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‘Restored Our Faith in Humanity’: Wrapping Up a Reality Show Devoted to Veterans, Sponsored by GE Aerospace
For nearly two weeks this summer, a usually quiet street in Lynn, Massachusetts, was a hive of round-the-clock activity. Contractors and locals wielding torque wrenches spilled out of the doors of a two-story Cape Cod as trucks, dumpsters, and brand-new appliances crowded the curb in front. From the outside it looked like the site of a typical home renovation — until you noticed the interview tent and roving camera crew.
Beds to Paint: Volunteers Help Remodel Veteran Family’s Home for Reality Show Sponsored by GE Aerospace
They help build helicopter engines for a living, but on this warm June day Madeline Stanton and Grace Hamel were being asked to tackle one of the modern world’s trickiest tasks: assembling furniture from a flat-pack kit. Sitting on the floor of a young boy’s bedroom while sorting through Allen wrenches and bolts of varying tininess, the engineers drew on their mechanical skills to put together a brand-new bed. Downstairs, one of their colleagues rolled white paint onto kitchen walls while others sanded the deck out back.
Television
Veteran Family Chosen for 35th Season of ‘Military Makeover With Montel’ in Partnership with GE Aerospace
Six-year-old Tyler Carmody had resigned himself to another holiday without his dad. For nine months, his father, Jason, had been stationed in Iraq with the Massachusetts National Guard’s 972nd Military Police Company. Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentine’s, Easter — Tyler and his mother, Alyssa, had made the best of it, buoyed by friends and extended family. Now it was July 4 and, while Tyler and Alyssa were invited to a few barbecues, he knew it wouldn’t be the same.
Veterans
Bring Them Home Safely, Then Transform Their Home: GE Aerospace to Sponsor Reality Show Devoted to Veterans
The family walks into their house and their jaws drop. Their once cluttered front room, a mess of cast-off exercise equipment, cleaning supplies, and knickknacks, has been transformed into a sleek minimalist dining area. As they continue through the house, each room elicits gasps: the completely remodeled kitchen, with all-new cabinetry, countertops, and appliances; the stylish bedrooms for the kids; the basement man cave with a 75-inch TV and working beer tap. Outside, a crowd of well-wishers is waiting to present the dad with a new motorcycle.