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Information on Kevin Donahoe and the Free Four-o'clock Project
Kevin was born in New Orleans.. He has an older brother, Terry, and a younger sister, Erin. He has six nephews and nieces.
Kevin
graduated from De La Salle High School in New Orleans. He graduated from Tulane
University with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, then the following years with
a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and in Speech/Interpersonal Communications.
He was awarded the Glendy Burke Award from Tulane University for Excellence
in Public Speaking. Kevin obtained a Master of Art’s degree in Communications
from Northeast Louisiana University in Monroe. He obtained an Associate of Arts
degree with an emphasis in Business Administration from Delgado Community College
in New Orleans. He has also attended Loyola University in New Orleans, the University
of New Orleans, and Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, Louisiana.
Kevin has spent his life
volunteering his time for a variety of organizations. He is currently serving
his second 
term
as Chairman of the Jefferson Parish Senior Citizen Task Force under the Parish
President. The Task Force is comprised of over 60 hospitals, nonprofit agencies,
police departments, businesses, and parish, state, and Federal agencies. He
is also the Chairman of the Annual Jefferson Parish Senior Citizen Expo with
120 exhibitors providing information to more than 5,000 attendees. He has also
served as Chairman of the Seniors and Law Enforcement Together (Salt/Triad)
organization. Kevin developed a program to obtain nonperishable food from school
children and from the public, which was distributed to home, bound seniors throughout
Jefferson Parish during the holiday season. He is also currently serving on
the City of New Orleans Mayor’s Advisory Council for Citizens with Disabilities.
He has also volunteered his services to the U.S. Junior Chamber of Commerce (The Jaycees); the New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park, The Times-Picayune Doll and Toy Fund; the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Association of Louisiana; Zeta Fraternity of North America at Tulane University, the Louisiana Fern Society; and, the League of St. Jude.
He
is diversified in his interests. As a young man, he took judo for many years
attaining the rank of brown belt before a knee injury sidelined him at an American
Athletics Union (AAU) National Tournament. Kevin has long loved animals having
raised tropical fish, ferrets, Dobermans, and cats. He is an avid fisherman
and utilizes every opportunity to fish in Lake Pontchartrain by his home, and
in Grand Isle, Louisiana on the Gulf of Mexico. He also enjoys attending college
sporting events. Kevin is also a Mardi Gras parade enthusiast who enjoys attending
many of the parades in New Orleans and in Metairie each year.
Kevin obtained his interest
in plants from his parents. He has taken several horticulture courses at
Delgado Community College. His specialty has been in the propagation of ferns
through spores. Kevin’s interest in horticulture and botany evolved into an
interest in plant tissue culture, also known as “cloning.” He used cloning to
propagate agricultural and ornamental horticulture crops.
Kevin’s family is no stranger to cancer. A number of his immediate family and friends have been diagnosed with cancer with several of them losing their battle to the disease. The Four-o’clocks Around the World project synergy's Kevin’s grief over losing a parent to cancer coupled with his background in communications and his love for plants. This project is a grassroots effort to have a unifying symbol of hope for all persons battling all forms of cancer. The Four-o’clocks project is by no means looking to replace pink ribbons or any other symbols of hope, but rather provide a tangible, growing symbol of hope for all persons battling all cancers around the world. It would be wonderful to have persons around the world looking at four-o’clock plants and knowing they are the universal symbol of hope for all persons battling cancer.
Four-o’clock
plants are very unique in that they can grow all around the world in a wide
variety of climates. The plants produce abundance of sweetly scented, trumpet-shaped
flowers, which grow from early spring until the first frosts of winter. The
flowers open up after 4 p.m. in the afternoon, hence the name. The position
and movement of the sun trigger the flowers opening after 4 p.m. In Europe,
the same plants are called, “Belle Nuit,” or the good night. Four-o’clocks remain
open from the early evening until the next morning. Another benefit of four-o’clocks
is that a seed takes the place of each flower once it dies. These seeds can
be dried in paper bags, then shared with family and friends to continue this
loving tribute. 
Kevin is now asking for donations for the Four-o’clocks Around the World project. Since the beginning in 1994, Kevin has rejected contributions from the public for the project. He had asked persons to donate directly to the cancer organization of their own choosing. Kevin anguished for a long time on asking the public for financial contributions, but he realized that he could never accomplish the worldwide goals of the project on his limited income. While the goal of having four-o’clocks planted across America and around the world is going on, Kevin wants to utilize some of the contributions to begin other projects which will directly benefit not only cancer survivors, but also their family members and caregivers.
Marcus
Tullis Cicero once said, “While there’s life, there’s hope.” It is the goal
of the Four-o’clocks Around the World project to have the four-o’clock flower
become the universal symbol of hope for ALL persons battling ALL cancers around
the world. Plant four-o’clocks at your home and share the seeds from those plants
with family and friends to perpetuate this loving tribute and to provide others
with the symbol of hope.
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