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On Sunday September 11, 2005 Krakow jazz musicians and Polska Akcja Humanitarna organized a special "New Orleans Sunday" - an afternoon jazz concert to raise money to help the victims of hurricane Katrina. From 2:00 until 9:00 p.m. seven prominent Polish bands: Jazz Band Ball Orchestra, Boba Jazz Band, Old Metropolitan, Beale Street Band, Hot Swing, Renata Świerczyńska and others played traditional jazz on the stage under the Town Hall at the Main Market Square in Krakow. Janina Ochojska, the president of PAH and the U.S. Consul General Kenneth Fairfax made opening remarks and expressed special appreciation to Cracovians for their offerings of help and support.
New Orleans Sunday is a special event of the Summer Jazz Festival held in Krakow in July every year. The organizers of the festival and Polish relief agency Polska Akcja Humanitarna wanted to devote this special Sunday concert to the victims of hurricane Katrina and collect funds which will be distributed to non governmental organizations in the U.S.
Donations may be paid into account: BPH 42 1060 0076 0000 3310 0008 4935, noted for "Katrina". Money may also be donated at any branch of the bank BPH, under the name "Katrina".
For more information please see the PAH website http://www.pah.ngo.pl/59740.html
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