“You can leave knowing you put a smile on peoples’ faces today.”
The parting words from a Red Cross volunteer as the Pelicans’ bus pulled out of the American Red Cross River Center shelter Wednesday aptly summed up the team’s day of service. As part of the New Orleans Pelicans and Saints organizations’ ongoing efforts to assist the victims of the devastating floods in Louisiana, Pelicans players and coaching staff traveled to Baton Rouge to visit with displaced families.
While at the River Center, players handed out food, played games with the kids and took countless photos with the goal of brightening residents’ stay.