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COMMUNITIES THAT CARE CHALLENGE

Communities That Care® (CTC) has been working hard to line up some well-known “celebrity judges” for their community-building challenge, Extreme Makeover: Noble County Edition. The group recently confirmed that Brad Miller, local resident and NBA all-star, has agreed to serve as one of the judges for the community challenge. “I am very excited to have Brad serve as one of our contest judges,” says Kristen Johnson, CTC Coordinator. “Not just because he is a famous basketball player, but also because he has remained a great supporter of the community throughout his celebrity status. I am honored to have him work with us on this project.”

According to Johnson, she is trying to negotiate with a few other “celebrities” to serve as judges, along with local business people, including Kendallville Mayor Suzanne Handshoe. “Mayor Handshoe has supported this project from the beginning, and is looking forward to serving as a judge. I am still trying to confirm the others, so I can’t say who they are, just yet.” says Johnson. “However, I will say that I sent a letter to the producers of the original TV show, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, asking for host Ty Pennington to come out and judge for us. Obviously, I don’t expect him to actually do it, but wouldn’t that be a kick if he did?”

Extreme Makeover: Noble County Edition is a challenge to neighborhoods, church groups, businesses, non-profits, classrooms, and others to develop and implement a project within Noble County that improves the appearance, safety, collaborative spirit, cultural pride or sense of belonging in a neighborhood, school or community area. Examples of some eligible projects might include a neighborhood or school cleanup project, a community beautification project, a neighborhood watch or other public safety program, community education projects or events, or neighborhood or block events and activities that build relationships.

Once all the projects are completed, they will be reviewed by the judges, and the top three projects will receive an award of $1000 for their group or organization, or for the non-profit group of their choice within Noble County.

The deadline to submit a project entry form is only a month away, on April 15th. After that, groups have until June 30th to complete their projects. Judging will take place sometime between July 20th and August 10th.

A complete set of contest rules, along with the necessary entry forms, can be obtained by contacting Kristen Johnson, Communities That Care® Coordinator at (260) 636-2320, or via email at kjohnson@dfnc.org.

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