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Bon Jovi visits 10 minutes away from my town

#1 Postby cajungal » Tue Sep 12, 2006 4:21 pm

HOUMA -- Jon Bon Jovi said south Louisiana’s hurricane victims share an agony unknown to anyone else, but he’s doing what he can to help.

The rock star strutted down a local street Sunday afternoon to hand-deliver house keys to 18 families who will move into homes built through a $1 million donation he made to Oprah Winfrey’s Angel Network after Hurricane Katrina.
The musician’s visit gave residents of the Bayou Blue community’s Bon Jovi Boulevard an unexpected chance to personally thank the roadway’s namesake for their new homes.
"I didn’t expect him to come," said Angela Graham, who plans to move her family this week into her Bon Jovi Boulevard home. "It was good to hug him and tell him thank you and let him know how grateful we are."

The band Bon Jovi and the nonprofit Angel Network worked with Bayou Area Habitat for Humanity to sponsor 28 homes in the Bayou Blue community. The homes are going to hurricane victims, including those from Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes.
"You put a face to the devastation and you see the desperate mothers, fathers, and grandparents, and you want to make a difference," Bon Jovi said. "I’m a firm believer in actions speak louder than words."
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#2 Postby sunny » Tue Sep 12, 2006 4:34 pm

Posted this yesterday :D
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#3 Postby Stephanie » Tue Sep 12, 2006 6:37 pm

I saw that post sunny. What a wonderful gesture! :D
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