks all across New Orleans. All movies are on Friday evenings. Movies start at dusk, but come early to relax with friends and family. Thank you to NOPD!

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Date District

Playground Movie & Host

April 5 A Easton WRECK IT RALPH hosted by Assurance for Tomorrow’s Leaders Youth Foundation, Inc.

April 12 D Marie Goretti GNOMEO & JULIET hosted by Mother’s Helpers

April 19 D Sam Bonart RATATOUILLE hosted by St. Philip Church

April 26 C Lemann MEN IN BLACK III hosted by Sojourner Truth Neighborhood Center

May 3 D Milne THE GOONIES hosted by Milne Boosters

May 10 E East Shore THE PIRATES: BAND OF MISFITS hosted by East Shore Boosters

May 17 C McDonough MAGAGASCAR 3 hosted by Old Algiers Main Street Corporation

May 24 D Digby MEN IN BLACK III hosted by Digby Boosters

May 31 B Taylor BRAVE hosted by The Chocolate Diamndz Social & Pleasure Club

Movies in the Park Fostering Strong Communities

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hosted by Friends of Wisner Playground,

Xavier Prep Foundation, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Kids of

Wisner, Faubourg Avant Neighborhood Association, Crescent City Lights Youth

Theater, YLC Kicks and C&B BBQ

Pre-show fun & entertainment Crescent City Lights Youth

Theatre Performed an excerpt from their award-winning show, “Honk, Jr.”

YLC Kicks Soccer, kickball and Nerf football

Attendance Record Breaker -- 250 people March 22, 2013 at Wisner Playground

Basketball Season Ends with Championship Games March 8 and 9 1,092 participants at 28 playgrounds Girl Divisions Sophomore: Cut-Off Lady Warriors defeated Kenilworth Lady Chiefs Senior: Fisher Lady Eagles defeated Milne Lady Raiders Boy Divisions Freshmen: McCue Eagles defeated Cut-Off Warriors Sophomore: Willie Hall Panthers defeated Harrell Rams Junior: Kenilworth Chiefs defeated Willie Hall Panthers Senior: Behrman Green Machine defeated Willie Hall Panthers All participants received individual trophies. Half-time performances by NORDC All-Star Cheerleaders

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For more information, call Ernest Foster, Athletics Director (504) 658-3037

Photos by Alexandra Jones

NORDC Athletics Programs

Soccer Season begins April 5 New NORDC Partnership with YLC Kicks (Young Leadership Council) Division Ages for Boys and Girls U6 (ages 5-6) U8 (ages 7-8) U10 (ages 9-10) U12 (ages 11-12)

YLC Kicks Soccer Clinic – March 23 Annunciation Playground YLC Kicks instructors demonstrated soccer fundamentals to 22 volunteer coaches and 26 site supervisors

Track & Field Season April 3-May 4 Division Ages for Boys and Girls Novice 5-6 Freshman 7-8 Sophomore 9-10 Junior 11-12 Senior 13-14 All participants will compete in three locations: • Harrell Stadium • Behrman Stadium • Victory Track in Joe W. Brown Park April 3 & 4: Tune Up Meet at Behrman Stadium

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Baseball & Softball seasons begins on May 20

For more information, call Ernest Foster, Athletics Director (504) 658-3037

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Oliver Bush Playground April 6, 2013 2:00 Community Event and registration for the free youth basketball clinic 3:30 Basketball Court Dedication 4:00 Free youth basketball clinic conducted by former NBA players, including New Orleans native Eldridge Recasner

NCAA Powerade Free Youth Basketball Clinic April 6, 8:30am-12:30pm Joe W. Brown Recreation Center • Free clinic for 200 youth ages 8-14 • Led by NCAA coaches and

student athletes • No basketball experience required

NCAA Women’s Final Four NORDC Event & Participation

For more information, call Ernest Foster, Athletics Director (504) 658-3037

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NORDC Playground All-Star Cheerleaders will compete at the NCAA Tourney Town Talent Showdown -- April 6 at 2pm • NORDC Cheerleaders Competing: Willie Hall Lady Panthers, East Shore

Lady Buffalos, St. Roch Lady Crusaders and Milne Lady Raiders

• 3 Divisions – Pee Wee, Junior Varsity and Varsity

• Winners will perform in the WBCA High School All-America Game at the Arena

NCAA Women’s Final Four NORDC Event & Participation

For more information, call Ernest Foster, Athletics Director (504) 658-3037

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SUMMER AQUATICS CLASSES Water Safety Education Classes • Pre-Level 1: Introduction to Water

