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 NEW ORLEANS BAND GIVES BACK TO KATRINA-RAVAGED HOMETOWN
By STACEY PLAISANCE
Associated Press Writer
NEW ORLEANS (March 25, 2008) A year ago the rock band Better Than Ezra helped an injured firefighter rebuild his Hurricane Katrina-ravaged home by buying new furniture and appliances to replace those destroyed in the 2005 storm's flooding. This year, the band is making a donation to the city's fire department for new equipment, and it's donating to other groups working to rebuild the city, among them Brad Pitt's Make It Right Foundation. In all, five donations totaling $100,000 were to be announced by the Better Than Ezra Foundation at a news conference Tuesday in New Orleans, where the band and its foundation are based.
"This is the biggest thing the foundation has ever done, as far as money goes," said Tom Drummond, bassist for the band that became well-known in the 1990s for such hits as "Good," "In the Blood" and "Desperately Wanting."
Drummond said the foundation, through an annual golf tournament and auction, has raised more than $500,000 over the past seven years.
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