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As heard first on STAR 99.9, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition is currently in Bridgeport making over the residence of the Brown Family. STAR 99.9 is your official radio source to keep on top of everything happening. Check back frequently for information on how to volunteer, donate goods, and check out all the action live as it happens.

STAR 99.9 will be broadcasting live from the site on Friday, July 27th from 7am-2pm as demolition gets underway, on Saturday, July 28th from 10am-2pm as construction commences, and again on Wednesday, August 1st from 9am-2pm as they move that bus and reveal the final results!

UPDATED SPECIAL ALERT: WE NEED YOUR EXTREME HELP!
Time to bring in the reinforcements! Our fantastic volunteers are tired after being on the job site for 24 hours a day since Friday. We are looking for skilled labor who can come on down and lend a helping hand.

In particular, there is a need for skilled labor:
Exterior and interior painters – Monday, July 30
Pavers - Monday, July 30
Siding installers WITH SIDING GUNS - Monday, July 30
Landscapers – Monday, July 30 – any time
Finishing plumbers – Monday, July 30, 9pm
Driveway installation – Monday, July 30, 9pm
Licensed electricians - Monday, July 30 – 9pm
Hardwood floors, Tuesday, July 31, 4am

If you are able to come and volunteer, please call Gulick Associates office at 203-966-7868 and someone will get in touch with you as quickly as possible to confirm your participation. Volunteers are asked to bring their own tools. As always we appreciate your support!

Please Note: All times subject to change based on weather conditions.

Other immediate needs:
Please deliver the following items to the corner of Hollister and Stratford Avenues unless otherwise noted:
Energy drinks – can't have enough!
Individually wrapped snacks
ICE ICE ICE!
White hard hats – please deliver directly to 315 Seaview Avenue, Bridgeport
Paint equipment: sprayers, 1 and 5 gallon buckets, brushes, rollers and tarps
Gardening and construction gloves
Towels and washcloths
Plastic buckets (for ice and cold beverages)
Donate to the Family Fund!

Gulick Associates, LLC has created the "Building a Family's Extreme Dream Fund" that we hope you will support. We want to make sure that the ongoing expenses of the Brown family's extreme dream home are provided for and that the costs of getting a college education are provided for. Every little bit helps; no donation is too large or too small. You can donate at the spectator parking area at 837 Seaview Aveuve in Bridgeport (off exit 29 off I-95), or online at this link.