Extreme Makeover Home Edition: El Paso Homebuilder Describes Working with Ty Pennington

Posted on February 22nd, 2009 by Party Mama Aly Adair

How Do You Build A House in 160 Hours for Ty Pennington’s Extreme Makeover Home Edition?

Ask Randy O’Leary, Owner of Desert View Homes in El Paso, Texas!

by Aly Adair

Photo:  Randy O’Leary, Owner of Desert View Homes in El Paso, Texas

Ever wonder what it is like to build a home in 160 hours with Ty Pennington and his amazing team from Extreme Makeover Home Edition?  Check out the Q and A with Randy O’Leary, owner of Desert View Homes in El Paso, Texas.  He did it!  Would he do it again?  “In a heartbeat.”

Q and A with Randy O’Leary
Desert View Homes
Story by By Robert Gray
El Paso, Inc.
2/15/2009

I was so excited to get an email from my friend in El Paso telling me about the amazing story of his nephew, Randy O’Leary and their volunteer efforts for Ty Pennington’s Extreme Makeover Home Edition El Paso episode airing Sunday March 15 (ABC 8/7 C).

I grew up in El Paso, Texas so for me this story has heartfelt deep meaning in many ways.  My friend, Cliff, together with a team of volunteers and sponsors in El Paso, gave their hearts, their time, and their resources to help an extraordinary Mexican family for Ty Pennington’s Extreme Makeover Home Edition.

In an email from my friend Cliff he writes: “Ty is as good natured off camera as he is when being filmed. The entire production staff (over 100) was as concerned for the charity as El Paso was for having them here.” Volunteers and spectators who participated in the Extreme Makeover Home Edition El Paso episode were asked to bring one or more canned good products. Here’s why:

Extreme Makeover Home Edition Has El Paso Border Town Twist: Bring a Can

Thanks for sharing your story, Cliff!  Love ya!

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