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Snow at O’Hare\/Creative Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In its seventh season of competition, the Orthodox Union\u2019s Team Yachad faced a new challenge:\u00a0 how to return to New York when a historic blizzard shut down the airport and the roads.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Many of the advisors had to resume college classes, so the thought of an extended stay in Florida, while appealing, was impossible.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Already in Miami to prep for the race, Yachad Associate Director Eli Hagler and his dedicated staff monitored the snowy situation from down south and wasted no time in finding their way out of a logistical nightmare.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Says Eli: \u201cWe were aware of what was going on over Shabbos up north and Yachad staffers were up all night (quite literally) Saturday night.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n

\"12615620_945472858875335_8934725757283830018_o\"Once flights were cancelled, we felt we had to do a few things right away:<\/i><\/p>\n

\u00a0We informed emergency contacts of each runner that we were monitoring the weather with our travel agent and the airlines as of Thursday night.\u00a0 I sent updates on Thursday night, Friday morning and Friday afternoon that flights were still on.<\/i><\/p>\n

Another update went out Saturday night that most Sunday and Monday flights to the northeast had been cancelled, and we were working on arrangements but the most important thing at the time was to allow the runners to enjoy their race and not worry about travel\/weather.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n

On motzei Shabbat we got our hotel to extend the stays of some runners and staff and we arranged catered meals through Tuesday lunch.\u00a0 Both hotel (Deauville Beach Resort) and caterer (Five Star Caterers of New Jersey) were amazingly calm, accommodating and understanding.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n

\"11251269_945474858875135_633137363758769001_o\"On Sunday morning at about 4am I chartered a bus to drive from Miami Beach to NY\/NJ Sunday night.\u00a0 Our travel agent was advising us that airports would remain closed until Monday at noon. If this was the case, it would be very unlikely that we would be able to get everyone onto flights on Monday or even Tuesday. If anyone needed to get back for either class, work or because they had other children at home, we thought it very important to have a way to do that.\u00a0 We had about 30 people on the bus that left Sunday night at 9pm and arrived in Teaneck shortly before 9pm on Monday night.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n

Ultimately, with the help of our travel agent (Murray\u2019s Travel of St. Louis , everyone not on the bus had their flights rebooked.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n

By Wednesday night, we had succeeded in getting everyone safely home \u2014 no small miracle.\u00a0 Here\u2019s hoping for clear skies in 2017!\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n

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