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Evacuteer.org – Online Deal

Donate $20 to Evacuteer.org, with Total Donations Matched Up to $20,000

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Highlights

  • Create a safer, more efficient evacuation system
  • Improve neighborhoods with public works of art

The Fine Print

  • Expires Jun 30, 2011
  • 100% of donations go to Evacuteer.org. Donations matched up to $20,000 by the Arts Council of New Orleans.
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Hurricane season offers a variety of dangers to New Orleans citizens, especially those without access to transportation during evacuation. The non-profit organization Evacuteer.org strives to counteract these problems by recruiting, training, and managing volunteers to assist in New Orleans's public evacuation system, known as the City Assisted Evacuation Plan (CAEP). When a mandatory evacuation is called, the CAEP is designed to move 25,000 to 30,000 New Orleaneans without transportation to safety. The plan was successfully implemented in 2008 in advance of Hurricane Gustav, and Evacuteer.org hopes to expand the system to other American cities.

In addition to training volunteers, Evacuteer.org also strives to improve the current system for evacuation. One attempt to improve the CAEP in New Orleans is the Public Art + Preparedness project. Currently, the 17 pickup sites located throughout the city are denoted by signs about the size of common "Two Hour Parking" signs, rendering them easily overlooked, especially during inclement weather. The Arts Council of New Orleans has teamed up with Evacuteer.org to help make pickup sites more visible by creating dynamic pieces of public art to clearly identify each site and express the personality of the neighborhood.

Join G-Team and donate $20 to help Evacuteer.org commission 17 public art pieces to identify pickup locations. The Arts Council has already committed $50,000 to the project and has agreed to match both the $30,000 Evacuteer.org has raised and also donations from G-Team up to $20,000. G-Team members can also purchase an Evacuteer.org t-shirt for $15 (a $22 value) after making their donation to proudly support the arts and put Mother Nature in her place.

Unlike traditional Groupon deals, G-Team campaigns typically don't offer you a "discount" or "savings." So "buyer" beware—when you click "Buy" to donate your time or money to a worthwhile G-Team cause, the only discount you may receive is 100% off free, priceless karma. Read more about G-Team.

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The Groupon Guide to: Siblings

Because it's not polite to tell a child their age, many people don't know whether they are the eldest, middle, or youngest sibling in the family. Take this quiz to find out which one you might be:

Your favorite way to influence the future is by:
a. Organizing your son's social studies binder
b. Deconstructing Lego cities built by children to teach them to doubt the establishment
c. Chewing!

Your workout routine involves:
a. Bench-pressing smaller humans
b. Contemplating
c. Running on a metal wheel!

It's dinnertime. You take your place:
a. At the head of the table. Everyone in the family will be excited to hear you regale them with the story of how you won today.
b. In your bedroom. Watching your family members chew makes you sick.
c. In the food bowl! Hopefully you'll be able to pick out some of those delicious sunflower seeds!

If you could redecorate your home you would:
a. Expand. You need a home for all your cars and a garage for all your children. Oops! Other way around.
b. Burn the thing down
c. Add more tubes!

Answer key: If you picked mostly As: You're the eldest sibling, congratulations! Your assertive type A personality makes you a leader in the family and a difficult person to watch television with.

If you picked mostly Bs: You're the middle sibling. You're artistic, emotional, and immune to romantic comedy.

If you picked mostly Cs: Your name is Oreo, you're the fifth child in a litter of 14, and everyone here just wants you to come home.

Are your parents too polite to tell you how old you are?

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