Saturday morning, nearly 100 people volunteered their time to help clean up the mess left behind from the hate crime.

Wesley Washington and his girlfriend, Crissy Kitchell, found themselves surrounded by volunteer help, from friends and strangers alike.

"We expected about 25 or 30 people, especially with the rain coming down pretty hard, but man, were we wrong!" Wesley Washington explained.

People cleaned the walls, washed the floors, and took out all of the damaged furniture.

The outpouring of support has made the whole experience a little easier for Crissy Kitchell to deal with, after finding her home in shambles Tuesday.

"They wrote stuff like fag, whore, KKK, swastikas," Crissy explained. She's Caucasian and Washington is African American. "Maybe they didn't like the black and white together."

Wesley and Crissy said they try not to dwell on the past -- they're both looking forward. They are admittedly surprised that so many people took issue with what happened to them, and volunteered their work in the rain to make things "right."

Looking back at crowd of people in his yard, Washington said, "Okay, we've got one or two bad people, but we've got thousands and thousands who want to help."

Therese Quinn, one of the volunteers Saturday, said it's a matter of showing support.

"Everyone just came out here because they wanted to help, and they wanted to show this family that people care," she said.

In the end, it's the caring that will be remembered in this case. It seems to always beat hate every time.