NOLA HAIR BOOM STUFFING

What: The LOWER NINTH WARD VILLAGE Flea Market and Fundraiser and “BOOM-B-Q”
Where: The LOWER NINTH WARD VILLAGE, 1001 Charbonnet off St. Claude
When: Flea Market Sat. May 15, 8am to dark:30, and Sunday May 16, noon to 6pm. ... AND: Boom-B-Q hair-boom making EVERY DAY May 15-31, noon-8pm (large groups welcome, please call in advance)
Price: FREE ($25 and up for vendors’ spaces)
Phone: (504) 402-4284 or (773) 592-7207

Tired of watching the oil gush out of the ocean floor and into the Gulf? Feeling helpless? Well... did you know that hair soaks up oil better than anything else? And did you know that in the coming weeks, the Lower Ninth Ward Village is now the #1 place to come do something about the environment!

Starting Saturday, May 15 (8am to dark:30) and Sunday, May 16 (noon to 6pm), at our VILLAGE FLEA MARKET FUNDRAISER, the non-profit 501(c)3 Lower Ninth Ward Village will begin its stint as host for the space to assemble “HAIR BOOMS.”

In conjunction with BURNERS WITHOUT BORDERS (.org) and MATTER OF TRUST (.org), the Village will receive thousands of pounds of hair in the mail and stuff it into pantyhose. Yes, you read right! For two weeks, starting at the Village Flea Market Fundraiser -- and continuing EVERY SINGLE DAY from NOON-8pm through May 31 -- the Lower Ninth Ward Village volunteers (meaning YOU) will be turning the collected barber-shop clippings of thousands of well-meaning individuals and pooches from all across the country into REAL CLEANUP ACTION.

Believe it or not, this is the best way for “regular folks” like us to do our part in taking on the impossible task of beginning to clean up this impossible mess. What’s more, all people everywhere are invited to come and be a part of this historic cleanup. Church groups, field trips, neighborhood caravans, and whomever else... please come out to pull up a chair in the air conditioning for a couple hours and STUFF STUFF FOR THE GULF!

We are also Supporting The Lower Ninth Ward Village in an effort to help them remain open and raise awareness of the fabulous work that they do. By participating in this we are raising awareness of their mission and helping them stay alive