NEW
ORLEANS,
LA/
MIAMI,
FL – As
the New Orleans
Saints
played
their
first
ever
Super
Bowl in
Miami
on February
7,
Saints
Quarterback
Drew
Brees
and
Marshall
Faulk,
New
Orleans native
and
former
Indianapolis
Colts
player,
made a
commitment
to support
a
state-of-the-art,
free-to-the-public
football
stadium
and
track in
New Orleans’
9th
Ward.
The
campaign
seeks to
raise
the
money
necessary to
complete
the
project
by the
end of
the
Super
Bowl’s
4th
Quarter.
“This is
a time
of
unparalleled
excitement
for the
city of
New
Orleans,” says
Brees,
“but as
a city
we are
still
facing
challenges.
By
texting “DREAM”
you are
making a
commitment
to the
9th Ward
and the
rejuvenation of
the
city.”
Donors
participated
by
texting
“DREAM”
to 50555
and were
asked
to confirm
a
donation
of
$10.00.
All
proceeds
will go
through
The
Brees Dream
Foundation
(http://9thwardfieldofdreams.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a38ae897f37c90fc6fbd54138&id=1492fdacd5&e=9da57f782b)
to build
the
facility,
with
any additional
funds
going
toward
the
redevelopment
of
George
Washington Carver High School where the stadium will be
built.
Marshall
Faulk,
an
alumnus
of
Carver,
said, “I
grew up
in the
9th
Ward,
so I
understand
the real
effects
this
stadium
can
have.
Its more
than
just keeping
kids off
the
street
and more
than
just
playing
sports--this project
can act
as a
catalyst
for the
coming
together
of the
community
and the
redevelopment
of this
neighborhood.”
The 9th
Ward
Field of
Dreams,
a
project
started
by
24-year-old,
New
York-native
Brian
Bordainick,
seeks to
rejuvenate
the
decimated neighborhood
by using
sports
as a
rallying
point
for the
community.
He began
the
project
2008 and
has
already
raised
$1.1 of
the $1.9
million needed
to
complete
the
project
and
counts
Nike,
the
National
Football League
and the Louisiana Recovery School District
among
his
supporters.
He hopes
the
partnership
of Brees
and
Faulk
will
bring
the
project
to fruition.
When
asked
about
the
probability
of
raising
the
funds in
so
little
time,
Brees
says,
“As a
New
Orleans
resident,
I think
if this
season
has
proven anything
it’s
that
this
city can
accomplish
anything
we put
our
minds
to.”
The
9th Ward
Field of
Dreams
is a
nonprofit
seeking
to build
a
state-of-the-art
football
field
and
track in
New
Orleans'
Upper
9th
Ward,
one of
the
areas
most
decimated
by
Hurricanes
Katrina
and
Rita.
With
the goal
of
raising
$1.8
million
dollars,
the
Field of
Dreams
seeks to
provide
a safe,
healthy
and
readily
accessible
environment
for all
New
Orleanians
and sees
sports
as a way
to build
and
support
communities.
Field of
Dreams
supporters
include
the
National
Football
League,
the New
Orleans
Saints,
Nike,
Eskew+Dumez+Ripple,
and the
Louisiana
Recovery
School
District.
For more
information
please
visit
www.9thwardfieldofdreams.com
Hope is
a game
changer.