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Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Iowa Good Samaritans Aid Area Sandy Victims

Volunteers from the Midwest came to Central New Jersey performing various tasks for homeowners affected by the storm free of charge.

A time of great tragedy can often bring out both the best and worst of human nature. For residents of Central New Jersey living under the dark cloud of destruction wrought by Superstorm Sandy last month, a helping hand was extended from the Midwest as a group of good samaritans made their way around the area helping residents deal with extensive storm damage. There was only one catch, the volunteers refused to take any money for their help. "The owner of the company we work for sent us up here and we kind of ended up just doing whatever we could do to help people out," said Ben Doyle, of Muscatine, IA. "We saw everything on TV and we knew it was going to be bad, so we came right up here the day after the storm." The three Iowan volunteers …

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