Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (EMHE) is in town and the Junior League of Saint Paul is honored to be supporting the effort by providing volunteers and helping to design the new daycare facility in the Morris home. Be sure to check out the JLSP blog daily as we will be providing regular updates on the development of the home as well as what the Junior League of Saint Paul is doing to help.
The Morris Family
Sixteen years ago, Sandy Morris was pregnant with her first child and working as an early childhood education teacher. After the birth of her daughter, Catricia, Sandy examined her daycare options and discovered that none of them met her standards. Sandy decided to quit her job and start her own affordable daycare for the Saint Paul community. She offers a multicultural environment to these children, who affectionately call her "Tia Sandy." Sandy's dedication to her daycare and her community has produced one of the best daycares in the city.
Unfortunately, Sandy runs her daycare out of their 100-year-old home, which is falling apart. The numerous repairs needed to make the home safe threaten to shut down the daycare. The Junior League of Saint Paul is honored to be a part of helping build the Morris family a safe home that is a sanctuary for their family and will enable Sandy's daycare to remain a center of community life and education.
Day 1: Door Knock!
On Friday morning, the Morris family was greeted by Ty Pennington of ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, letting them know that they were the recipients of a new home to be built this week. The Junior League of Saint Paul, TJB Homes, and countless volunteers are off- working continuously until the big reveal to the family on October 9th.
