EXTREME MAKEOVER
HOME EDITION:
THE WARD FAMILY
Sunday 8/7c on ABC

Recently I saw an article that was bemoaning the fact that EXTREME MAKEOVER: HOME EDITION was still on the air broadcasting it's sappy brand of reality TV and all I can say is thank God they are!  EXTREME MAKEOVER: HOME EDITION does a lot of good, not only for the families they directly help, as well as all those associated to them, they also give hope to everyone that someone is out there that cares and just maybe next time it is their turn.  This week The Ward Family gets their turn and they were justly deserving.

"EXTREME MAKEOVER: HOME EDITION" EXTENDS A HELPING HAND TO A REMARKABLY RESILIENT WOMAN WHO OPENS HER HEART AND HOME TO HER NEIGHBORHOOD'S DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN

On June 25, "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition", with celebrity volunteer Mary J. Blige traveled to Erie, PA to meet the indomitable Clara Ward, who has cast the adversity of her health and surroundings aside to run a nonprofit youth development and family center from her home. This episode of "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" will air SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13 (8:00-10:00 p.m., ET) on ABC.

Having experienced a childhood of hardship, Clara vowed to make a difference for the next generation, and neither modest means nor the challenges of Myostenio Gradi, a degenerative muscular disease, have stopped her so far. For decades Clara has put her personal needs second to feeding, clothing and nurturing children in her home, organizing charitable drives, arranging field trips, tutoring, giving cooking lessons and much more. But the rampant disrepair of her crumbling two-story home -- including a cracked foundation, a leaky roof, peeling walls and a faulty sewage line -- increasingly threatens the life-long mission that means so much to her and the people in her neighborhood. Furthermore, the house lacks the wheelchair accessibility she needs, requiring her to stay with her daughter and head back and forth each day.

The design team for this episode of "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" will feature team leader Ty Pennington and designers Paul DiMeo and Paige Hemmis, plus Six-Time Grammy Award-winner Mary J. Blige helps the design team all week long and puts some personal touches on the new home.

"Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" is produced by Endemol USA, a division of Endemol Holding. It is executive-produced by Anthony Dominici. David Goldberg is Chairman, Endemol North America. The series is broadcast with Spanish subtitles via secondary closed captioning. This program carries a TV-PG parental guideline.

For more information on "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," visit ABC.com

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EMHE - The Ward Family Dec. 13

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