People similarly come together when nations are threatened.
And families rarely are closer than when they face a loss or other serious crisis. It strikes me as odd, however, that when organizations are threatened or facing a crisis, they seldom come together in the same way as nations or families. Yet these organizations and others like them do give millions of dollars each year to charity. Their employees often work on their own time to clean up highways, send food to homeless shelters, and take up collections or payroll deductions to donate to the United Way or other charities. And while a corporation can t provide the human touch that a family can, it s certainly not unusual to find employees who consider their co-workers as family.