During a blizzard last winter, where my part of Long Island received about eight inches of snow, while Central Park topped eight inches, my three children (all in their twenties) decided to create a real igloo in front of us.

grass. Its “creation” took about two days and a lot of creativity, energy and work, but its achievement demonstrated the value of using teamwork to bring a vision to life.

It started when the two oldest decided to “create” something. My oldest son, who works in construction-related trades, and the middle son, a young artist who is going to graduate in Fine Arts, decided to do the project. Since there wasn’t as much snow on our front lawn, this would mean “borrowing” snow from our neighbors’ lawns, and the two of us started creating a project that I really didn’t think would go anywhere. That afternoon, a couple of friends joined them and the project began to gather momentum.

The next day my youngest son came home with a friend from college and they joined the raid. This son, a business student, used his managerial skills to “recruit” several of his friends, and by the end of that night, an incredible structure was created.

I have never seen neighbors, delivery men and almost everyone who passed our house, stop and look at this structure. Many of them went to get their cameras, or their cell phone camera, because they wanted a photo to show to others. The most frequent comment was, ‘I have to take a photo, or no one will believe me.’ They asked me how this was created and I explained my theory that it started as a thought, then turned into a vision, and became a reality through perseverance. and teamwork.

What followed was an incredible result. They created an igloo, completely from scratch, with a tunnel entrance, seating, walls, and a full vaulted igloo roof, all from the snow on the neighborhood lawns. This
It became an igloo over eight feet in diameter, about six feet tall and fabulous. A better example of the practicality of teamwork, and how when people work together, things get accomplished, I’ve rarely seen. If our government, businesses and civic organizations worked on this effectively and efficiently, we would have a much more “livable” and more successful society. I want to thank these young men and women for teaching me something very valuable, without them realizing they were. Well done!