"Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" Central Illinois

Get the Gear/Memory Items!

The production company has approved the release of a number of post-build designs to commemorate our experience for the Central Illinois "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" build!

Proceeds of the sale of these items will go to the Design Built Homes Extreme Fund.  This is the fund that helps to pay for the build and the Grys' mortgage!

Keep reading to learn how you can get yours!

Centrl Illinois - We are #2 in the Nation Let's Get to #1!

News Flash!  Diane Korman, senior producer for the show, recently told us that we are the 2nd Community ever to surpass $100,000 in needed funds raised! 

Way to go Central Illinois!  East Benard Texas is the #1 fund raiser (at this point.)  If we reach our goal of $130,000 by the time the show airs, we will be the #1 Community area for the show over all 6 seasons.  Let's make it happen!

Keep reading to learn of ways (some new and some old) of how you can help!

Other communities have done it and so can we!  Let's pay off this build and the Grys family mortgage.    

Shirts from the build! Order your souvenir shirts today.

Shirts from the build!  Order your souvenir shirts today.
On "Move that Bus" day, we totally ran out of all of the items that we had at the build site.  Design Built Homes has made these limited quantity items available to you so that you can have a souvenir from this great Central Illinois experience.  Check out the merchandise section on DesignBuiltHomesExtreme.com for ordering information or read on for more information.

Centrl Illinois WE are Almost There!

Please see updated article on 11/14/2008 for editorial correction

Other communities have done it and so can we!  Let's pay off this build and the Grys family mortgage.  Keep reading to learn of ways (some new and some old) of how you can help!

The Big Reveal Day is Coming!

The day is almost here.  The big reveal day where the crowd shouts "MOVE THAT BUS" is tomorrow!  Tuesday October 28, 2008 is when the Grys family will see their new home for the first time.

Since this is a taping of a TV show, there is a lot of behind the scenes activities that happen before the family actually shows up and hops out of the limo.  Keep reading to learn how you can be a part of the action.

Let's show the nation the pride of Central Illinois!

Other communities have done it and so can we!  Let's pay off this build and the Grys family mortgage.  Keep reading to learn of ways (some new and some old) of how you can help!

Keep up the Great Work! We Have More Fundraising to Do!

House Updates- Watch and See For Yourself!

Watch 2 short videos on the updates for the house that were taken yesterday afternoon!

Only Two Days Left - We Need Your Help!

Thank you to all of the awesome people that have provided help to this once in a lifetime project.

The house is coming along great (see the updated page for a few words from Melanie) and the designers are hard at work on their plans.  Melanie will be handing the keys over very soon for the designers to take over.

Keep reading for more.

Workers, Spectators and More Share Their Thoughts

We have people talking about the build from a number of perspectives.  We'll share as many as possible.  Keep reading to see what they are saying.