Greenwood Businesses still in need.
It was just a little over a month ago at around 1:40am, that I was woken out of a dead sleep by the craziest sound. An explosion? A massive crash of sorts? "What was that?!!!" Way too big to be a transformer. A very disorienting thing as now it was completely silent. Did I imagine that? So I got up like so many others that night. Checked the house. The front. The back…..and then waited. I waited for the sirens. And then they came and didn't stop for 15 minutes or so. Something serious was up. I have a love-hate relationship with social media, but I knew that night that Twitter would have the news first. I was right- within a few more minutes twitter on the street had it for me…. a gas explosion had leveled buildings and blown out whole blocks of windows. I prayed that no one had been inside. Since the explosion happened in the wee hours of the morning, it meant that most people had cleared the restaurants there. Thank goodness. The strangest thing is that I live a neighborhood away from Greenwood, but something about my location almost a mile away from the blast, sent the sound to my bedroom window very clearly.
In the days after, the facts of what had occurred became clear. Most importantly and miraculously no one was hurt. However, over 3million dollars in damage and three small businesses were destroyed by a natural gas explosion.
I automatically thought about lost dreams. My husband and I both run our own businesses, and though super rewarding, also challenging. I thought about these strangers that did not have a place to work the next day. Everything that had been accomplished physically and tangibly in their businesses- gone.
All this said, I was so excited to be asked to play my songs at a fundraising performance at The Stage Door Cafe a half a block from where the blast had happened. I am so happy to be a part of the evening. Join us April 30 from 5-7pm
Here is the event link. https://www.facebook.com/events/1587372554816804/
Donations will be accepted and there will be a raffle for some Taproot loot!
It was just a little over a month ago at around 1:40am, that I was woken out of a dead sleep by the craziest sound. An explosion? A massive crash of sorts? "What was that?!!!" Way too big to be a transformer. A very disorienting thing as now it was completely silent. Did I imagine that? So I got up like so many others that night. Checked the house. The front. The back…..and then waited. I waited for the sirens. And then they came and didn't stop for 15 minutes or so. Something serious was up. I have a love-hate relationship with social media, but I knew that night that Twitter would have the news first. I was right- within a few more minutes twitter on the street had it for me…. a gas explosion had leveled buildings and blown out whole blocks of windows. I prayed that no one had been inside. Since the explosion happened in the wee hours of the morning, it meant that most people had cleared the restaurants there. Thank goodness. The strangest thing is that I live a neighborhood away from Greenwood, but something about my location almost a mile away from the blast, sent the sound to my bedroom window very clearly.
In the days after, the facts of what had occurred became clear. Most importantly and miraculously no one was hurt. However, over 3million dollars in damage and three small businesses were destroyed by a natural gas explosion.
I automatically thought about lost dreams. My husband and I both run our own businesses, and though super rewarding, also challenging. I thought about these strangers that did not have a place to work the next day. Everything that had been accomplished physically and tangibly in their businesses- gone.
All this said, I was so excited to be asked to play my songs at a fundraising performance at The Stage Door Cafe a half a block from where the blast had happened. I am so happy to be a part of the evening. Join us April 30 from 5-7pm
Here is the event link. https://www.facebook.com/events/1587372554816804/
Donations will be accepted and there will be a raffle for some Taproot loot!