New Orleans CityBusiness -- The Business Newspaper of Metropolitan New Orleans-Nonprofits work to make own money

New Orleans CityBusiness -- The Business Newspaper of Metropolitan New Orleans: "Nonprofits work to make own money
by April Capochino
07/31/2006

Business partners Briann Shear, left, and Kelli Mascaro began baking and selling Blue Roof Cookies to make up for lost business after Hurricane Katrina. The women co-own Shear Grafix LLC, a graphic design business in Harahan. (Photo by Frank Aymami)
Business partners Briann Shear, left, and Kelli Mascaro began baking and selling Blue Roof Cookies to make up for lost business after Hurricane Katrina. The women co-own Shear Grafix LLC, a graphic design business in Harahan. (Photo by Frank Aymami)
For Briann Shear and her business partner Kelli Mascaro, creating “Blue Roof Cookies” shortly after Hurricane Katrina was a way to stay busy, raise money to rebuild the community and make each other laugh.

The two co-own Shear Grafix, a graphic design business in Harahan where business fell off post-Katrina."

Tags: NPFundraising, NPDisasterRelief