Meeting A Saint

The day I first picked up the phone to call St. Claire from Success Prepatory Academy in Treme, I was shocked because he actually picked up the phone. Getting to people in New Orleans educational facilites can sometimes be a challange. After that phone call things came together quickly. Managintg Director, Marieke Gaboury and myself set up a meeting at Success Prepatory, where we had a chance to meet St. Claire face to face. As he sat behind his desk, in his office I could have sworn he was enveloped in a ray of light. OK, maybe it was due to the window in his office that he sits directly in front of, but be that as it may I still believe him to be a real, honest to goodness saint.

There was no need for a hard sell from us, he clearly understood the benefit of having YO NOLA partner with his school. There were no beauracratic hoops to jump through. Just questions of when and where and a desire to do.