Katrina National Memorial Foundation

ORGANIZATIONAL PROFILE:

MISSION STATEMENT

Our mission is to build a national museum in New Orleans, Louisiana to provide a place to honor those

who perished in Hurricane Katrina, remember and learn from the catastrophe, and celebrate the

strength of the survivors and those who came to help rebuild. In creating this international destination

we will establish a system of apprenticeship and mentoring for the youth of New Orleans in the building

and landscape trades, while using cutting-edge "green" technologies. Our vision is to construct the first

LEED Certified Platinum museum of its kind in America. This mission was adopted on 15, June 2007, by

the Board of Directors of the, KATRIN NATIONAL MEMORIAL PARK CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

PROJECT

The project is the second phase of a Master Plan that will eventually construct one of the first LEED

Certified Platinum museums in America. The need to historically archive the collection data is a strategic

step in our long term plan to build and operate the Katrina National Memorial Museum in the City of

New Orleans. This phase of the Master Plan establishes the required level of documentation that will

preserve the collection of memorabilia and the approximately, 10,000 names from the, KATRIA'S LIST in

the Katrina National Memorial Foundation Museum.

SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY

Our outreach efforts will extend across the local region to all economic and social levels; however, the

design features along with the museum culture attributes will establish our facility as an international

destination with a draw of individuals from all over the world.

BACKGROUND

The organization was started, (9), years ago immediately after Hurricane Katrina, with the idea of

creating a museum and hurricane memorial park that will commemorate the lost lives due to the

aftermath devastation.

Our Board of Directors is comprised of volunteer professionals that have a genuine interest in assuring

that the goals of the organization are realized and have expertise in non-profit community activities. The

organization has experienced an enormous amount of interest and support from community individuals.