MISSISSIPPI TORNADO RESPONSE

Hello All,

I made my way down to Mississippi via Boston, Minneapolis and St Louis.  It wasn't the most direct route I don't think, but it's all good.  Our team is on the ground in Northern Mississippi responding to a few rural communities in need of serious help.  NECHAMA hit the ground running and we are looking to keep the momentum going until the needs of all those working to get back on their feet are met.  To date, we have contributed close to 2,000 hours of FREE labor and have worked with a dozen families in need.   We are clearing debris, salvaging homes, and running chainsaw teams.  NONE of this would be possible without the incredible efforts made by our good friends at the firehouse in Wren, Mississippi, our many partners in the disaster response world, and the power of volunteerism.  It's amazing to see what can be done when we work together towards bettering the lives of our fellow man.  There is a great response effort taking place down here in Mississippi.  I'm lucky to be a part of it.  

Time to get back at it.

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Hope all is well,

Mark/Chops

The Future Is No Place To Place Your Better Days

PIT STOP IN ROUTE TO MISSISSIPPI.  BUSCH STADIUM IN ST LOUIS WITH THE ARCH IN THE BACKGROUND.  HOME TO THE 2013 WORLD SERIES LOSERS.  ZING!  GO RED SOX.  (FULLY AWARE KARMA WILL CATCH UP TO ME AND I WILL BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING OR A TORNADO)

CAUGHT THE CARDINALS-BREWERS GAME WITH MY OLD PAL JAY.  SO GOOD TO SEE THIS GUY!

MADE IT IN ONE PIECE! MISSISSIPPI!

SCOPING OUT THE SCENE SHORTLY AFTER THE TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI TORNADOES

AN IDEA OF WHAT MISSISSIPPI IS RECOVERING FROM...

DAN IS ACTUALLY SAWING SOME LOGS INSTEAD OF SAWING LOGS WHILE SLEEPING

ABSOLUTE ROCKSTARS FROM THE WREN, MISSISSIPPI FIREHOUSE!

WORKING THE HOSE FOR THE FIRST TIME 

SHARING ONE OF MANY LAUGHS WITH AMANDA AT THE FIREHOUSE

RUNNING SPRINTS DURING TRAINING NIGHT

TAKING INSTRUCTION

AIR BAND'N IT WITH DAN DURING A QUICK VISIT TO ELVIS' CHILDHOOD HOME IN TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI

ABERDEEN, MISSISSIPPI SUNSET.  I THINK THEY WRITE COUNTRY SONGS ABOUT SKIES LIKE THIS

TEAMING UP WITH BOTH OLE MISS AND MISSISSIPPI STATE STUDENTS TO GET SOME WORK DONE IN MARIETTA, MISSISSIPPI

GROUP SHOT OF OUR NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI TORNADO RESPONSE TEAM

NICE T-SHIRT SAMANTHA!

JOB WELL DONE TEAM!  

NECHAMA'S TORNADO RESPONSE TEAM TAKING THE FIELD!

OUR TEAM OF VOLUNTEERS OUT OF MEMPHIS SALVAGE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OF CHICKEN COOP TIN FOR OUR HOMEOWNER!

REINFORCING THE TROOPS BY PICKING UP A FEW DISASTER RESPONDERS ACROSS THE BOARDER IN TENNESSEE!

THE YOUNG LADY DRIVING THE OSCAR MAYER MOBILE AT THE MEMPHIS AIRPORT LOOKED LIKE SHE COULD USE A SUPERHERO OR TWO.  ENTER WOLVERINE AND IRON MAN! 

SUPERHERO SELFIE.  CHECK OUT MY PAL BHAVEK'S BEARD.  IT'S REAL!

ALAN AND SAM ARE DOMINATING DEMO WORK ON OUR WORKSITE!

QUICK PIT STOP AT WADE-DAVIS STADIUM.  GO BULLDOGS!