Falcons vs. Saints on ‘Monday Night Football’: #TailgateTogether is bigger than the game
NEW ORLEANS, La. — The sun rose on Sunday in New Orleans just to hide behind heavy clouds that drizzled soft rain on everyone waiting outside of the New Orleans Mission for the #TailgateTogether crew. The humidity made the air oppressive and heavy; everyone was thirsty. And there weren’t enough waters to go around. This […]
New Orleans braced for drizzling rain on Sunday morning as #TailgateTogether staff prepared to serve food, supplies and fellowship to unhoused New Orleanians. Allen Keller and Katherine Seals, two Saints fans behind the movement, found themselves serving out boxed lunches, drinks and toiletries at the New Orleans Mission. With an estimated 1,500 unhoused people in Orleans and Jefferson parishes, limited resources could not meet the overwhelming need.
While the Saints game served as a backdrop, the real focus was on providing consistent service to those most vulnerable in the community.
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