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Willie and Darlene have a great appreciation for the thousands of volunteers who have invested their time in rebuilding efforts in the New Orleans area.

Not only will these volunteers be rebuilding their home, but they are also the reason why Willie and Darlene have hope today.

Darlene and her daughter were in line at the snowball stand, waiting to eat a New Orleans shaved iced specialty.

“It was a long line,” Darlene said. “And I love to talk so I just started talking to somebody. Then this young lady told me she had never had a snowball before.”

“Well, where you from?” Darlene asked.

The young woman told Darlene she was a volunteer with the St. Bernard Project. She told Darlene about the volunteer work she had done and how she could get help.

"I’m so grateful,” Darlene said. “We really needed help.”

Darlene, her daughter and the group of volunteers gathered in a circle and prayed.

“They prayed that me and my family would be able to move home,” Darlene said. “We didn’t know how to get our house done. It’s a blessing.”

Before the storm, “we were fine,” Darlene said. Willie, 79, had just retired. He worked for 30 years as the groundskeeper at cemetery and 9 years at the St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office. In his retirement, the family was looking forward to spending quality time together.

Just before Katrina hit, Darlene, Willie and their daughter started driving and eventually landed at a church in northern Louisiana.

“I was scared,” Darlene said. “But they took care of us and we slept on the church pews.”

The family returned to the New Orleans area last Christmas and has been struggling to find a way to rebuild their home since then.

Darlene suffers from diabetes and can’t wait to rest in the comfort of her own home. Willie continues to work hard and does as much work on the house as possible, but at the age of 79, he can’t do it alone.

“I wasn’t sure when we were going to get home,” Darlene said. “This is a blessing.”

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