As Tragedies Keep Coming, Human Compassion Makes Itself Known
By R.V. Baugus
In conjunction with the release of the book, The Day of the Ca- jundome Mega-Shelter Director Greg Davis as the cover feature of this issue of Facility Man- ager magazine. Little could we have known that after making Greg the deserved lead story that tragedy would strike in rapid succession most devastating along with the horrible incident in Las Vegas with
act of a depraved individual. All, once again, brought our venues front and center as the events played out, many in heroic fashion.
in Lafayette, Louisiana, during the book release to ask again what the spoke and even clearer today in the aftermath of past events. - tise to just get in there and to start servicing the people better than any other skill set that I can think of in any other industry,” Greg told a facility, that can outperform what we are capable of doing as public disaster response industry needs to come if ever there’s a situation where there are thousands of people that are homeless.” Greg might as well have taken a crystal ball for what was about to
unfold, because he got to see his words spring into action yet once more throughout several states when other hurricanes made landfall. - the human psyche. We are a nation divided in so many ways at this time in history, but the stories that poured out of people coming from
hundreds of miles just wanting to save lives of hurricane victims give us a glimpse into the good of the human soul. Our member venues, suddenly homeless. Back to Greg Davis at the Cajundome and the compassion that was displayed in his community in the aftermath of Katrina. “We knew we had no choice but to meet that demand and to ser- vice the people that were coming,” he said. “We quickly began to learn what their needs were and what we needed to provide to them. We made a call out to the general population and our general com- munity for help. People brought cots, pillows, clothing. We made a call out to the medical community and our Dr. Paul Azar put togeth- er a medical team, established a clinic, and we had it all going within a day at the Cajundome.” member Darren Davis, CFE, vice president of entertainment at -
lead a situational awareness training course in advance of the Floyd Davis was thankful for the training but could never have imagined it would be needed for what turned out to be the deadliest mass shoot- ing in U.S. history. another to shelter and safety, as best as it could be found in a situa- from. It was again human compassion at its best when split-second decisions had to be made. It is also how our members operate at their venues, and, in times
of darkness, proved to be the light that we can truly share as human beings. FM
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