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Ty Pennington

by Courtney from Poquoson

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A hero is someone who uses his talent to serve others, who achieves past his goal, and uses his skills for good things.

Ty Pennington was born October 19, 1965 in Atlanta, Georgia. He was raised by his mother, a child Psychologist. When Ty was young he was interested in taking things apart and putting them back together with a new and better look. Ty helps people that have ADHD because he has had ADHD all his life and knows the experience. He helps them earn a scholarship. When Ty left high school he attended Kennesaw College. He studied art and history. Later on he transferred to the Art Institute of Atlanta. He earned his bachelor’s degree. He studied sculpting at Atlanta Art Institute.

When Ty bought his first house, he demolished it and rebuilt it with a small budget. Then one day Ty used a metal salad bowl to make a sink. That got him interested in making his own company. Ty Pennington started his own company called “Furniture Unlimited” which sold his own designs. Later on in life, Ty did a T.V. show called “Trading Spaces”. He was doing this show from 2000-2004. Ty Pennington wanted to do his own T.V. show called “Extreme Makeover- Home Edition”. Ty used all his hard work he did in school and helped many different families who face a variety of challenges and setbacks.

Ty and his team of designers, with the help of local builders and volunteers, help rebuild people’s houses. Ty and his team travel all around the United States looking for people who need help and wish to live in a better home. Ty has been helping people ever since 1995. Ty is very dedicated to the people and his projects.

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When Ty Pennington attended college with ADHD he served as spokesperson for a company who helped him with his medical condition. He served as host for the ADHD Experts on Call programs in 2008. In 2005 Ty Pennington was rebuilding a home for a family and had to go to the emergency room. Instead of canceling the episode he continued to work on their home. Ty was in the hospital for two weeks and was shooting the episode from his hospital bed.

Ty Pennington is my hero. He helps families that are having a hard time in life. Even though he has ADHD he uses his energy to do whatever he can do for others. Ty cares about others and he uses his own talent to help other people. Ty Pennington uses all he learned from school to help others. Ty reminds me to never stop working hard and to go beyond what you can do because you can make a big difference. He reminds me that other people out in the world are going through different things than I am. Just because I don’t get what I want, I should be thankful for what I have because other people wish that they had nice things like I do.

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Last edited 2/16/2011 12:00:00 AM

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