The Huffington Post, Sept. 8, 2011-When terrorists struck New York on 9/11, Ann Seligman wanted to help. So, like thousands of her fellow citizens, she volunteered.
Working with New York Cares, a local volunteer organization, Ann helped people affected by the attack receive the assistance and care they needed to rebuild their lives. She also planted daffodils at Grand Army Plaza with bulbs donated by the Netherlands. "With every bulb we planted, we could feel the world grieving with us," she remembers. "That helped so much." So did the sense that planting was an inherently optimistic act. "It reminded us that spring would come," she says.
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