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Lifestyles, Galas and Gaiety from St. Charles Avenue Magazine's Morgan Packard
Uptown Life

November 2011

Going to the Gulf

11/30/11

Going to the Gulf

True confession: I am a beach girl. On all of those “What Kind of ___ are You?” quizzes there is always the question: Do you prefer the beach or the mountains? I have, and will always, check next to “beach.” Nothing against the mountains; I’m sure they’re lovely and that snow and all of the activities that go with them are wonderful, but I’ll take the beach and a body of water any day.

I am blessed in that my parents are beach people too. Since I was 8, our summer vacations have almost always been to Grand Cayman – and I know every inch of that seven-mile, white-sand beach. I became a Caribbean snob and am proud of it.

Then I met the man who is now my fiancé and I learned about the magic that is Gulf...

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Boudin & Beer and Odyssey Ball

11/28/11

Boudin & Beer and Odyssey Ball

Attending nonprofit events in New Orleans could be a full-time job (and wouldn’t that be a blast?). This past weekend was no exception, with “Uncork the Cure” benefiting the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation; “Boudin & Beer” and “Carnivale du Vin” for the Emeril Lagasse Foundation; “A’s & Aces” gala; “What’s Cookin’ with CASA” benefiting Court Appointed Special Advocates; the “Odyssey Ball” benefiting New Orleans Museum of Art and many more.

I was lucky to attend both “Boudin & Beer” and the “Odyssey Ball”* and I can assure you that the nonprofit scene in New Orleans is alive and well.

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About This Blog

Morgan Packard may not be a native New Orleanian, but with every passing day New Orleans becomes more her home. Attending Newcomb College and gaining her masters from Tulane University, Packard immersed herself in the culture and peculiarities of the Big Easy, the culmination of which was reached when she joined the staff of Renaissance Publishing in May 2006. You can reach Morgan at (504) 830-7227 or morgan@myneworleans.com.

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