Watch Sr. Marjorie Hebert’s Kickoff Message for the Archbishop Hannan Community Appeal!
The Archbishop Hannan Community Appeal (AHCA), formerly the Archbishop’s Community Appeal (ACA), is an annual, volunteer-driven fundraising campaign which supports the work of Catholic Charities. This year, the AHCA is led by Archbishop Gregory Aymond and 2024 chair Trey Reymond.
Your Gift Stays in Your Community and Helps Those Most in Need
Gifts to the AHCA raise crucial undesignated funds that allow Catholic Charities to respond swiftly, effectively and compassionately in times of crisis or disaster. Your donation means supporting a local charity that best understands local needs. We serve the 8 civil parishes that make up the Archdiocese of New Orleans: Orleans, Jefferson, St. Tammany, St. Bernard, Plaquemines, St. Charles, St. John, and Washington parishes.
We Deliver Quality Services to Those in Need
Catholic Charities is accredited by the Council of Accreditation, which requires a high standard of service delivery and administration. We are one of only 21 accredited non-profits in Louisiana.
A Long Tradition in New Orleans
The Archbishop’s Community Appeal (ACA) was started in 1965 by Archbishop Philip M. Hannan in the wake of Hurricane Betsy and in response to the overwhelming needs of the poor in New Orleans. In 2012, Archbishop Gregory Aymond and the Catholic Charities Board of Directors renamed this annual giving campaign in memory of Archbishop Philip M. Hannan, its founder, as a way of honoring his life’s legacy of service to the poor in our community.
Today, the campaign raises funds for many of the same needs and challenges still facing our community. We continue to count on our friends and supporters like you for the monies needed to fund the valuable programs of Catholic Charities.
In these uncertain times, our efforts remain the same: through housing, healthcare, education, and emergency response, we are changing lives for the better.
AHCA Volunteer Resource Page>> Volunteers click here to access your resources for this year’s campaign.
AHCA Leadership
Most Reverend Gregory M. Aymond
Archbishop of New Orleans
2024 Chair Trey Reymond
Representatives
| Byron A. Adams | V. Price LeBlanc |
| John C. Arthurs | Wayne J. Lee |
| Eleanora Bazile-Brooks | Peter F. Maunoir |
| Mark R. Beebe | Timothy P. McLanahan |
| Gayle M. Benson | Robert L. Menard |
| Ronald B. Blitch | Anne M. Milling |
| Gerald Bologna | Leann O. Moses |
| Daniel P. Bourgeois | Michael E. Nolan |
| Joseph C. Canizaro | Lawrence P. Oertling |
| Anh Q. Cao | Frances Omner |
| Charles P. Carriere | Kirth M. Paciera |
| Barbara C. Collura | Claiborne Perrilliat |
| Francis A. Courtenay | Lynn G. Poche |
| Mason & Jennifer Couvillon | Michael O. Read |
| Robert J. Crifasi | Michael O. Read |
| Joan B. Cuccia | Lee C. Reid |
| John J. Dardis | Jean S. Rice |
| Karen S. DeBlieux | Sharon R. Rodi |
| Pierre G. Detiege | Brian J. Rotolo |
| Elizabeth V. Downing | Samuel Rottman |
| Brandt J. Dufrene | Frank E. Schmidt |
| Willard L. Dumas | Timothy J. Sicard |
| Joseph S. Exnicios | Frederick J. Sigur |
| Michael R. Fontham | George R. Simno III |
| Stephen M. Gele | Renny Simno |
| Lynne C. Gibbons | William M. Soniat |
| Mary Beth Green | Mark J. Spansel |
| Kathleen R. Hebert | Adrienne Steen |
| Marjorie Hebert | William T. Steen |
| Suzette Herpich | Alex L. Suffrin |
| John A. Hummel | James C. Thomas |
| Lisa M. Johnson | Tommie A. Vassel |
| Mary S. Johnson | Stafford J. Viator |
| Susan R. Johnson | Debra Vogel |
| Ronald J. Jung | John J. Weiler |
| Harold J. Lamy | Madeline D. West |
| Betty V. Lauricella | Helen R. Young |
| Clifton D. LeBlanc |
Past Chairpersons
| Most Rev. Philip M. Hannan, 1966 | Peter R. Quirk, 1995 |
| Harry N. Charbonnet, 1967, 1968 | Everett J. Williams, Ph.D., 1996 |
| C.C. Clifton, Jr., 1969, 1970 | Michael O. Read, 1997 |
| Robert C. McIntyre, 1971 | William Finegan, 1998 |
| A. Louis Read, 1972 | Jack C. Benjamin, Sr., 1999 |
| Charles J. Derbes, Jr., 1973 | Claiborne Perrilliat, 2000 |
| Murray C. Fincher, 1973, 1974 | Leon J. Reymond, Jr., 2001 |
| H. Douglas Lowrey, 1974 | John and Mary Jane Becker, 2002 |
| Gerard W. Barousse, 1975 | John Kallenborn, 2003 |
| Robert L. Pettit, Jr., 1975, 1976 | Susan Johnson, 2004 |
| Frank B. Stewart, Jr., 1975, 1976 | Joseph Exnicios, 2005, 2006 |
| G. Frank Purvis, Jr., 1977 | Robert W. Nuzum, 2007 |
| William S. “Mike” Smith, Jr., 1978 | Madeline Doucet West, 2008 |
| E. Howard Read, 1979 | Rita Benson LeBlanc, 2009 |
| J. Garic Schoen, 1980 | Mark J. Spansel, 2010 |
| Thomas C. Mancini, 1981 | David Andignac, 2011 |
| Maurice J. Hartson, III, 1982 | Byron and Shannon Adams, 2012 |
| Harold S. Dey, 1983 | JT Hannan, 2013 |
| John B. Levert, Jr., 1984 | Mason and Jennifer Couvillon, 2014 |
| Clayton J. Charbonnet, 1985 | Clifton and Elizabeth LeBlanc, 2015 |
| Michael J. Rapier, 1986 | Price and Christine LeBlanc, 2015 |
| Norman R. Kerth, 1987 | Paul Fine, 2016 |
| Michael R. Fontham, 1988 | Byron A. Adams, Jr. and Michael O. Read, 2017 |
| Betty Lauricella, 1989 | Tommie A. Vassel, 2018 |
| Elmo. J. Cerise, M.D., 1990 | Peter and Karen DeBlieux, 2019 |
| Joseph J. Krebs, Jr., 1991 | Helen and Tim Young, 2020 |
| Anne Milling, 1992 | Jacqueline and Renny Simno, 2021 |
| Robert B. Acomb, Jr., 1993 | Vaughn & Doug Downing, 2022 |
| Joseph C. Canizaro, 1994 | Anne & Jack Dardis, 2023 |
