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Here at UncommonGoods, it\u2019s our policy to use business as a force for good. Through our Better to Give<\/a> program, it\u2019s important to us that we connect our customers with organizations that impact the world in a positive way. In the wake of the historic floods that have devastated\u00a0southeast Louisiana, we have partnered with the Greater New Orleans Foundation<\/a> to help raise donations for its NOLA Pay It Forward Fund: Helping Families in Neighboring Parishes<\/a>.\u00a0The Fund will provide resources for the early relief and rebuilding efforts of those communities impacted by the recent floods.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n After three days of heavy rainfall that began early in the morning on August 12, 2016<\/a>, southern Louisiana experienced historic flooding that killed 13 people and damaged at least 60,000 homes across 20 parishes, according to NPR<\/a>. Many of the affected areas were inland, and therefore weren’t areas that had typically experienced flood conditions<\/a>. Several aid organizations have reported that nearly 80% of the damaged homes didn\u2019t have flood insurance<\/a>. Tens of thousands of residents had to be evacuated out of the flood zone, according to the Greater New Orleans Foundation<\/a>. As\u00a0Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards told CNN<\/a>, officials predict that it will take many months for communities to recover.<\/p>\n Photo courtesy of the Greater New Orleans Foundation<\/a>.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n In partnership with the Greater New Orleans Foundation, New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu relaunched\u00a0the NOLA Pay It Forward Fund<\/a>\u00a0to support victims of the August\u00a0floods. The Fund\u00a0first launched<\/a> five years ago\u00a0to support\u00a0recovery efforts following the Mississippi River floods in 2011, and has been relaunched twice since. With extensive\u00a0experience<\/a> in administering emergency and long term rebuilding funds, the Greater New Orleans Foundation<\/a> is “making grants to local nonprofits on the ground [in affected communities], feeding and sheltering flood victims, rescuing animals from flooded shelters, and rescuing stranded people from their homes.”<\/p>\n UncommonGoods has committed to donating at least $1,500 to the NOLA Pay It Forward Fund. For every customer that selects this non-profit through our Better to Give options\u00a0during checkout, we will donate $1 on your behalf.<\/p>\n For the most up-to-date information, you can follow the Greater New Orleans Foundation<\/a> on Twitter\u00a0at @GNOFoundation<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"Greater](\"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/image001.jpg\")
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