NEW ORLEANS , May 10 /PRNewswire/ -- This month during a visit to the areas of New Orleans affected by Hurricane Katrina, President Bush strongly urged fellow Americans to visit and volunteer.

In response to this call for volunteers and to help support the rebuilding effort, New Orleans Fine Hotels has launched Rooms for Revitalization, a program that provides donated and discounted hotel rooms to volunteer organizations and individuals volunteeringi n the Crescent City this summer.

To launch the program, New Orleans Fine Hotels (NOFH) has donated a total of more than 13,000 room nights -- 75 rooms per night to Volunteers of America and 25 rooms per night to Catholic Charities from May 15th through September 30th. NOFH will also provide 75 complimentary rooms each month surrounding the Katrina Krewe's summer clean-ups to help accommodate visiting volunteers.

"One of the biggest hurdles Volunteers of America faces when recruiting volunteers is finding them affordable places to stay," says Jim LeBlanc, president and CEO of Volunteers of America Greater New Orleans . "These hotel rooms will be invaluable to recruiting volunteers to support the rebuilding process in New Orleans and we thank New Orleans Fine Hotels for its generous support."

"Complimentary accommodations will attract volunteers from surrounding communities and from across the country to assist with our monthly clean-ups,"says Becky Zaheri with the Katrina Krewe. "We need all of the volunteers we can get to keep New Orleans clean as the city rebuilds."

As part of the Rooms for Revitalization program, any group or individual who wants to visit New Orleans this summer and plans to volunteer while they are in town will receive their third night free of charge. Offers are also customizable to accommodate different lengths of stay, for example, book five nights and receive two nights free. These offers are subject to availability.