
We did it!
Although all the hard work for the ABC Extreme Makeover show is now a wrap, we're
still forging ahead to see what God has next for us to continue to bring transformation and restoration of HOPE to our beloved city.
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Community Projects lead /
worked by Church Members:
| Scraped and painted entire house; led by Micah Wendt from Breakout (Micah lives in Alabama & drove up just for this week!) | |
| Tear off, sheet and shingle roof; led by Kevin Kipfer
Tear off and build new porch with stairs and railing; led by Dave Besch New Hot Water Tank installed too! | |
| Side entire house; led by John Hogenmiller | |
| Side entire house, paint all trim, tear off two story porch and build stairs and railing; led by Daryl Boss | |
Corner of Normal & Massachusetts | led by Dean Dersham & his landscaping crew with several other Tab volunteers |
| Side entire house, paint porch, trim and railings; led by Mike Territo | |
| Scrape, Prime & Paint entire house (several Tab volunteers) Tear off and build new porch; led by Walter Crowe |
Each day there were over 200 Tabernacle Volunteers on site.
Wednesday the 11th (Veteran's Day) there were over 250 on site!
Other Extreme Community Makeover links:
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Pre-Event and Progress Videos |
Here are some photos (courtesy of Daniel Hutchens), we will be getting more and adding them soon. We will also be adding some more functionality & ability to expand the photos to full size.
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We are thrilled to have had the privilege of recruiting volunteers along with the contracted builder: David Homes. When we closed our sign-ups, we had over 780 volunteers sign up through our site! Thanks for all your support and spreading the word!










