Arnie Fielkow Presents Donation to the 9th Ward Field of Dreams

A big thank you to Arnie Fielkow, President of City Council, for his generous donation to the 9th Ward Field of Dreams. Thanks also goes out to everyone who joined us on Thursday as Mr. Fielkow presented his donation to Brian Bordainick, Executive Director.
ABC’s coverage of the event can be found here : Arnie Fielkow Presents Donation to the 9th Ward Field of Dreams

President Obama Applauds the 9th Ward Field of Dreams

President Obama gave a speech at Xavier University today. Executive Director, Brian Bordainick, was in attendance and was humbled when the President mentioned our efforts at Carver. Check out the clip here: President Obama Celebrates Public Service Efforts in New Orleans Post-Katrina

Brian Bordainick and 9wfod live with Anderson Cooper

Thank you to all who came out to Carver last night! And thank you to Anderson Cooper for joining us at the site of the future 9th Ward Field of Dreams!
To see a clip from last night’s AC360 click here: Anderson Cooper Live at Carver

Join us on March 11th at Republic

Come see Rebirth at the Republic on March 11th and support the 9th Ward Field of Dreams! See ya’ out there!

9th Ward Field of Dreams at the Superbowl

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Drew Brees and Marshall Faulk Build Football Stadium in New Orleans’ 9th Ward
 
Saints QB and ex-Colt Launch “TEXT THE DREAM” Campaign; Seeks to raise $800,000 by end of the 4th Quarter
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NEW ORLEANS, LA/ MIAMI, FL (Thursday, February 4, 2010) – As the New Orleans Saints prepare to play their first ever Super Bowl in Miami on February 7, Saints Quarterback Drew Brees and Marshall Faulk, New Orleans native and former Indianapolis Colts player, have made a commitment to support a state-of-the-art, free-to-the-public football stadium [...]

9th Ward Field of Dreams Featured in Times-Picayune

“Brian Bordainick came to New Orleans to teach high school history. He is staying to help rebuild kids’ lives.
His implausible post-Katrina saga is inspiring.
“I never set out to be an athletic director,” he says, “and certainly not a fundraiser or an entrepreneur.’” Read the rest of Sheila Stroups story on Nola.com:
The Can-Do Man

New stadium could offer new hope in New Orleans school – USATODAY.com

NEW ORLEANS — Brian Bordainick came to teach high school geography — not lead a multimillion-dollar fund drive and raise a city’s hopes.

But Bordainick, 24, is now leading a citywide rally to bring a veritable “Field of Dreams” to the battered Upper 9th Ward.

The goal is to build a 1,000-seat football stadium with an eight-lane track for the students at G.W. Carver Senior High School in the 9th Ward, crushed under 10 feet of floodwater during Hurricane Katrina four years ago.

9th Ward Field of Dreams Interviewed on CNN Headline News

The 9th Ward Field of Dreams project is raising money for a high school sports complex. HLN’s Richelle Carey reports.

9th Ward Field Of Dreams on CNN

High school athletic director Brian Bordainick felt like he’d been shot when he learned the crushing news about his “9th Ward Field of Dreams” project.

Architects who had agreed to help the Katrina battered Carver High School in New Orleans, Louisiana, win an NFL grant to build a $2 million stadium were pulling out — the weekend before a Monday deadline.

Nike Game Changer – 9th Ward Field of Dreams