> Yup! Lots of folks like to mentor and with work being slow, they are finding
> adding an extra skill set helps out. Also builds a sort of 'network'. Dan
> recently did that. 3 of his 6 workers came down with COVID after going to a
> party. With only 5 total, he hit a real problem. Then he started calling
> some
> of the fellows who'd worked on 'NextDoor' projects with him, and got 4 folks
> who were happy to pinch-hit on fencing work. One he hired outright, Hassam.
> Hassam lives across the street from me. Afgan refugee (some came to Virginia
> Beach and have legal alien status to work). Good soul. Crossed the border
> first day of the evacuation with family and what they could carry. He's
> applied for citizenship already.
It's so nice when it works, eh? :)
I started a message thread as you'd suggested, but then realized that our
NerxtDoor has a "helping others" feature built in. Might be why I had so few
responses from potential volunteers/donors - they're likely already keyed in
there. At least I raised awareness of the possibility of using NextDoor to be
helpful. . .
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