Jim, Lance Moore, and Jack. |
Holy mackerel has PNOLA ever come a long way since my last
volunteer visit six months ago!
Will and Denise, how do you even recognize the place these
days?
Director of Operations Jim MacQueen and the new staff have
it hummin’. Never before had I attended
a welcome home ceremony, and last week, Heidi and company celebrated two! I was honored to be at Debra Green’s, eating
delicious spaghetti.
Auburn John, music man Ian, my “neighbor” Devon
and (undisclosed) Bridget are all business out in the field. Boss me around! Mellow Gil was the most low maintenance
housemate ever, although I’m sure he’ll be glad to have his own place
soon. Happy birthday to Rob, and best of
luck to Christian’s Fightin’ Tigers and Saints, especially the latter, who won
twice for me on this trip.
Speaking of which, I still can’t believe I met four of
the Superdome’s finest last Sunday. Did
you know Jahri Evans is a huge Philly sports fan? That Malcolm Jenkins wears a bow tie even
though he doesn’t tie one? That Lance
Moore had never caught nine passes in a game before the win over the
Texans? (Actually, he caught 11 if you
count the pair of two-point conversions, both of which he says were the same
play the team ran successfully in Super Bowl 44.)
Those guys and second-year donor Roman Harper truly are
Saints for their financial support. Thanks to Jim Coningsby for inviting me to
meet them, as well as Denise, Sarah and Andrea for spicing up the evening
(Andrea sure knows how to work a room).
Most of all, God bless the Rush
family for their Christian witness, not to mention their outdated contact
information (wink). The night was a
dream come true for this Yankee Who Dat.
I wish the whole PNOLA staff could have been there. They all deserve it.
My next trip will be in conjunction with the Final Four—back
in New Orleans for the first time in nine years—when I’m sure fellow
hoop-head Kirt and I will have plenty to discuss. And hopefully, there will be more volunteers,
so the crew doesn’t have to mention me every day on this blog (wink #2).
Now, back I go to the cubicle. Later.
-- Jack
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