'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition' begins rebuilding project at Oregon School for the D

Miss-Delectable · 09-07-2010, 05:32 AM

'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition' begins rebuilding project at Oregon School for the Deaf in Salem | OregonLive.com

Students attending a back-to-school picnic at Oregon School for the Deaf in Salem were expected to be greeted this afternoon by the crew of the feel-good ABC reality show "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," which selected OSD for a renovation to its basement for an episode that will air in late October.

Every fall, the 140-year-old residential school holds a haunted-house fundraiser in the basement of its boys' dormitory, but the 12,000-square-foot space has become unsafe. The "Extreme Makeover" team, lead by series star Ty Pennington, will renovate the basement over the next seven days.

While the makeover takes place, more than 100 students and parents from the school will travel to the Starkey Hearing Foundation in Eden Prairie, Minn.

In the past "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" has renovated or rebuilt homes for families, but in the new season that begins Sept. 26, the show expands to schools and community organizations. The two-hour season premiere features the construction of a building for students of Baltimore's Boys Hope/Girls Hope program, which offers a place for children from difficult, at-risk backgrounds to live in safe environment.

Perhaps not coincidentally, NBC will launch "School Pride" in October, another feel-good reality show about renovating schools. "School Pride" has already garnered the nickname "Extreme Makeover: School Edition."

Miss-Delectable · 09-07-2010, 05:36 AM

Starkey Hearing Foundation Joins Forces With "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" to Deliver the Gift of Hearing to Oregon Students

Working with ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," the Starkey Hearing foundation is providing over 400 hearing aids to students, family members, faculty and alumni from the Oregon School for the Deaf in Salem.

"We go where we can help and this project seemed perfect," said Bill Austin, CEO and Founder of the Starkey Hearing Foundation. "These are great kids and we knew we could improve hearing for most of them." As a former resident of Oregon, the project became exceptionally important to Austin and his Foundation.

Since 2000, Starkey Hearing Foundation has distributed nearly 500,000 hearing aids throughout 86 countries with a goal of more than 100,000 a year and more than one million in this decade. The Starkey Hearing Foundation is the global leader in hearing healthcare focused on awareness, education, prevention and treatment.

In tradition with the "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" production, the benefactors are sent on a vacation while local developers complete the building project. "It made sense to bring the students to Minnesota where we could address hearing issues with maximum resources at our disposal. We also created a fun and exciting adventure for them in the Twin Cities," says Austin. The students will be visiting a number of attractions throughout the Minneapolis/St. Paul area prior to returning to Salem, Oregon.

Patti Tagioka, Director of the Oregon School for the Deaf, shared, "The Starkey Foundation is a truly amazing group of caring, committed people headed by Bill Austin. The students, alumni, staff and the Oregon Deaf Community are blessed by their generosity and cannot adequately express our deep gratitude."

"We have become quite familiar with the amazing mission work of the Starkey Hearing Foundation," said Brady Connell, Executive Producer, "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition." "Their generous contributions to this project have made it uniquely special for everyone involved."

The Emmy award-winning reality program "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," now entering its 8th season, is produced by Endemol USA, a division of Endemol Holding. Its executive producers are Brady Connell and George Verschoor. David Goldberg is Chairman, Endemol North America. The show airs Sundays from 8:00-9:00 p.m., ET on ABC.

deafgal001 · 09-07-2010, 08:42 AM

I hope extreme makeover learn about deaf culture and pride and that not everyone want hearing aids.

PowerON · 09-07-2010, 10:21 AM

As I seen Oregon School for the Deaf, they have lack fund and building need big improve to fit for deaf students.

That would be awesome!

WildHunt · 09-07-2010, 10:31 AM

Oh wow. That would be a great experience for the school and its students.

**Bottesini** · 09-07-2010, 10:35 AM

Great for that school. I hope I remember to watch.

**Bottesini** · 09-07-2010, 10:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by deafgal001

I hope extreme makeover learn about deaf culture and pride and that not everyone want hearing aids.

They are doing a charitable act. Let's try to have a little gratitude for their good works.

Tousi · 09-07-2010, 10:37 AM

It is probably also an opportunity to, once again, promote the medical view of deafness, especially as this is being done in concert with Starkey.

posts from hell · 09-07-2010, 10:40 AM

yea, hearing aids were given to every student, and pretty much all the students are flying out to minnesota today.

