Tag Team and High Fives

Tonight, a group of Nonprofiteers went to Just Us for Karaoke Night. It was a blast. There were about 9 of us from Hands On Gulf Coast, some folks from the East Biloxi Coordination Center, El Pueblo, Turkey Creek, Red Cross...the list goes on. One of the locals knew there were a bunch of volunteers/AmeriCorps people there and before she sang, she thanked us for coming to help. She was talking about the stream of volunteers and created a great image of us "high fiving each other as volunteers tag-teamed their way in and out of town." That's a bit more of a coordinated idea than what actually happens on the ground, but has a great deal of value.

The more I think about it, the more I like the image. We are creating an organic network of people who pick up where others left off in the Recovery work. To imagine us actually handing off the baton, high - fiving each other as our paths cross, is energizing. We could use a few more people heading into town to run with the ball just about now as our energy flags in the heat and with the upcoming third anniversary of Katrina's destruction.

Remember, high fives are free!