Liz Mc Cartney - Awards

Awards

• In 2007, Liz McCartney and Zack Rosenburg made Gambit's "40 under 40" list of successful young New Orleanians.
• Liz and Zack received the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research Social Entrepreneurship Award in 2008.
• On May 3, 2008, Senator Mary Landrieu presented Liz and Zack with the Heroes of the Storm Award.
• On January 5, 2009 Liz and Zack were named Gambit Weekly's New Orleanians of the Year 2008.
• Liz McCartney was voted the 2008 CNN Hero of the Year (CNN Heroes) on November 27, 2008.
• Liz McCartney was named the "2010 Woman of Excellence for Community Service" by Wiley College

According to CNN's website:

• "Liz McCartney is dedicated to helping Hurricane Katrina survivors in St. Bernard Parish, a community just outside New Orleans. Her nonprofit St. Bernard Project has rebuilt the homes of more than 120 families."