(mandatory for new students) • Level 1: Whale Tales (ages 5-12) • Level 2: Water Safety (ages 12+) Water & Water Skills Classes • Introduction to Water & Water Skills • Stroke Development • Pre-school/Parent & Child Aquatics • Adult Swim • Guard Start (Junior Guard) • Water Aerobics (adults)

NORDC Aquatics

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Indoor Pools Joe W. Brown -- 5601 Read Blvd. Open Now Open year round Mon-Fri: 9am-12noon and 1-6pm Sat: 9am-12noon and 1-4pm Sunday: Closed Treme Center- 900 N. Villere St. Opens June 3 Will be open year round Mon-Fri: 9am-12noon and 1-6pm Sat: 9am-12noon and 1-4pm Sunday: Closed

Outdoor Pools • A.L. Davis - 2600 La Salle St. • Behrman Center - 2529 General Meyer Ave. • Harrell Center - 2300 Leonidas St. • Lemann - 536 N. Prieur St. • Lyons Center - 624 Louisiana Ave. • Sam Bonart - 1200 Forstall St. • Sampson - 3100 Louisa St. • St. Bernard Center - 1500 Lafreniere St. • Stallings Gentilly - 2700 Lapeyrouse St. • Taylor - 2600 S. Roman St. • Whitney Young - 6500 Magazine St.

Summer 2013 Pool Season June 3 – July 28

For more information, call Jezelle Jones, Aquatics Director (504) 658-3044.

PARTICIPATION January-March 2013 5,180 participants

Summer Camp Expo Saturday, March 30 Joe W. Brown Recreation Center • 1,500 people attended • 620 summer camp registrations (of 4,690 total spots) • Representatives from 28 NORDC summer camps

from all five City Council districts

For more information, call Jahanna Cannon-Brightman, Youth Programs Director (504) 658-3033.

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District A AGES DATES FEE SUBJECT Anthony Bean Community Theater & Acting School 8–17 June 3–July 28; M–F 8a–3p $300 Drama & Theatre Batiste Cultural Arts Academy/NOSACONN 5–13 June 3–July 12; M–F 8a-3p $10 Academic Enrichment & Cultural Arts Benjamin BannekerSchool/Kedila 6–15 June 3–July 12; M–F 8a–3p $50 Academic Enrichment & Cultural Arts John Dibert/First Line Schools 5–12 June 11–July 12; M–F 8:30a–3p $20 Academic Enrichment & Cultural Arts Langston Hughes Early Learning & Victory Camps 4-6 & 7-12 June 11–July 12; M–F 8:30a–2:30p $20 Pre-K to Kindergarten Transition Program & Youth Camps District B AGES DATES FEE SUBJECT Andrew H. Wilson Charter School Early Learning 4-6 & 7-12 June 10–July 12; M–F 8a–2p $50 & $75 Academic Enrichment & Cultural Arts NORDC Atkinson Stern Tennis Center/A’s and Aces 5–12 June 10–July 26; M–F 9a–3p $25 Tennis & Academic Enrichment NFL YET Boys & Girls Club 6–13 June 3–July 12; M–F 9a-6p $25 Academic Enrichment & Cultural Arts Ty Tracy/Crescent City Lights Theater 7–17 May 28–July 21 & July 22–Aug 25 $10 & $325 Academic Enrichment & Cultural Arts Gert-Town Community Development Center 5–12 June 17–July 26; M–F 8a–3p $20 Academic Enrichment & Cultural Arts Kingsley House 5–13 June 3–July 26, M–F 8a–3:30p $50 +wkly fee Academic Enrichment & Cultural Arts NORDC Lyons Center/NOBA 6–13 July 8–July 26; M–F 9a–3p $25/week Adventures in Dance Camps NORDC Lyons Center/Young Audiences 5–11 June 3-July 26 $100 Performing & Visual Arts, STEM Pleasant Zion Summer Camp 6–12 June 17–July 26; M–F 8:30a–3p $35 Academic Enrichment & Cultural Arts District C AGES DATES FEE SUBJECT Arise Charter School/Community Works of LA 5–12 June 3–28; M–F 9a–4p $75 Academic Enrichment & Cultural Arts NORDC Cut-Off Center/Children’s Defense Fund 5–13 June 17–July 26; M–F 8a–3p $30 Academic Enrichment & Cultural Arts Elevate Basketball at NORDC St. Bernard Center grades 2-8 July 15–18 & 22–25; M–Th 9a–3p $25 Basketball Skills Martin Behrman Center (Emerge/Salvation Army) 5–12 June 10–July 26; M–F 8a–3p $50 Academic Enrichment & Cultural Arts NORDC Treme Center/Craig School Tambourine & Fan 5–12 June 3–July 26; M–F 8a–3p Free Academic Enrichment & Cultural Arts

For more information, call Jahanna Cannon-Brightman, Youth Programs Director (504) 658-3033.

