[Blindtlk] Fwd: Extreme Makeover: Home Edition - Looking forFamilies Nationwide!

Tue Mar 23 21:07:24 UTC 2010

Isn't it, though? I tried to find how to contact them about it, but
couldn't even find my way around to find the contact e-mail. If you
find that, let me know. What's the best way to get a site to change
their format for accessibility? I have encountered several websites
with inaccessibility being a problem, including the website for my own
doctor's office. If she weren't such a great doctor, I'd not stay with
them. But she's awesome.

~Jewel

On 3/23/10, Sarah Baughn <sarahb006 at comcast.net> wrote:
> Jewel, thank you for asking this question, as I also have a friend that I
> would like to nominate, and have been on the website, and it's atrocious.
> Sarah
> If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this
> mountain: "Remove hence to yonder place.", and it shall remove, and nothing
> shall be impossible unto you.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jewel S." <herekittykat2 at gmail.com>
> To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 9:21 PM
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Fwd: Extreme Makeover: Home Edition - Looking
> forFamilies Nationwide!
>
>
> Hey,
>
> I have been wanting to nominate a friend of mine and his family for
> Extreme Makeover, but wasn't sure where to get the nomination forms in
> an accessible format. My friend, Wendell, and his family are in
> extreme need of a new home, and I really want to nominate them. Their
> story is a rather sad one, and their struggle is one I have been
> wishing I could do something about for quite some time. They have a
> son who has autisn and are basically living only on the Social
> Security for their son. Wendell has been out of work as a carpenter
> for over a year, and Cindy, his wife, has been out of work for longer,
> mostly due to the need to take care of her son, who is 5 now and in a
> half-day school program. Their house is in a horrible state. They
> don't even have floors...the floor is the plywood with exposed nails
> and such...no carpet, no tile, nothing. There is tile in the bathroom
> and kitchen, but the water heater broke repetaedly, leaving mold under
> the tile, so that is all but destroyed, and their home insurance has
> been totally awful to them. There is so much more about their house I
> could say, but it's too much to say in a short time. Wendell is a
> veteran of the Army infantry who was medically retired because of his
> knees, which buckle often and PTSD worse than I've ever seen a soldier
> having. He has always helped people in need, and took me in when I was
> homeless, even though the only place they had for me to sleep was the
> beatup old sofa in the living room and they barely had enough food for
> themselves, but stretched it to include me somehow.
>
> To make things short, I would really, really like to nominate them for
> an Extreme Makeover. They h ave a huge plot of land that is really
> wasted on their tiny beatup house. The property really could use a
> nice three or four bedroom house with real floors of carpet and a
> fenced in yard so their husky/german shepherd mix, Gypsy, who is blind
> from cataracts, can run in the yard with their five-year-old without
> worry that either of them will run in the street (which is actually a
> highway). Wendell and his family  have helped me a lot, both with
> shelter and food when I was homeless and with advice when my ex and I
> broke up. He is an amazing guy, and so is his family, but life has
> given them so many hardships.
>
> Please let me know how to nominate this family. I know there is a lot
> of paperwork to fill out, but I haven't been able to find it in an
> accessible format. The best thing would be in Word format so I could
> type up responses and then print it out with my responses already on
> it, as I cannot read or write print.
>
> Thank you,
> Jewel
>
> On 3/16/10, David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com> wrote:
>> I have been asked to circulate:
>>
>> Dave
>>
>>
>>>To: blind411 at verizon.net,
>>>  dandrews at visi.com
>>>From: Lindsay Spaulding <lindsay at emhe.tv>
>>>Subject: Extreme Makeover: Home Edition - Looking for Families Nationwide!
>>>Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:10:31 -0700
>>>
>>>Hi Marion and David,
>>>
>>>David, I just finished speaking with Marion about our nationwide
>>>search for families in need, that are deserving of an Extreme
>>>Makeover.  He mentioned that you could possibly help me spread the
>>>word, by forwarding on my information and flier to as many contacts
>>>as you see fit.
>>>
>>>My name is Lindsay Spaulding, and Iâ€™m a Casting Producer for ABCâ€™s
>>>Emmy award winning TV series  "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition." We
>>>are in the process of finding families who are deserving and in need
>>>of a new home for our next season of the show, and we want to move
>>>that bus!
>>>
>>>We are looking for inspirational families that America can really
>>>root for.  Because you are so plugged into the community, you might
>>>be able to help us reach those local heroes who need our help, or
>>>others in the community who can bring those families to our
>>>attention.  It would be great if you could post a bulletin on your
>>>website, or include our information in your newsletter, and forward
>>>this information on to anyone you see fit.
>>>
>>>We're looking for inspirational members of the community who, for
>>>whatever reason, need a new home.  While we know that there are so
>>>many families in need all over this country, we want to focus on
>>>people that have given back in some way despite their personal
