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Buster is all smiles on the January calendar page.
Kaia strikes a pose for her photo, which appears on the calendar page for May.
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She knew right away it was the Calendar of adoptable group she wanted to help, and that she wanted to get her comdogs benefits pany involved. nonprofit rescue “I wanted to create a calendar
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It was through a Google search that Maci Spahr found Rolling River Rescue, a nonprofit, fosterbased animal rescue organization.
of adoptable dogs using them as models,” said Spahr, who works for Workplace Solutions, an office furniture and supply retailer in New Orleans. “I had never heard of Rolling River Rescue, but it stood out to me because of the hands-on work being done by a
small group of volunteers and because it is a foster-based organization. “I felt like the calendar would increase visibility for the organization and that could make a real difference.” Spahr contacted Maria Thomas, the founder and director of Rolling River Rescue, and soon, the idea took off. Each month of 2026 features one of Rolling River Rescue’s
adoptable dogs, photographed among the Workplace Solutions store’s furniture displays. The calendar sells for $15. “I thought it was a great idea to feature just some of dogs that need a home,” Thomas said. “It helps us not only with adoptions but with the funds we need to run the organization.” Thomas started the group in
The Krewe of Phunny Phorty Phellows and friends celebrate the arrival of Carnival Season in New Orleans on Jan. 6.
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STARTING THE PARTY Two very different celebrations helped kick off Carnival on Jan. 6, aka Twelfth Night. Uptown, the Phunny Phorty Phellows took their traditional streetcar ride, starting the mobile party at the Willow Street car barn and traveling St. Charles Avenue. In the French STAFF PHOTO BY SOPHIA GERMER Quarter, the krewe of Joan of Arc mixed a medieval celebration of the saint with a dose of Carnival revelry. Rory Davis, portraying Joan of Arc, rides on a horse during the 18th annual walking parade through the French Quarter. See more photos, Page 2G.
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