Resource Guide for Volunteers Where Should We Stay?
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Resource Guide for Volunteers Where should we stay? Aurora United Methodist Church Best Western Landmark French Quarter Bunk beds for 100 people, showers, 920 N. Rampart Street, New Orleans LA kitchen, gym and wifi **Contact Gina Wilks at 504-522-8531 or gina_wilks@ Donation of $12.50/person/night acihotels.com. Be sure to mention NOAHH for the discount. www.auroraumc.org Clarion Grand Boutique Hotel [email protected] 2001 St. Charles Ave, New Orleans LA Camp Restore **Contact Gina Wilks at 504-522-8531 or gina_wilks@ acihotels.com. Be sure to mention NOAHH for the discount. Bunk Beds, showers, air conditioning, wifi $30/person/weeknight and $25/person/ weekend Homewood Suites www.camprestore.org 901 Poydras St, New Orleans, LA 70112 [email protected] 1 and 2 bedroom suites available Includes breakfast every day and Hands on New Orleans Bunk House dinner Monday-Thursday $30/night/person Walking distance to French Quarter www.handsonneworleans.org **All NOAHH volunteers receive a discount. Call 504-483-7043 Jennifer Jones, Sales Manager at (504)613-1004 or email her at [email protected]. When you call, please St. Vincents Guest House mention NOAHH. 1507 Magazine Street, New Orleans LA Wyndham New Orleans—French Quarter 504-302-9696 www.stvguesthouse.com 124 Royal Street, New Orleans LA 70130 [email protected] Walking distance to French Quarter **All NOAHH volunteers receive a discount so please call United Saints Recovery Project Erin Growden, Sales Manager, at 504-529-7211. Please 2309 Dryades Street, New Orleans LA mention that you are volunteering with NOAHH. 504-233-8883 Holiday Inn Downtown Superdome [email protected] 330 Loyola Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70112 Atlas House **NOAHH volunteers will get special rate. When 1354 Magazine Street, New Orleans La booking, contact Thais Ellison at 504.581.1600 ext. 4210 10% discount for NOAHH volunteers. or visit this link. Annunciation Episcopal Church Country Inn & Suites By Carlson—Metairie 4505 S Claiborne Ave, New Orleans LA 2713 N Causeway Blvd, Metairie, LA, 700002 www.annunciationepiscopal.com/volunteer.html www.countryinns.com/metiairela [email protected] **Will give best available rate to all NOAHH volunteers. Contact Gina Abernathy, Director of Sales, at Rebuilding Hope in New Orleans: (504) 648-3821 or [email protected]. Be sure If you’re looking for an affordable, all-inclusive to mention NOAHH when you book! mission trip, we’d encourage you to think about Royal Sonesta Hotel RHINO. RHINO is a longtime partner of NOAHH and continues to host mission teams 300 Bourbon Street, New Orleans La from all over the country. Visit www.rhinonola.org **Will offer NOAHH volunteers 10% off the best for more information or contact Caroline available rate. Please contact Christine Sory at 504-553- Cottingham at [email protected]. 2208 or [email protected] What about transportation? Dollar Rent-a-Car Enterprise Corporate code BR0878 For 15 passenger vans, contact 5% off the lowest price Lauren Regan: 504-779-3361 1-800-rent-a-car Alert Transportation LLC Charter Bus Services (504) 362-4145 New Orleans Tours, Inc. (888) 362-4145 610 S Peters St Ste 300 www.alerttrans.com New Orleans, LA 70130-7800 Phone: (504) 587-1609 Celebrity Limousine Service (504) 888-5466 Hotard Coaches Inc. 24 passenger bus only 2838 Touro Street, New Orleans, LA (504) 944-0253 24 passenger bus only American Limousine and Sedan New Orleans, LA 70112 (504) 269-5466 29 passenger mini-vans 14 passenger vans What about our meals? Honey-Baked Ham (On-site Catering) Subway (On-Site Catering) Joe Sturino General Manager Leslie Fontenot - Group Sales Coordinator Many groups have lunches delivered from (985) 351-5355 or (504) 835-7770 Honey-Baked Ham in Metairie. (504) 833-2933 NOAHH Restaurant Partners Juan’s Flying Burrito, founded in 1997, has partnered with New Orleans Habitat for Humanity and will donate a percentage of all sales to support the affiliate’s mission. With locations in the Lower Garden District and Mid-City, Juan’s is a truly unique New Orleans