Article: Volunteers Repair 13 Homes in Bergen County, N.J., on National Rebuilding Day.

By Brian Aberback, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Apr. 25--OAKLAND, N.J. -- As she sat in her yard watching her tiny riverside cottage undergo a radical transformation Saturday morning, Claire Duvall was flabbergasted.

"This is amazing, absolutely amazing," she said with her possessions spread behind her on the lawn.

Duvall watched alongside her 18-year-old daughter, Heather, as three dozen volunteers gave her home a new paint job, installed new doors, windows, and insulation, and put the finishing touches on a handicapped-accessible shower for Heather, who is developmentally disabled and uses a ...

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