BAYOU BU Z Z WO RT H Y MISSION COMPLETE v On August 29th, local pilot and Pilots for Patients volunteer, Glenn Northcott, completed his mission of flying to all 69 airports in Louisiana within 24 hours. Glenn’s hope is to raise awareness of Pilots for Patients and to recruit more pilots throughout the state. Pilots for Patients is a 501(c) 3 non-profit volunteer pilot organization based in Monroe, LA. Their mission is to provide free air transportation to those patients needing diagnosis and treatments at medical facilities not available FEET ‘N THE STREET ^ to them locally. They provide these services to Monroe Symphony Orchestra presented patients in Louisiana and surrounding areas. its first ever Feet ‘n the Street fundraising event Congratulations Glenn on this incredible on Saturday, September 21, from 3:30-6:30pm. accomplishment! Guests were invited to enjoy the hottest new venue in Northeast Louisiana: Alley Park, situated on Natchitoches Street, just off Antique Alley in downtown West Monroe! Two regional favorites, Lisa Spann & Company, along with the Mike McKenzie Band, delivered tunes of country, pop, rock, and other crowd-pleasing favorites! Attendees enjoyed food trucks, beer, wine, soda, and water. Fun for all ages, this event was a fantastic way to enjoy the best of Northeast Louisiana musicians AND to support your local orchestra!
DOWNTOWN WEST MONROE PARK(ING) DAY ^
PARK(ing) Day is an international pop-up event organized to help spur ideas on ways to make our public spaces more creative and green. Downtown West Monroe’s first PARK(ing) Day event was located in new Alley Park (located on Trenton and Natchitoches St.) and they temporarily transformed alley park into mini parks and creative spaces for the day. Attendees enjoyed interactive creative spaces and helped the city dream about the future of downtown.
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