style Mexican joint with creative interpretations of traditional dishes from both the Hispanic and Creole cultures. Dine at Slice Pizzeria and mention New Orleans Habitat for a portion of all sales to benefit building safe, decent, affordable shelter in New Orleans. With two locations on St. Charles Avenue and Magazine Street, Slice offers true New Orleans Style Pizza along with a full bar, creative salads, delicious pasta, unique appetizers and tasty sandwiches. Five Happiness will donate a percentage of all sales to support New Orleans Habitat for Humanity. Located at 3605 N. Carrollton Avenue, Five Happiness has won the Zagat Certificate of Distinction Award and was selected as the Best Chinese Restaurant by New Orleans Magazine and Gambit. Mikimoto will donate a portion of all sales to support New Orleans Habitat for Humanity. Located at 3301 S. Carrollton, Mikimoto offers an extensive menu of Japanese cuisine and sushi. Take-out orders can use the convenient drive-thru window. Wolfe’s in the Warehouse will donate a portion of all sales to support New Orleans Habitat for Humanity. Offering a contemporary take on classic Creole cuisine, Wolfe’s in the Warehouse at the New Orleans Marriott Convention Center (859 Convention Center Blvd.), brings all the elements together to create a fabled dining experience. Parran’s will donate a percentage of all sales to support New Orleans Habitat for Humanity. Located at 3939 Veterans Avenue in Metairie, Parran’s has been serving delicious po-boys since 1975. They are the home of the original seafood muffuletta! La Divina Gelateria, Magazine Street, will donate a percentage of all sales to support New Orleans Habitat for Humanity. La Divina, located at 3005 Magazine Street, serves true gelato, panini and espresso made in the classic Italian tradition. Sun Ray Grill offers a world of great salads, sandwiches, grilled fish, ribs and steaks, plus a full sushi bar with a bounty of fish flown in regularly from Hawaii and Japan. Dine at one of Sun Ray’s three locations and a portion of your tab will go to support New Orleans Habitat for Humanity. New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau The New Orleans CVB’s mission is to generate dynamic economic impact for New Orleans by marketing the city as the premier destination in America for conventions, meetings, sports events, cultural events, leisure travel, multicultural tourism, entertainment, art, history and architecture. • Katrina and Beyond Exhibit (Presbytere in Jackson Square) • Neighborhood Walking Tours with The Friends of The Cabildo (ex: French Quarter, Treme, Cemetery, Garden District) • Saints Football Game • Pelicans Basketball Game (let us know if you are interested and we can connect you to our representative at Pelicans) • Zephyr’s Baseball Game • Mardi Gras Parade*(seasonal) • Mardi Gras Indians*(seasonal) • Rock N Bowl (Carrollton Ave) • Swamp Tour • Plantation Tour • WWII Museum /Beyond All Boundaries 4D Film (Central Business District) • Ogden (Museum of Southern Art) • NOMA/ Sculpture Garden (City Park) • Preservation Hall (French Quarter) • Frenchman Street (Small jazz clubs and a few restaurants) • Audubon Zoo (Uptown on Magazine Street) • Audubon Aquarium and Audubon Insectarium (French Quarter) • Café Du Monde (French Quarter) • French Market (French Quarter) • Snowballs (Hansen’s or Plum Street) • French Quarter by day: Royal and Chartres Streets • Magazine Street (Good shopping, food, etc) • Kayaking on Bayou St John www.neworleanscvb.com Medical Facilities New Orleans East Hospital (New Orleans East) 5620 Read Blvd, New Orleans, LA 70127 Hours: Emergency Room open 24/7 Urgent Care Eleven (Bywater) 3218 St Claude Ave, New Orleans, LA 70117 Hours: Mon-Fri: 11a-7p Sat-Sun: 11a-4p New Orleans Urgent Care (Downtown) 900 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70130 504-552-2433 Hours: Mon-Sat: 10am-7pm Sun: 9am-1pm New Orleans Urgent Care (French Quarter) 201 Decatur St, New Orleans, LA 70130 504-609-3833 Hours: Mon-Sat: 10am-5:30pm Closed Sunday Oschner Baptist Hospital (Uptown) 2700 Napoleon Ave, New Orleans, LA 70115 504-899-9311 Hours: Emergency Room open 24/7.