Feb 232012
By Alexandra Nicolas, The Joplin Globe
In Chelby Reynolds’ newly repaired home, there’s a ladder and a framed picture, both covered in signatures.
The names are from across the country and belong to the volunteers who helped repair her storm-damaged house.
“They were out there in the snow and the rain,” Reynolds said. “People say there aren’t people like that out there. There are.”
Rebuild Joplin, Catholic Charities and volunteers from AmeriCorps officially welcomed Reynolds, her daughter, Mary, and their four dogs home on Wednesday afternoon.
Reynolds, who purchased the home, her first, a year before the May 22 tornado, had been remodeling since she moved in.
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