>>>hardships.  Some examples from past episodes include The Bliven
>>>family of Minot, ND who started a little league baseball program for
>>>children with special needs.  And in Indiana, Shawna Farina heads up
>>>the local Relay For Life cancer walk for life in honor of her
>>>mother's struggle with the disease and, in an ironic twist of fate,
>>>now battles breast cancer herself.  Some of our episodes have focused
>>>on people who have been inspirational within their own family.  Amy
>>>Hawkins of Hendersonville, TN was left paralyzed after she threw her
>>>body over her 2 sons as a tornado ripped apart their home. As you can
>>>see, our definition of deserving can be fairly broad.
>>>
>>>Attached, is our show flyer, which details what we are looking for
>>>and how people can submit their materials to us.  Any assistance you
>>>can offer in getting the word out to volunteer, service, and
>>>community-building organizations would be deeply appreciated.  All
>>>nominations should be sent to ExtremeMakeoverHomeEdition at gmail.com
>>>
>>>To be eligible, a family must own their own single family home or at
>>>least property on which a home can be built.  Plus, they must be able
>>>to show producers how a makeover will make a huge difference in their
>>>lives.  Nominations must include the names and ages of each member of
>>>the household along with a description of the major challenges within
>>>the home.  Please also include contact information of the family.  If
>>>possible, we would also love to see pictures of the family and their
>>>home.
>>>
>>>The deadline for family nominations is May 1st, 2010.  But, the
>>>sooner we find some deserving families, the better!
>>>
>>>Thanks again! And please feel free to contact me directly with any
>>>questions.
>>>
>>>Lindsay Spaulding
>>>--
>>>
>>>
>>>Lindsay Spaulding
>>>Casting Producer
>>>Extreme Makeover Home Edition
>>>Lock & Key Productions
>>>5200 Lankershim Blvd., 5th floor
>>>North Hollywood, CA 91601
>>>Office: 818-824-9627
>>>Fax: 818-824-9699
>>>
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>>>
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>>>
>>>Hi Marion and David,
>>>
>>>David, I just finished speaking with Marion
>>>about our nationwide search for families in
>>>need, that are deserving of an Extreme
>>>Makeover.  He mentioned that you could possibly
>>>help me spread the word, by forwarding on my
>>>information and flier to as many contacts as you see fit.
>>>
>>>My name is Lindsay Spaulding, and I’m a Casting
>>>Producer for ABC’s Emmy award winning TV
>>>series  "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition." We are
>>>in the process of finding families who are
>>>deserving and in need of a new home for our next
>>>season of the show, and we want to move that bus!
>>>
>>>We are looking for inspirational families that
>>>America can really root for.  Because you are so
>>>plugged into the community, you might be able to
>>>help us reach those local heroes who need our
>>>help, or others in the community who can bring
>>>those families to our attention.  It would be
>>>great if you could post a bulletin on your
>>>website, or include our information in your
>>>newsletter, and forward this information on to anyone you see fit.
>>>
>>>We're looking for inspirational members of the
>>>community who, for whatever reason, need a new
>>>home.  While we know that there are so many
>>>families in need all over this country, we want
>>>to focus on people that have given back in some
>>>way despite their personal hardships.  Some
>>>examples from past episodes include The Bliven
>>>family of Minot, ND who started a little league
>>>baseball program for children with special
>>>needs.  And in Indiana, Shawna Farina heads up
>>>the local Relay For Life cancer walk for life in
>>>honor of her mother's struggle with the disease
>>>and, in an ironic twist of fate, now battles
>>>breast cancer herself.  Some of our episodes
>>>have focused on people who have been
>>>inspirational within their own family.  Amy
>>>Hawkins of Hendersonville, TN was left paralyzed
>>>after she threw her body over her 2 sons as a
>>>tornado ripped apart their home. As you can see,
>>>our definition of deserving can be fairly broad.
>>>
>>>Attached, is our show flyer, which details what
>>>we are looking for and how people can submit
>>>their materials to us.  Any assistance you can
>>>offer in getting the word out to volunteer,
>>>service, and community-building organizations
>>>would be deeply appreciated.  All nominations
>>>should be sent to
>>><mailto:VirginiaCasting at gmail.com>E<mailto:xtremeMakeoverHomeEdition at gmail.com>xtremeMakeoverHomeEdition at gmail.com
>>>
>>>To be eligible, a family must own their own
>>>single family home or at least property on which
>>>a home can be built.  Plus, they must be able to
>>>show producers how a makeover will make a huge
>>>difference in their lives.  Nominations must
>>>include the names and ages of each member of the
>>>household along with a description of the major
>>>challenges within the home.  Please also include
>>>contact information of the family.  If possible,
>>>we would also love to see pictures of the family and their home.
>>>
>>>The deadline for family nominations is May 1st,
>>>2010.  But, the sooner we find some deserving families, the better!
>>>
>>>Thanks again! And please feel free to contact me directly with any
>>> questions.
>>>
>>>Lindsay Spaulding
>>>--
>>>
>>>
>>>Lindsay Spaulding
>>>Casting Producer
>>>Extreme Makeover Home Edition
>>>Lock & Key Productions
>>>5200 Lankershim Blvd., 5th floor
>>>North Hollywood, CA 91601
>>>Office: 818-824-9627
>>>Fax: 818-824-9699
>>>
>>
>
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