With a wooden spoon and a mixing bowl as his instruments, Natesh “Mo” Mohan is making music of sorts—a thank you song to first responders for the whole neighborhood to hear.
“Thank you policemen, firefighters, ambulance workers, sanitation workers, teachers, doctors, and nurses,” he chants as he walks up and down Laurel Street.
Gratitude is his attitude. For two months, every single evening at 7 p.m. he bangs the mixing bowl and lets out chants to show unity, solidarity, and respect for our front line workers that have been tirelessly working to fight COVID-19.
“There are so many people making sacrifices. I first decided to do it to say thanks to my neighbor who is a doctor,” he said.
Since he started doing this nightly, many other neighbors have joined in with tambourines or whistles, anything to make noise to join Mo.