I took today off to help Demi with her new project. We were lucky. Hurricane Sandy was Much Ado About Nothing for us. For other parts of the country, it was an unmitigated disaster. Including Demi's home town of Massapequa. Her family and friends were OK. Some lost power. Her nephew had a close call but luck was on his side. But some of her old childhood friends, or their families, were not so fortunate.
Demi felt like she should be doing something to help. She struggled with what kind of help. Sure we could donate to Red Cross. And we did. But it didn't seem like enough. It didn't seem like FEMA and the Red Cross were able to help. Then the idea struck. It was sort of by accident. She struck up an innocent conversation with a woman working at a consignment shop. Demi walked out with 20 bags of clothes. A few phone calls later and she had a couple of leads on getting the clothes to Massapequa. Today our basement was covered with piles of clothes. Jackets, pants, dresses, shirts, you name it. The boys and I help sort and bag them. Our neighbors and friends helped out too. Coco's football team came and helped load the clothes into pickup and SUV's. Demi partnered with a larger effort in town. She got her clothes and supplies on a private plane from Barnstable to Islip NY. Moms of Massapequa was there in Islip to take possession of the donations and distribute. The larger effort in Duxbury got 5 huge box trucks packed and transported to New York and New Jersey. It was really a great thing. I am so proud of Demi and the boys. Especially Demi. She set a great example for the boys about what you can do when you put your mind to something.
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