Hundreds of volunteers pitched in to help the American communities hit hard by tornadoes that ravaged the Midwest and the South.

Young people worked alongside the very old, strangers helping strangers. Some took time off from their regular jobs to labor for their neighbors.

"It doesn't matter if you know them or not… It's a small town; it's what you do," said a nurse who hauled debris alongside a retired school teacher.

(WATCH the Making a Difference video below from MSNBC)