Simply Wonderful Friends
by Donna McLaughlin Schwender
It’s so nice to be missed, but it’s even nicer to still have these wonderful people in my life. And for those of you who might be wondering, my “SV pals” are the amazing souls that worked 24/7/I-lost-count-of-how-many-days to help reunite people with their pets that were lost during Hurricane Katrina. And yes – that hurricane happened more than ten years ago and we’re still in touch with one another. The work we did was perhaps the most grueling and gut-wrenching I’ve ever been involved with, but I’d do it again in a heartbeat, as long as they were right there in the trenches with me. I simply can’t imagine my life without my fellow SV’ers.
(PS – “SV” stood for Stealth Volunteers – we didn’t get much publicity, nor were we seeking it, but our name did occasionally come up.)
Love you, Donna! Nothing is more bonding in the trenches (which it really was) than being able to share an accomplishment that changes lives for the better in ways people never expected.
The love is mutual and oh-so-deep, my friend, and you continue to change lives for the better which never ceases to amaze me.
An amazing group who did amazing work! God bless you all!!
You would LOVE every single one of these amazing souls…of that I have NO doubt. And you would have fit right in with them!