It is true, actually.  When the floods came years ago the whole city banded together and quickly sandbagged it to safety.  Tragedy can bring out the kindness and humanity in people.  So of course Kyra will take the wrong lesson from this.  Quick, somebody point out that sports teams can bring whole cities together too.  Oh but then you’ll hate the other cities with the other teams.  Well … at least these sports will distract Kyra from whatever she’s thinking about.