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Angela Elzir's blog

Rising from the ashes with a little help from volunteers

Submitted by Angela Elzir on February 5, 2013

Photos by Tarek Mazboudi

Erma Bombeck, the famed American columnist, once said: “Volunteers are the only human beings on the face of the earth who reflect this nation's compassion, unselfish caring, patience, and just plain loving one another.” This is exactly what I experienced when I participated in the rehabilitation of damaged homes following the October 19, 2012 car bomb in the heart of the vibrant neighborhood of Ashrafieh in Beirut.