Joplin rebuild involves 7 homes, 7 days

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — Hundreds of people turned out to rally for a plan to rebuild seven Joplin homes in seven days with the help of the television show “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.”

The show plans to begin rebuilding the homes this month and will also involve reconstruction work at Cunningham Park. The Joplin Globe reports that (http://bit.ly/oKDJC0) 21 building contractors are taking part in the “big build.” They have been meeting this week with subcontractors and materials suppliers to plan the work.

Sam Clifton of Millstone Homes, a Springfield contractor, is leading the reconstruction effort. He says the show is bringing in 18 project managers for the event, which starts Oct. 19.

Joplin was devastated by a May tornado that killed 162 people and destroyed or damaged more than 7,500 dwellings

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Information from: The Joplin Globe, http://www.joplinglobe.com

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newone 1 year, 7 months ago

very cool!!

momof3girls 1 year, 7 months ago

I know several college students from this area....including my daughter....that are attending MSU that are helping with this project!!!! This is so awesome! But we still need to pray daily for the people of Joplin! God Bless them and hopefully this helps them see a little bit of light at the end of a very long tunnel.

soxfan 1 year, 7 months ago

something to be proud off-hats off to you

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