GULF COAST OIL SPILL VOLUNTEER CLEANUP – The Humane Society of Louisiana Gulf Coast Strategic Planning Conference/ Assisting More Animals in Need The Humane Society of Louisiana and its oil spill response program, Operation Here to Help, will be hosting a two-day strategic planning conference from Saturday, August 7th through Sunday, August 8th, called the Gulf Coast Strategic Planning Conference – Assisting Animals in Need.

This important event will feature speakers from BP, the Coast Guard, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, and animal rehabilitation groups. There will be individual speakers, a panel discussion, and a strategy-building session. On Sunday, the second day of the conference, conference participants will travel by chartered boats to the high-impact areas, such as the barrier islands in Barataria Bay off Grand Isle.

The primary focus of the conference will be to develop new strategies to help more animals in need.

Start Time: Saturday, August 7, 2010 at 9:00am End Time: Sunday, August 8, 2010 at 6:00pm Location: Sheraton Street: 500 Canal St. City/Town: New Orleans, LA

If you cannot attend but would like to help, please consider making a donation to help underwrite this important conference. Sponsorships start at only $25.00 and all sponsors will be listed in our conference program.

To make a donation of any amount, please go to our Cause page on Face Book at this link

or send check or money order to: Humane Society of Louisiana P.O. Box 740321 New Orleans, LA 70174. *In the check or money memo space, please write “conference sponsorship.”

Thank you, The Humane Society of Louisiana