The University of Mississippi Athletics
UNO Get Cooking Again Fundraiser Heads to Ole Miss Saturday
11/17/2005 | Athletics
Nov. 17, 2005
NEW ORLEANS, La. - In an effort to raise money for its student-athletes, the University of New Orleans athletics department has put together the "Get New Orleans Cookin' Again," campaign which has made stops at college football games this fall. The tailgating campaign makes its next stop Saturday in Oxford.
Members of the UNO Athletic Department will be on hand for a New Orleans Style Tailgating Party and serving up chicken and sausage jambalaya for donations to the Privateer Athletic Foundation Hurricane Relief Fund.
The "Get New Orleans Cookin' Again" tent will be located on the corner of University Avenue and All American Drive. They will begin serving at Noon, prior to the Ole Miss/LSU game slated for 6:45 p.m. that will be aired nationally on ESPN2. All proceeds go to help UNO student-athletes stricken by Hurricane Katrina.
UNO athletic director, Jim Miller believes that despite the devastation suffered by the city,"the critical element that has survived this tragedy is our people and our collective resolve to endure."
The fundraising effort has already made stops at Lafayette, La., Jonesboro, Ark., Troy, Ala., Birmingham, Ala., Auburn, Ala., Louisville, Ky., and Knoxville, Tenn., this fall.
Paul Preau, owner of Ad Gas Outdoor Cooking Products of New Orleans, will serve as the head cook of the campaign. For more information or to reserve your tray of Jambalaya, please call Kristen Preau at 504-919-7464 or email her at kmpreau@yahoo.com.
