Adrian residents help “makeover” Joplin

Joining the team from Extreme Makeover:  Home Edition are six Adrian volunteers and many from in and around Kansas City. The popular television show chose Joplin as a re-building site. An F5 tornado blasted its way through Joplin last May, and the re-building process has been gradual. With the help of many volunteers, seven houses in one of the most heavily damaged areas of Joplin were constructed.

Right: Kellie Case, Makenzi Adams, Erin Aurand, Kendra Tolle and Lynn Willerton are standing behind the house they worked on. They wall-papered the dining room. The team of five are sporting pink aprons made by Kendra in Honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Far right: Mike Burris joined his co-workers to volunteer their time with grounds cleanup and raking gravel so concrete curbs could be poured.

The Extreme Makeover: Home Edition efforts in Joplin will air in the coming weeks.