Tousi · 09-07-2010, 10:48 AM

Yeah, it is too bad that there is, on the one hand, charity and on the other, the continued (130 years) relegating the culture to the basement.

**sequoias** · 09-07-2010, 10:52 AM

Wirelessly posted (Samsung Epix (i907))

A basement? Lol.

09-07-2010, 05:32 AM	#1 (permalink)
Miss-Delectable V.I.P. Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 17,175 Blog Entries: 3	'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition' begins rebuilding project at Oregon School for the D 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition' begins rebuilding project at Oregon School for the Deaf in Salem \| OregonLive.com Students attending a back-to-school picnic at Oregon School for the Deaf in Salem were expected to be greeted this afternoon by the crew of the feel-good ABC reality show "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," which selected OSD for a renovation to its basement for an episode that will air in late October. Every fall, the 140-year-old residential school holds a haunted-house fundraiser in the basement of its boys' dormitory, but the 12,000-square-foot space has become unsafe. The "Extreme Makeover" team, lead by series star Ty Pennington, will renovate the basement over the next seven days. While the makeover takes place, more than 100 students and parents from the school will travel to the Starkey Hearing Foundation in Eden Prairie, Minn. In the past "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" has renovated or rebuilt homes for families, but in the new season that begins Sept. 26, the show expands to schools and community organizations. The two-hour season premiere features the construction of a building for students of Baltimore's Boys Hope/Girls Hope program, which offers a place for children from difficult, at-risk backgrounds to live in safe environment. Perhaps not coincidentally, NBC will launch "School Pride" in October, another feel-good reality show about renovating schools. "School Pride" has already garnered the nickname "Extreme Makeover: School Edition." __________________ "Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light." - Helen Keller

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Miss-Delectable V.I.P. Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 17,175 Blog Entries: 3	http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Starkey-Hearing-Foundation-Joins-Forces-With- Starkey Hearing Foundation Joins Forces With "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" to Deliver the Gift of Hearing to Oregon Students Working with ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," the Starkey Hearing foundation is providing over 400 hearing aids to students, family members, faculty and alumni from the Oregon School for the Deaf in Salem. "We go where we can help and this project seemed perfect," said Bill Austin, CEO and Founder of the Starkey Hearing Foundation. "These are great kids and we knew we could improve hearing for most of them." As a former resident of Oregon, the project became exceptionally important to Austin and his Foundation. Since 2000, Starkey Hearing Foundation has distributed nearly 500,000 hearing aids throughout 86 countries with a goal of more than 100,000 a year and more than one million in this decade. The Starkey Hearing Foundation is the global leader in hearing healthcare focused on awareness, education, prevention and treatment. In tradition with the "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" production, the benefactors are sent on a vacation while local developers complete the building project. "It made sense to bring the students to Minnesota where we could address hearing issues with maximum resources at our disposal. We also created a fun and exciting adventure for them in the Twin Cities," says Austin. The students will be visiting a number of attractions throughout the Minneapolis/St. Paul area prior to returning to Salem, Oregon. Patti Tagioka, Director of the Oregon School for the Deaf, shared, "The Starkey Foundation is a truly amazing group of caring, committed people headed by Bill Austin. The students, alumni, staff and the Oregon Deaf Community are blessed by their generosity and cannot adequately express our deep gratitude." "We have become quite familiar with the amazing mission work of the Starkey Hearing Foundation," said Brady Connell, Executive Producer, "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition." "Their generous contributions to this project have made it uniquely special for everyone involved." The Emmy award-winning reality program "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," now entering its 8th season, is produced by Endemol USA, a division of Endemol Holding. Its executive producers are Brady Connell and George Verschoor. David Goldberg is Chairman, Endemol North America. The show airs Sundays from 8:00-9:00 p.m., ET on ABC. __________________ "Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light." - Helen Keller

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deafgal001 Banned Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 2,542	I hope extreme makeover learn about deaf culture and pride and that not everyone want hearing aids.

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Tousi Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 15,309	It is probably also an opportunity to, once again, promote the medical view of deafness, especially as this is being done in concert with Starkey.

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posts from hell Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 9,436	yea, hearing aids were given to every student, and pretty much all the students are flying out to minnesota today.

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Tousi Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 15,309	Yeah, it is too bad that there is, on the one hand, charity and on the other, the continued (130 years) relegating the culture to the basement.

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