While I was waiting in line at Target on Black Friday, one of the groups handing our free coffee and hot chocolate was the folks from MerryMob.com.

Merry Mob is a local group of flash mobbers made up of members of the Columbus community.  How it works is they get a text message or e-mail that tells them what, when and where about the next merry event.  It also tells them what they should bring.  Like for example, they need to bring paper cups or something to that effect.  Then on the day of the event, they gather and then they do their nice thing and then leave.  Just like a flash mob, but with a purpose.

The best thing is, sometime this season, they will do something truly wonderful for a local family and change their life!  Maybe it’s fixing their house up or making sure a family has a Merry Christmas.  It’s a wonderful idea and something I really could get behind.