Dec. 2005

Operation: A Cajun Christmas

Community:
Town of Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana

Goals:
The goal of Operation: A Cajun Christmas was to bring hope and joy to the families of Vermilion Parish who suffered widespread devastation from Hurricane Rita. The main focus was to provide gifts for the children around Holiday time.

Accomplishments:
Operation: A Cajun Christmas distributed gifts to over 7,000 children in Vermilion Parish, including 125 children in foster care, 10 families living in a shelter for battered women, 93 residents of an area nursing home and 70 children in the most impoverished area of Abbeville. Donations included: toys, books, school supplies, sporting equipment, electronics.

Four facilities received large electronics (Foster Care Building, Battered Woman’s Shelter, Hospital Children’s Ward , Nursing Home) click for electronics breakdown. A community playground has been built in Abbeville.

Ongoing Support:
Plans are underway for a Recreation/Arts center. Donations and volunteers are still being channeled into the Abbeville area.