Liz McCartney
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Liz McCartney cofounded
St. Bernard Parish of Louisiana, southeast of New Orleans. She is the 2008 CNN Hero of the Year and was nominated for CNN Superhero
of the Decade.
Biography
A native of
St. Bernard Project
. As of July 2012, over 45,000 volunteers have rebuilt more than 440 hurricane-damaged homes in St. Bernard Parish and New Orleans with the St. Bernard Project.
Awards
- In 2007, Liz McCartney and Zack Rosenburg made Gambit's "40 under 40" list of successful young New Orleanians.
- Liz and Zack received the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research Social Entrepreneurship Award in 2008.
- On May 3, 2008, Senator Mary Landrieu presented Liz and Zack with the Heroes of the Storm Award.
- On January 5, 2009 Liz and Zack were named Gambit Weekly's New Orleanians of the Year 2008.
- Liz McCartney was voted the 2008 CNN Hero of the Year (CNN Heroes) on November 27, 2008.
- Liz McCartney was named the "2010 Woman of Excellence for Community Service" by Wiley College
According to CNN's website:
- "Liz McCartney is dedicated to helping Hurricane Katrina survivors in St. Bernard Parish, a community just outside New Orleans. Her nonprofit St. Bernard Project has rebuilt the homes of more than 120 families."[1]
See also
References
- ^ St. Bernard Project