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Watch A Coach’s Beautiful Speech To Students Hit Hard By Hurricane Sandy

We take care of our business, and then we go home to deal with the dark.

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In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, normal life started to come back together. For the Beach Channel Campus football team, that meant showing up for a playoff game against an intimidating rival. Despite the fact that helicopters were landing on their practice field, that schools had been turned into shelters and emergency staging areas, and that the team hadn’t been together in 2 weeks, these young men rose to meet all their challenges together.

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Daniel Ross

That was my proudest moment, hands down.

If you are experiencing emotional distress or other mental health concerns after a disaster, the Disaster Distress Helpline is here for you 24/7/365.

1-800-985-5990

For Deaf and Hard of Hearing ASL Callers: To connect directly to an agent in American Sign Language, Click the “ASL Now” button below or call 1-800-985-5990 from your videophone. ASL Support is available 24/7.

The drought of 2012 spurred wildfires across the western U.S., and prison inmates were part of the team fighting to protect communities from the flames. David Ross, a former crystal meth addict serving time for aggravated assault against a police officer, fought his first fire that year. Despite feeling terrified by the intensity of the fire, the town’s gratitude for the 2-weeks of work the inmates spent protecting them was deeply moving for him.