Miami Nun Dons Habit, Grabs Chain Saw To Help After Irma
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) -- A nun surrounded by downed trees after Irma hit Florida took matters into her own hands.
Sister Margaret Ann grabbed a chain saw and started chopping away after her street in Miami was littered with tree branches dumped there by the hurricane.
We are #OneCommunity in @MiamiDadeCounty! Thank you Sister Margaret Ann of @ACCHS_Bulldogs for pitching in as we recover from #Irma ???? pic.twitter.com/KSqdHFHJuv
— Miami-Dade Police (@MiamiDadePD) September 12, 2017
An off-duty Miami-Dade police officer tweeted video and a picture of Sister Margaret Ann after coming across the nun hard at work dressed in her full habit.
???? of Sister Margaret Ann in action. Thank you to all of our neighbors that are working together to get through this! We are #MiamiDadeStrong pic.twitter.com/5tG6nzk7Ye
— Miami-Dade Police (@MiamiDadePD) September 12, 2017
Police say "acts of kindness'' like Sister Margaret Ann's remind residents that they're all part of the same community.
The department added in its post, "Thank you Sister and all of our neighbors that are working together to get through this!''
Police say the nun was cutting trees to clear the roadways around Archbishop Coleman Carrol High School. Sister Margaret Ann is the school's principal, according to its website.
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