Sandy Battered Rockaway Residents Now Aiding Oklahoma Tornado Victims Who Helped Queens Last Year

[LiberalElite]

Source: NY Daily News

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/queens/queens-helps-tornado-victims-article-1.1351941

IMAGES of the deadly Oklahoma tornado were roaring across her TV screen, but Marissa Bernowitz was worrying about a man she had never met.

The Rockaway woman frantically dialed Matt Cantrell, who had entered her life when he sent two U-Haul trucks filled with supplies to storm-torn Queens in November.

“You make friends when storms and disasters happen,” said Bernowitz, who left her job at a corporate taxi fleet to start the relief group Rockaway Free Weekly Flea Market.


Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/queens/queens-helps-tornado-victims-article-1.1351941

[Fire Walk With Me]

1. K&R!

[CBHagman]

2. Heartening to hear this!

Kindness passed on, rewarded, and connections made.

[DesertFlower]

3. K&R. nt

[Cha]

4. This is poignantly heartwarming in the midst of

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all the devastation. thank you, LiberalElite

[LiberalElite]

7. Yr wlcm!

[LiberalElite]

8. I just posted another link in the same vein in Good Reads

[Cha]

9. thanks, I'll check it out..

[sheshe2]

5. This,

just goes to show you that we take care of each other in their time of need. We don't ask anything in return, yet it comes back to us ten fold.

Maybe the GOP can learn a lesson from this, or not.

[NCarolinawoman]

6. Some of those nasty Republican politicians can learn from this.

Up with the people! The REGULAR good- hearted, non-petty people!

[Red Mountain]

10. It's lovely when strangers step up.....

but is it a template we can apply to every situation?

[mj_bernowitz]

11. Thank you for your support!

Marissa here in Rockaway- thank you all for your support! I decided to google myslef (and others) tonight and found this site! Awesome words said by all -

[hrmjustin]

12. Welcome to DU my friend!

[Rhiannon12866]

13. Welcome to DU, Marissa!

It's great to have you with us!

[Behind the Aegis]

14. I love stories like this!

It is true that snakes emerge during times like this, but I have found that more often than not, you will find people reaching out to help, no matter color, creed, location, political party, or other matters.