Articles filed under Worthy Causes
Worthy Causes Revisited
Over the past years, Inside Northside’s Worthy Causes department has presented the stories of many of the charitable organizations that serve our community.
Worthy Causes: St. Tammany Parish Suicide Prevention Support Program
“Tommy and Timmy were best friends. They did everything together,” begins Tim Lentz, chief deputy of the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office. “But on Timmy’s 16th birthday, his
2012 Northshore’s Finest Honorees
Founded in 1955, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is the world’s leader in the search for a cure for cystic fibrosis. This life-threatening genetic disease affects 30,000
Worthy Causes: Pennies for Bread
Every Monday and Thursday at 3 a.m., two brothers at Saint Joseph Abbey begin baking bread in a tradition that has long sustained monks and seminarians at the
Slidell Ladies for Liberty
In 2007, nine Slidell PTA mothers “adopted” the soldier son-in-law of one of the women and his entire unit. They soon expanded into Slidell Ladies for Liberty, a
Heart to Heart: Heart Transplant Recipient Jamie Outlaw Napolitano
Diagnosed as an infant with terminal heart disease, Jaime Napolitano credits excellent medical care, unbounded optimism and the donor heart of a 19-year-old with her being alive and
Raising the Roof for Charity: The STHBA 2012 Raffle House
Each year, St. Tammany Home Builders Association members pool their time, expertise and energy to design, build and present a home of exceptional quality to raffle off for
Worthy Causes: East St. Tammany Habitat for Humanity
East St. Tammany Habitat for Humanity has been helping families purchase their own homes for over two decades. Celebrating its 20th birthday in 2012, this Christian organization builds
Worthy Causes: Women Build 2010
“To see people own their own homes—when they thought it might never happen—is one of the most humbling experiences I have ever encountered,” says CJ Ladner, chair of
Worthy Causes: The Mwana Mission Project
Growing up in Africa is not something many northshore residents would identify with, but a sense of community and family is something we all understand. Mandeville’s Jan Sawa
Worthy Causes: Jazz on the Bayou
World-renowned jazz pianist Ronnie Kole doesn’t just play for the crowds. Amid his busy schedule of performances throughout the United States and abroad, Ronnie finds time to tinkle
CFF Visionary Verna Bieber
When Verna Bieber found out that her son had cystic fibrosis, she knew what was ahead of her. Her best friend and “backdoor neighbor” had died at the
Worthy Causes: New Heights Horses for Heroes
In 2005, Marine Matt Cole was serving his second tour of duty in Iraq—he had been part of the first wave crossing into Iraq in 2003—when insurgents attacked
Publisher’s Note: Fostering Hope
A couple of years ago, a friend of ours took a call in the middle of a tennis match. It was the Office of Children’s Services telling her
Worthy Causes: Court Appointed Special Advocates
“It’s the most worthwhile thing I’ve ever done,” says CASA trainer Dana Wolcott of the 11 years she’s spent serving abused and neglected children as a Court Appointed


















