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Make it right

Publié le 10/12/2012

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Make it right More than 4,000 homes in New Orleans' Lower 9th Ward were destroyed by Hurricane Katrina (which was the deadliest and most destructive Atlantic hurricane of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season). Two years later, when actor Brad Pitt toured the city, the neighborhood was still deserted and devastated. Pitt promised the families he met there, that he would help make it right. He founded Make It Right in December 2007 to build 150 affordable, green storm resistant homes for families living in the Lower 9th Ward when the storm hit. As of May 2011, Make It Right had completed 75 homes and has begun working on the second half of the project. In addition to Brad Pitt, other cele...

« (A debt instrument that is secured by the collateral of specified real estate property and that the borrower is obliged to pay back with a predetermined set of payments.

Mortgages are used by individuals and businesses to make large purchases of real estate without paying the entire value of the purchase up front) We can help the charity by giving an online donation, or by purchasing eco-friendly merchandise online.

Make It Right and eBay are also hosting an online auction that we can bid on starting February 8.

The items are: • A signed guitar from KATY PERRY • Tennis match with KEVIN SPACEY • ER scrubs signed by the original cast from GEORGE CLOONEY • Gown worn by CHARLIZE THERON • 30 Rock set visit with ALEC BALDWIN • Two pairs of designer shoes from SARAH JESSICA PARKER 100% of the proceeds from the auction support Make It Right’s work. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K53qK-zAf1g. »

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