Tuesday, October 23, 2007

House Students Visit Paige Hemmis and Extreme Makeover Team in Port Deposit, Md.

At the last Cinderella Ball, the students and staff of The House were excited to meet Paige Hemmis of ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. Little did we know what a wonderful friend Paige would become. She frequently checks up on us to find out what's happening and makes sure to tell others about her experience at The House's Cinderella Ball.

On October 20 and 21, students from The House were invited to make the trek to Point Deposit, Md., to join Paige and the Extreme Makeover crew as they worked on their latest project. They got some great looks at how the show comes together and met some great people who love helping others.

Below are a link to a great Baltimore Sun piece on the Extreme Makeover project, a news piece in which one of our students was interviews and several photos from the students' trip to experience some of the behind-the-scenes action and to witness the unveiling.

Pretty cool stuff.

From the Baltimore Sun:

Show to Make Over Home in Port Deposit

The horses neighed nervously as cameramen and sound guys scurried among them, but somehow an animal was singled out, harnessed and mounted - by Ty Pennington himself. For once, though, the spiky-haired, muscle-bound star of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition was not clutching his trademark microphone, which he uses to bellow orders and inspiration. He needed both hands to hold on as his bewildered steed trotted and the cameras rolled, capturing footage of this Port Deposit horse ranch in the midst of a metamorphosis. (Read more)

Here's the news video where you can watch one of our House Students, Brianna Little, interviewed about the Extreme Makeover project.


Here are a few pics of our kids hanging out with Paige and the Extreme Makeover Design Team.