Dear Community,

I teared up when Brad brought to my attention that many kids won’t be able to eat if/when our community have to close the schools.

In our household, we have been brainstorming about how we can help — to prevent the spread, to protect our community, how we can leverage our and others skills to help... 

We have decided that Brad will continue to steer the ship while we cultivate both of our ideas. Because if/when we both take control, it will create friction and slow us down.

The same concept applies within the community. Everybody wants to lead. Many people fight with their own ego. This is the best time to identify names and put them in your team's RACI (Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, and Informed) chart.

We should all work together and approach this challenge as a true community. Please set aside politics and bureaucracy because it won’t help. Let’s be proactive instead of reactive to issues. 

Questions we need to ask ourselves: 

1. When families get back from Spring break, what is the process we can formulate to help avoid spreading the virus — given all the facts we know about it?
   
   “Everyone” will be in denial. But honestly, until we have a more robust test, we are all potential carriers.
   
   
2. If/when we close the schools, what resources do we have to help feed the kids and families who are in need? Do the staff have set processes? In addition to food, can we leverage local resources like the library’s books and media to encourage kids to keep learning while  the school is closed?
   
   
3. What can we do to help those who would lose their employment?
   
   
4. Do hospitals have solid onboarding process to protect both employees, family of patients, patients, etc. ?
   
   
5. What/where are the closest manufacturing facilities to produce things, if needed?
   
   
6. If/when the whole nation shuts down, what/where are the available resources? Do we have enough resources for each household? What resources can we help provide to ease with the transition of isolation period?
   
   
7. What can we do to help continue the local business’ operation remotely? This essentially is what is funding public resources like schools -- the community we reside in.
   
   
8. How can we help local businesses to stay afloat and also recover after the financial crisis?
   
   

Those who can afford resources — AKA 1% — may not be concerned about any of these as they can afford to keep paying for their resources or may already have stocked resources available. I hope you understand that not everyone has the same resources and opportunity as everybody else. 

We are all in this together. If we all care, leverage our skills and resources, we can surpass this any other challenges.