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IN MEMORIAM

NOAAHH mourns the loss in November of Arthur Quentin Davis and Alice Mary O'Keefe Sebastian. Friends and supporters of NOAAHH and their community, Mr. Davis and Mrs. Sebastian were passionate about their work and community service.

Mr. Davis, an award-winning architect, served on several community boards and was the first chairman of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation. He was the father of NOAAHH’s consulting producer, Quint Davis.

Mrs. Sebastian was the mother of ten children, including NOAAHH board member Kathy Sebastian. After raising her family she earned a nursing degree and a master's degree in psychology. She was Head Nurse for the Caddo Parish School Board until her retirement.


The New Orleans Artists Against Hunger and Homelessness, Inc. (NOAAHH) began in 1985 when Grammy Trustee Award Recipient and Hall of Fame Inductee songwriter/musician Allen Toussaint and Grammy Award winner and lead vocalist of the Neville Brothers Aaron Neville brought together a group of New Orleans musicians for the purpose of performing a concert to benefit the hungry and homeless of Metro New Orleans.

Today, NOAAHH has developed into a successful nonprofit organization that annually presents concerts and gala celebrity mixers to raise funds to help alleviate hunger and homelessness in the metro New Orleans area.

NOAAHH is governed by an all-volunteer board of directors. For its first 25 years, NOAAHH was headed by Sister Jane F. Remson, O.Carm. Currently, NOAAHH officers include Sid Berger, president, Pierre Hilzim, vice-president, and Sandra Cordray, secretary, with Sister Jane still providing guidance on the board.

Joining NOAAHH in their efforts are corporate sponsors whose support is needed to cover the production costs of the events. These sponsors donate both cash and in-kind services for which they are duly recognized in NOAAHH’s extensive publicity and on-site signage. Proceeds from the concerts are distributed in metro New Orleans by the NOAAHH Board of Directors using a carefully screened grant application process. To date, more than $1 million dollars have been distributed to charity since the first NOAAHH concert.

Hunger Awareness Award Meal
Dr John and Sr. Jane at Hunger Awareness Award Meal, 2011

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