Feel-Good Story in Ohio: “Extreme Roof-over”

One woman in Oregon, Ohio, isn’t getting an Extreme Home Makeover, but she is getting an “Extreme Roof-over.” According to a story in The (Oregon, OH) Press, Sheri Ulinski was hosting friends and family at her home at 1917 Garner Ave for a reception following her husband’s death when a co-worker from her job at Teledyne Turbine Engines in Toledo, OH, noticed her porch roof was leaking. One thing led to another and Sheri’s co-workers, friends and family decided that Sheri needed an entire new roof. They held a bake sale, a 50/50 raffle, and a spaghetti dinner to raise the funds for the roof materials and cost to install it.

The tickler of this story is that Sheri and friends are spoofing the Extreme Makeover schtick by doing a video of their own. Sounds like a hoot. In this dire economy, stories like this and the one about a complete stranger purchasing a woman’s home and saving it from foreclosure are uplifting. As usual, people helping each other is what makes us all a little nostalgic for a good ‘ol barn-raising event. Way to go, Oregon, Ohio and the folks at Teledyne Turbine.