Jennifer Garner - Jen in the Media #7 - Page 6

GoofBall · 05-08-2006, 02:16 PM

Gah, they've been in Boston for over a week. Why do we not have pictures??

Eliii · 05-08-2006, 02:22 PM

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Why do we not have pictures??

I was just thinking the same earlier today. We've been so spoiled with pics in the past and these days we hardly ever get anything new. Of course it's great for them to not be photographed all the time, but I want pics anyway. What?

meghanlyn85 · 05-08-2006, 02:27 PM

I've been checking everywhere for news on here New Orleans visit... nothing yet, but hopefully we'll get pictures or something. It's not over yet, so maybe later tonight

I'll be sure to watch the local news and let you guys know if they say anything

I wasn't able to go out and celeb watch cause I have finals this week

I hate school interfering with my life

meghanlyn85 · 05-08-2006, 04:53 PM

Witherspoon, Garner Visit New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS - In a gutted building with no interior walls, exposed pipes and no air conditioning to stave off the Louisiana heat, Reese Witherspoon, Jennifer Garner and Cicely Tyson chatted with children who had lost their homes, then watched as they sang, danced and worked on art projects.

The movie stars were among a delegation of women touring devastated parts of the city Monday to meet with families and children trying to adjust to life after Hurricane Katrina.

"I don't think you get a real clear perspective unless you come down and see it," Witherspoon said after chatting with students at a "Freedom School" set up by the Children's Defense Fund to help young storm victims.

"The children need attention right now," said Witherspoon, this year's best actress Oscar winner for "Walk the Line."

The visit was part of an effort by the fund to bring attention to the needs of storm victims, particularly traumatized children. The group plans to open more than 20 such schools in communities along the Gulf Coast: 13 for Louisiana and nine for Mississippi.

The New Orleans school is in part of the city inundated with 5 feet of water after Katrina hit Aug. 29. Many homes sit empty and deteriorating, and piles of storm debris still line sidewalks.

About 1.2 million people younger than 18 are living in areas rendered disaster zones by Katrina, and as many as 8 percent, or 100,000, are expected to develop post-traumatic stress disorder, according to various estimates.

Some experts say the mental health toll may be much higher. Of the first 1,000 children screened by the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, 27 percent displayed symptoms of trauma, including nightmares, flashbacks, heightened anxiety and bedwetting.

"I've been shocked and heartbroken," said Garner, star of TV's "Alias" and the film "Elektra," who cried when the children danced and sang "Something Inside So Strong" by South African singer Labi Siffre.

Tyson greeted the children, then read to them.

"Let me tell you how happy I am to be here with you today ... to see you ... to hug you," said Tyson, who starred in "Sounder" and "The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman."

The delegation of more than two dozen women from Hollywood, Washington and New Orleans chatted with students as they worked on art projects and read books in small groups. Listed participants included actresses Elisabeth Shue, Jane Kaczmarek, Holly Robinson Peete and LaTanya Richardson Jackson, wife of actor Samuel L. Jackson.

The delegation also met with displaced families living in a village of government trailers and took a bus tour of the Lower Ninth Ward, a struggling part of the city even before it was devastated by the storm.

High school and college students are trained and hired to work in Freedom Schools, which provide children with three meals a day, cultural and developmental activities, and conflict-resolution exercises.

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GoofBall · 05-08-2006, 05:32 PM

Whoa, meghanlynn, thank you for the heads up on article and photos. Where did they come from? I got an alert on the story, but no pictures. Now I want it all, I want video! I know, I'm 12.

Dr.Love · 05-08-2006, 05:33 PM

meghanlyn85, thanks so much.

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"I've been shocked and heartbroken," said Garner, star of TV's "Alias" and the film "Elektra," who cried when the children danced and sang "Something Inside So Strong" by South African singer Labi Siffre

What wonderful thing. Now if we can just get that faux president off his ***.

There are a few more over here.

**Ellie** · 05-08-2006, 05:56 PM

Aww, that is really sweet of her, and Reese too as well as everyone else who visited the area. Thanks for the pictures and the article too!

**Fortyseven** · 05-08-2006, 11:39 PM

Aw, that's nice. The pic is really cute.

Eliii · 05-09-2006, 01:54 AM

Awww, so sweet. I bet this was so nice for the children as well.

Thanks for posting the article and the great pictures, meghanlyn and Dr. Love.

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Now I want it all, I want video!

Me. Too!

HQ pics.

ETA: According to j-g.net Jen will be on Regis and Kelly May 17. Yay!

Dr.Love · 05-09-2006, 07:40 AM

Thanks for the HQs. Reese looks so sad in one of those pics, too. She's from New Orleans. I can't imagine how she is feeling about all of this.

Regis and Kelly. That's going to be fun. Maybe she squeeze Conan or GMA on May the 18th. Or even better, stop by the Martha Stewart's show.

meghanlyn85 · 05-09-2006, 07:41 AM

here is a video:

http://www.wwltv.com/sharedcontent/V...64124&catId=53

Dr.Love · 05-09-2006, 07:48 AM

meghanlyn85, thank you so much for that video clip.

Marnie · 05-09-2006, 08:34 AM

Very sad and unfortunate circumstances for these people to go to NOLA... but Jen looks really pretty.

Eliii · 05-09-2006, 08:39 AM

Thanks much for posting the video, meghanlyn.

GoofBall · 05-09-2006, 10:45 AM

meghanlyn, we asked and you delivered. Thank you.

What a great and creative idea for the children of the area. So glad those actresses could be a part and lend their support. I often wondered what happened to the news coverage on celebrities who lent a hand right after Katrina hit. Seems like ET, AH, Ex and the rest went to the Joey Buttafuco, BritFed route instead. Yeah, really important trash.