I'm not sure how many people outside of America have heard of this reality show "Extreme Home Makeover" (EHM) but it is a show where a crew goes to a different town or city and demolishes, then rebuilds a home for families who usually have some type of hardship. A couple of weeks ago, one of my clients dropped off his taxes and he said his company, Anderson Homes, was approached by EHM to volunteer to build a new house for a deserving family in the city of Wilmington. They accepted and last week, the show came into town and demolished the old house and built a brand new one in under 5 days.
Yesterday was the big reveal where they bring the family home and show them the new home. My friend Peachy and I went downtown to watch....the host of the show Ty Penningtonis a dreamboat I wasn't sure if we'd get anywhere near the house but we got there early enough and got right across the street from the home and up on a barricade so that we could see everything. And we might be on TV too because they were doing crowd shots and the camera got right on us a few times (during the "Move That Bus" chant). The tentative air date of the show is March 30 on ABC if anyone wants to watch. Even though it was 25 degrees out and snowing, the three hours in the crowd was very invigorating. It's nice to be part of something larger than yourself and see a community rally around and support one of their own for a change instead of seeing all the crime and violence in the real world. I thought I'd share a few pics that I took too.
This is the house before demolition:
The New House - it's the one with the green siding and red roof
If you see this girl and her sign, then you will see Peachy and I right next to her on TV!
Me and the famous "Move That Bus!" bus: