August 22, 2011

 “EXTREME MAKEOVER: HOME EDITION” DESIGN CREW SURPRISES

THE DUNNING FAMILY IN LEWES, DELAWARE

Earlier today, August 22, “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” traveled to Lewes, Delaware to surprise the Dunning family with the door knock that can change lives. Dale Dunning founded “Jusst Sooup” while she was in college.  She started off with a pot and a hot plate making soup for her classmates after theology class.  Today, Dale along with her husband Ken and son Brooks, wake up at 2AM every day to provide meals at four soup kitchens for those in need across the state of Delaware. 

They have been living in a rental home that is basically a converted storage facility for “Jusst Sooup.” They house massive amounts of food, and their small home can’t contain it all.  Their dream is to create the “Jusst Sooup Ranch” which would be a house where the Dunning Family would move into and run a large-scale kitchen to feed many more families across the state.  It would be a place to provide shelter, food and support for families in need, helping them get back on their feet – then inviting other families to take their place in micro-homes on the property.  Dale envisions “Jusst Sooup Ranch” having a garden, crops and a small farm to provide food for their soup kitchen. 

The EM:HE design team has just seven days to build a brand new home for the Dunning family, one that provides a living area for the family, storage for food and supplies and land for expanding and realizing their dream of supporting multiple families.  The Dunning family has been whisked away on a dream vacation to Walt Disney World, while “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” team leader Ty Pennington, designers Paige Hemmis, Michael Moloney, Sabrina Soto, John Littlefield and local builders Schell Brothers as well as community volunteers, build the structure.

The series is produced by Endemol USA, of Endemol Holding, and executive-produced by Brady Connell & George Verschoor. David Goldberg is Chairman, Endemol North America.

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