In the Community
Shawn Bradley is the founder of the Gumbo Krewe which has served both the communities of New York post 9-11 and New Orleans Post-Katrina.
Inspired by the story of Bill M, a New York Corrections Officer scheduled to return home from New Orleans on September 11 Erin Chaisson, her five children, family and friends raised almost $29,000 for the American Red Cross. When Erin went to present the money they had raised, her brother Shawn Bradley stayed behind to cook for the family.
To Shawn just raising money wasn't enough. He felt he could still do more. While watching a news report that the Rescue Workers were eating hamburgers, Shawn realized how he could support the rescue efforts...he could cook. He called his wife Danielle and shared his plan to drive to New York to cook gumbo for the Rescue Workers. Danielle immediately started preparing for the trip. The local media featured a story on the group preparing to leave for New York, one supporter called and asked if he was speaking to the Gumbo Krewe... the name stuck. On September 19 the Gumbo Krewe made their first trip from New Orleans to New York.
Read more about their valiant Post-Katrina efforts here.Bradley Electrical Services is the proud sponsor of the Westbank Storm
