This past weekend, my family and I found ourselves on the receiving end of Nechama’s kindness, compassion and old school grit. Its a strange feeling to be in the position of one of our clients, but it was a teaching moment. Now I know how much what we do matters on both sides of the equation.

From the smallest act of asking if someone needs a bottle of water to emptying out an entire basement (I also learned that you can’t argue with Todd and Gene if they want to empty your basement and how insanely great a manager Amy is), what Nechama does for you, as a client is nothing less than life saving.

Everyone that came to help was outstanding. They assisted older homeowners with tree removal that absolutely needed it, dozens of trees were down. We pumped out a basement and made the whole neighborhood feel better, safer – even for the people that didn’t need help. What I never realized till now is that us just being there helps.

Now, thanks to Nechama, I am the hero of the neighborhood. My neighbor Dolores across the street kept repeating what good work Nechama did and she insisted on making a donation.

We also got some recognition in the Jewish community, because my Jewish neighbors were very impressed.