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“One kid told his mother, ‘I need to change who I hang with.’ That let me know we’ve reached one,” Walsh said.
“Another kid came up and said he didn’t know if he wanted to come because he was supposed to have a basketball game
that day, but he was glad that he came because he enjoyed it so much.”
Other contributors of the 2023 Backpack, Hoodie and Sneakers Town Hall included the following: Footlocker, BSN,
Coca-Cola, Hampton Inn & Suites New Orleans, Walmart/Sam’s, Councilman Dominick F. Impastato III, Senator Troy
Carter, the New Orleans Pelicans, Chick-fil-A, Reginald Brown– videography, Katherine Kimball – Photography, Gerald
Washington – DJ, Jasmine Robertson – balloon décor, Dr. Dickerson – STEM production engineering, Louisiana
Workforce Development, People’s Organization for Social Equality, NOBLE/NOPD, Forever Care Resource Center,
Bourg’s Signs, Absolute Health Inc., Chase Bank, W.R. Grace – Norco, SAI-PR Firm/ToGetHer, River Parish Disposal,
college volunteers, and anonymous donors.
