On Sunday I participated in the "Braveheart Charge" with the cast of Extreme Makeover Home Edition, Employees from the Estridge Company, and around 500 other volunteers. So, when the show airs May 17th you should not have any trouble picking me out of the crowd.
Unbelievable
The amazing thing about the project is that Estridge and the EMHE Team is going to demo the old home, build a new home, and furnish it all in 106 hours.
The Weather
I live in Indiana. In Indiana, we experience all four seasons each year. In late march, in Indiana, it is possible to experience all four seasons in a single day. We had one of those days for the Braveheart Charge. The day started warmish, turned cool, started to drizzle, turned cold, turned to rain, sleet, snow flurries, and then the sun came back out after it was ok to go back inside.
The Charge and Demolition
There was a good turn out for the charge. A large mass of people charging down the street and congregating in front of the doomed home. A helicopter was flown in and the demolition was started by dropping a large weight on the home with the word "Knowledge" written on the side. The big equipment finished the job. In a few hours, nothing of the home was left.