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District D AGES DATES FEE SUBJECT Arthur Ashe School/First Line Schools 5–12 June 11–July 12; M–F 8:30a–2:30p $20 Academic Enrichment & Cultural Arts Better Choice Foundation/Coghill Charter School 5–12 July 1–31; M–F 8a–2:30p $25 + $10/wk Academic Enrichment & Cultural Arts Dillard University/A’s and Aces 6–13 June 10–July 26; M–F 9a–3p $75 Tennis & Academic Enrichment First Pilgrims Baptist Church 5–12 June 3–July 12; M–F 8a–3p $65 Academic Enrichment & Cultural Arts Franklin Ave. Baptist Church 5–12 June 3–July 19; M–F 8a–3p $50 Academic Enrichment & Cultural Arts SUNO Healthy Minds–Healthy Bodies 6–12 June 3–July 26; M–F 8a–4p $125 Academic Enrichment & Cultural Arts Southern University at New Orleans/A’s and Aces 5–12 June 10–July 26; M–F 9a–3p $75 Tennis & Academic Enrichment District E AGES DATES FEE SUBJECT CDC 58:12/Desire Street Ministries 4–12 June 3–July 12; M–F 8a–3p $25 Academic Enrichment & Cultural Arts Delores Aaron Elementary (NOSACONN) 5–12 June 3–July 12; M–F 8a–2:30p $10 Academic Enrichment & Cultural Arts Greater New Home Baptist Church 5–12 June 10–July 19; M–F 8a–4p $50 plus $5/wk Academic Enrichment & Cultural Arts NORDC Joe W. Brown Center/ Directed Initiatives for Youth/Excite All Stars 6–14 June 3–Aug 2; M–F 9a–3p $125 Tennis & Academic Enrichment NORDC St. Bernard Center/New Orleans Police and Justice Foundation/YMCA 5–12 June 3–July 12; M–F 8a–3p $25 Academic Enrichment & Cultural Arts Vietnamese Initiatives in Economic Training (VIET) 5–12 May 28–July 31; M–F 8a–4p $75 Academic Enrichment & Cultural Arts Schaumburg Elementary School (NOSACONN) 5–12 June 3–July 12; M–F 8a–2:30p $10 Academic Enrichment & Cultural Arts TEEN CAMPS New Orleans Outreach at New Orleans Math & Science School 5625 Loyola Ave. (District A) Sci Tech Academy 8200 Jackson Ave. (District B) John McDonough Senior High School 2426 Esplanade Ave. (District C) L.B. Landry Walker High School 1200 L. B. Landry Ave. (District C) CDC 58:12 at Crescent Leadership Academy 4300 Almonaster Blvd. (District D) New Israel Baptist Church 6322 St. Claude Ave. (District E) Sarah T. Reed High School/Vietnamese Initiatives in Economic Training (VIET) 5316 Michoud Blvd. (District E)

For more information, call Jahanna Cannon-Brightman, Youth Programs Director (504) 658-3033.

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NORDC/NOBA Center for Dance wraps up a season of special projects through the Chevron Master Artist Series. Youth were selected by audition to participate in three

special performance projects through the Chevron Master Artist Series.

MARTHA GRAHAM DANCE COMPANY PANORAMA PROJECT March 23, 2013 Mahalia Jackson Theater Featuring a local cast of 33 youth

COMPLEXIONS PROJECT November 15, 2012 at the Joyce Theater in New York Featuring nine current Pre-Professional students and two alumni from the NORDC/NOBA Center For Dance.

BALLET HISPANICO PROJECT December 5-8, 2012 Mahalia Jackson Theater and other venues Featuring nine advanced Pre-Professional students from the NORDC/NOBA Center For Dance

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NORDC/NOBA Band Invited to Participate in the 24th Annual UMOJA Village Parade April 6, 2013 at Congo Square in Armstrong Park The parade starts at 10am from Basin & Treme Streets. This event celebrates the best of our community’s culture and heritage.