The Soul fought off the San Jose SaberCats, 59-56, denying the SaberCats a second consecutive championship.<\/p>\n
Bayou Area Habitat for Humanity were the special guest of the Philadelphia Soul\u2019s Charitable Foundation. The homeowners met Philadelphia Soul majority owner Jon Bon Jovi, quarterback Tony Graziani and team president Ron Jaworski.<\/p>\n
Jon Bon Jovi had a chance to get reacquainted with families who benefited from his donation to Oprah Winfrey\u2019s Angel Network Foundation, which helped build 28 Habitat for Humanity homes in Bayou Blue for hurricane affected families.<\/p>\n
Paula Buquet, a resident in the Angel\u2019s Place Subdivision, said both she and her family were grateful for the experience and the opportunity to thank the rock star once again. The Angel Network neighborhood was a part of Bayou Area Habitat for Humanity\u2019s \u201cBuilding Blitz on the Bayou,\u201d the group\u2019s campaign to build homes in Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes for hurricane affected families.<\/p>\n
\u201cI thank God for the opportunity to tell Jon thank you,\u201d Buquet said. \u201cIt\u2019s a gift from God to come to the ArenaBowl with my grandsons.\u201d<\/p>\n
In addition, the Soul also provided both jerseys and hats for the families, which were signed by Bon Jovi, Jaworski and Graziani.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a great opportunity for Bayou Area Habitat to thank Bon Jovi personally for the work that he has done with hurricane recovery,\u201d Jarrett L. Hawkins, Resource Development Director said. \u201cAll of the homeowners mentioned how thoughtful it was of Jon to invite them to such an important event.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Bayou Area Habitat for Humanity homeowners and their families were in attendance Sunday afternoon as the Philadelphia Soul claimed the Virgin Mobile ArenaBowl XXII in front of a sold-out crowd of 17,244 screaming fans at the New Orleans Arena.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[25,8],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n