Posted on 09/01/2015 10:06:34 PM PDT by Kartographer
This is the touching moment dozens of strangers came together to fix a 75-year-old's crumbling roof after the elderly man's kind-hearted neighbor posted about his struggles in a Facebook post. David Perez uploaded the public plea for help on Monday, August 24, after he spotted his frail neighbor, Richard Dubiel, attempting to mend his rooftop in Fremont, California, all by himself. 'I feel sorry for him but I have no roofing skills,' he wrote. 'I would like to see if anyone can donate their time to help him finish. It appears that he has all the materials so looking for free labor.' Mr Perez asked volunteers to turn up at his own house at Murphy Court last Saturday morning, so they could approach Mr Dubiel together and offer to help him 'finish putting shingles' on his roof.
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Nice to see a heartwarming story revealing that there are still good and caring people in the world. Thanks for posting it.
Looks like the BLM people were all otherwise occupied that day.
Thanks for posting some uplifting news.
Damn blurry screen again.
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