20 Images of Strength, Hope and Gratitude After Sandy

Meg Dolan holds her dog "Nellie" during Sunday mass at St. Thomas More Catholic Church in Breezy Point, in the wake of Superstorm Sandy, Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012, in New York.

A homemade sign by Ken Court, left, of Port Jefferson, N.Y. , reads "One Day at a Time" as he enters his 82 year-old mother's house in Breezy Point, a neighborhood that was hard hit by storm surge and was still without power in the wake of Superstorm Sandy, Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012.

Dr. Jordan Metzl, right, addresses a crowd of runners who would have run the New York Marathon Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012, at the Staten Island ferry terminal in New York. With the cancellation of the New York Marathon, hundreds of runners, wearing their marathon shirts and backpacks full of supplies, took the ferry to hard-hit Staten Island and ran to hard-hit neighborhoods to help.

A sign on Ocean Avenue, Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012, near the Atlantic Ocean gives thanks to all who helped the town of Belmar, N.J. Neighbors and volunteers are cleaning up six days after the storm surge by Superstorm Sandy.

Volunteer Jamie d'Amico, 25, of Fort Lee, helps sort through donations at Hoboken High School as surrounding neighborhoods remain without power due to damage caused by Superstorm Sandy, Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012, in Hoboken, New Jersey. 

In this photo provided by NBC, Mary J. Blige performs during "Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together" Friday, Nov. 2, 2012, in New York. Hosted by Matt Lauer, the event was heavy on stars identified with New Jersey and the New York metropolitan area, which took the brunt of this week's deadly storm. 

President Barack Obama is greeted by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie upon his arrival at Atlantic City International Airport, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012, in Atlantic City, NJ. Obama traveled to the region to take an aerial tour of the Atlantic Coast in New Jersey in areas damaged by superstorm Sandy.

This image released by American Broadcasting Companies shows, from left, ABC News' Chris Cuomo, actor Tony Danza, actor Andre Braugher, Barbara Walters, Cynthia McFadden and David Novarro manning phones to take donations for victims of Hurricane Sandy during "Good Morning America," Monday, Nov. 5, 2012 in New York. Walters made a contribution of $250,000 to the American Red Cross and GMA co-host George Stephanopoulos followed suit with a donation for $50,000.

Members of the Coney Island Cathedral of Deliverance worship in a neighboring community center, Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012 in New York after their church and beach community were heavily damaged by superstorm Sandy.

Ryan Nelsen (left) and Fields Harrington ride a tandem bicycle to generate power as people wait for their cell phones to recharge on Avenue C in the East Village on Nov. 1 in New York.

A woman looks at messages about Hurricane Sandy that are posted in the window of a Fishs Eddy houseware store on Nov. 2 in New York.

A man gets a sandwich from a table on Avenue C in the East Village on Nov 1 in New York. Residents who live in an apartment building on the block donated food that would spoil, organized cooking and volunteered to help distribute it.

A fan holds a sign of encouragement for the Staten Island Borough of New York City, which suffered major damage from Superstorm Sandy, during a game between the New York Giants and the Pittsburgh Steelers at MetLife Stadium on Nov. 4 in East Rutherford, N.J.

Randolf Beer Restaurant chef David Schaap (left) and Masterful Davis prepare to grill food on the sidewalk Nov. 2 in New York.

A Pakistani activist from the group Pasban lights oil lamps during a vigil for victims and those affected by hurricane Sandy in the U.S., in Karachi on Oct. 31.

Runner Joselyn Fine, who would have run the ING New York City Marathon, spends the afternoon volunteering by unloading and organizing emergency supplies near Midland Beach as New York recovers from Hurricane Sandy on Nov. 4 in Staten Island.

Fifth grade teacher Millie Ramirez speaks with students about Hurricane Sandy on Nov. 5 in the East Village neighborhood of New York. Students at Public School 188, like most schools in New York City, returned to class Monday for the first time since the superstorm hit.

A family walks past damage caused by Hurricane Sandy on Oct. 30 in Hoboken, N.J.