serendipity

Francine the cat walked into a Lowe’s in Richmond back in 2017.
On Sept 18, she accidentally boarded a freight truck and vanished into a 1.5 million sq ft distribution center.

At first, not everyone at the facility was eager to help but once the community rallied, everything changed.
Now, thanks to the internet and a lot of heart, Lowe’s has gone full Mission Impossible:
• Thermal drones
• Six infrared cameras
• Morning briefings for workers
• Footage reviews across the facility

There’s even an Instagram — @wheresfrancine — leading the charge to bring her home.

It’s proof that the best tech isn’t about innovation for innovation’s sake — it’s about how people use it to care.
Here’s hoping Francine finds her way home soon. 😭🐾

Francine the cat walked into a Lowe’s in Richmond back in 2017.
On Sept 18, she accidentally boarded a freight truck and vanished into a 1.5 million sq ft distribution center.

At first, not everyone at the facility was eager to help but once the community rallied, everything changed.
Now, thanks to the internet and a lot of heart, Lowe’s has gone full Mission Impossible:
• Thermal drones
• Six infrared cameras
• Morning briefings for workers
• Footage reviews across the facility

There’s even an Instagram — @wheresfrancine — leading the charge to bring her home.

It’s proof that the best tech isn’t about innovation for innovation’s sake — it’s about how people use it to care.
Here’s hoping Francine finds her way home soon. 😭🐾

https://www.instagram.com/wheresfrancine/