Tag Archives: Dale Dunning

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By Debby Coughlan, in Extreme

As soon as it was announced that Extreme Makeover: Home Edition was coming to Delaware this past August, there has been a buzz around town that hasn’t stopped.  It started when we asked for volunteers and sponsors to help with the build and, by the time the actual work started, the energy had reached a […]

Thanksgiving Special Air Date

By Jeremy Bell, in Extreme

The Extreme Makeover: Home Edition 2-hour Thanksgiving Special featuring the Dunning family is set to air Friday Nov 18th at 8/7c on ABC. In preparation for the show, our local ABC affiliate WMDT plans to show a behind the scenes look at the build experience from 7pm – 8pm. In the meantime, the Dunning family […]

A Selfless Gift for the Dunnings

By Guest, in Extreme

This guest post is actually a letter written by Mr. Alan Tuttle to the Schell Brothers, their Employees, and their subcontractors participating in Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. In spite of the list before me, writing this note takes priority this morning. Over the past couple days of recovery I have had time to contemplate the […]

How Can You Top an Extreme Makeover Reveal?

By Erin Lee, in Extreme Sponsors

Thursday morning, I attended the 10:00 am press conference at the newly “Revealed” Jusst Sooup Ranch, the latest and I believe, greatest Extreme Makeover: Home Edition build. I came expecting to hear a simple wrap up of the project that has consumed me and over 2000 volunteers from around the country for the past 9 […]

Small Wonder. Really Big Heart.

By Debby Coughlan, in Extreme

Wow, what a week and a half it has been!  It started with a charging Braveheart march across a gleaming six-acre field on a gorgeous blue-sky day.  It ended with cheers from a rousing crowd that came to celebrate the masterpiece created for a family that had devoted their lives to serving others. Judging from […]

Food and Friends in the VIP Tent

By Erin Lee, in Extreme Sponsors

Tuesday night, in the VIP tent at the Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Sussex County build, local business owners Katherine and Damian Birl, and their children, Colin, 12, Sophia, 9, and Gavin, 6, treated folks to an evening of their Smokin D’z real pit BBQ. “We know Dale (Dunning). When we order too much food, or cook […]

Chefs Challenge Themselves for Extreme Bragging Rights

By Gloria Merryman, in Extreme Sponsors

Wednesday, August 24th at the VIP Tent at 4:00 p.m. is when several renowned area chefs will be dueling for bragging rights. One chef pondering what to serve 200 guests is Gretchen Hanson.  She is the Executive Chef of Hobos Restaurant & Bar, a trendy spot on Baltimore Avenue in downtown Rehoboth Beach.  Website? www.myhobos.com. […]

Jusst Sooup’s Humble Beginnings

By Erin Lee, in Extreme

The little white fellowship hall that stands adjacent to Rehoboth Presbyterian Church at Midway, at the intersection of Rt. 24 and Rt. 1 in Lewes, Delaware will forever have a lovely story to tell. A story of a generous, kind-hearted woman with a mission. The small building is one of several sites where Dale Dunning […]