Flash Mobs are neat because people appear somewhere unexpected. Seemly from nowhere, and do something amazing. Then they disappear as though it never happened. Our flash mob wasn't quite like that.
If you are a flash mob enthusiast I'm sorry to tell you we failed to make a truly awesome flash mob. We were as inconspicuous as the crazy man yelling in the street. We were as well timed as two year old children. We put on a performance worse than Finn singing "I'll Stand by You" in Glee. All in all it was chaotic and sloppy.
BUT: We did not do a flash mob event for flash mob enthusiasts.
We did a flash mob for our community. We did a flash mob so we could play with hoola hoops and encourage others to do the same.
Our event was a great success. We had people young and old hoola hooping in Waterloo Town Square. Everyone was laughing, talking, experiencing. What else could we really ask for?
People forget the importance of community. To share experiences with people and to be connected. If only for 3 minutes people let their guards down and joined those around them in a fun activity. Maybe it encouraged people to talk or to laugh. Maybe they only mocked us. It doesn't really matter as long as we encouraged people to do it together.
Its hard to know just how successful we were since commuity cohesion means different things to different people. I think that my community benefited from our "flash mob" today, and I'm happy with that.
My all time favorite moment of todays event was when two on duty police officers joined their neighbors in the childish activity of holla hooping. Its hard to take anyone too seriously when they have a holla hoop in their hands. I thought they sent a great message out by participating
That's all for now,
Jewellz
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| Participating for the team. |
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