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Ty Pennington

by Alessandra from Edmonton

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Ty Pennington was born in Atlanta, Georgia, US. He was born in 1964, on October 19th. When he was a child Ty had some difficulties in school. Pennington said “I would strip down naked, and hold the blinds in my classroom as a child and swear along with that if I didn’t get my way.” For a living, Ty is on a TV show called “Extreme Makeover Home Edition.” On that show Pennington makes houses for the people that do not have a healthy home.

I call Ty Pennington a champion because he does a lot of things that help other people that are in need. Pennington does a lot of charity work. One time Pennington went to Hawaii to visit some children that had disabilities. When he went to Hawaii to visit the children he helped them learn to surf, and play other water sports. Another time when he did charity work was when he was playing a soccer game for a fundraiser for the Los Angeles Children's Hospital. That soccer game was to benefit bone marrow transplant patients. Pennington builds houses for the people that have unhealthy homes and don’t have a lot of money. When he builds the houses for the families he changes their lives and makes it a whole lot better.

I chose Ty Pennington because I think he is an outstanding role model. He can find a family that’s sad and stressed out about their homes. But when Ty makes them a brand new house he makes all the worries go away. When the house is finished he makes the family feel good again and have that light in their life shine again. I can relate to Ty by looking back and seeing when I helped out a friend of mine. I helped her out by calming her down when she was stressed out. I made everything better for her. That was related to Ty when he built a house for a family and made all their worries go away. Yes, I can make a personal connection with Ty. My personal connection with him is, I like to donate my clothing, food, and whatever I don’t really need.

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Last edited 11/4/2009 12:00:00 AM

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