The scene at Middleton Idaho High School this afternoon was a happy, though extremely hot one. At least 2000(estimated) people gathered at the school to catch shuttle buses provided by the Middleton School District to welcome home the Stockdale family,the recipients of a new home from Tv's Extreme Makeover Home Edition. Included in the crowd were labor volunteers like us.. throngs of people who donated labor on the Stockdale's new home. It was approaching 100 degrees. Young and old alike sweated it out around us in a line. Volunteers from Middleton High School sold bottled water, and passed out sunscreen. Two hours into our line ride, our little group rounded the corner to the home stretch, we were finally at the buses. People carried signs saying "Move This Bus!".
We were then told there would be no more buses sent to the home. There were at least another 300 people waiting behind us in line. You could see the disappointement moving right down that line, back across the front of the school, back around the corner in front of the gym, and indeed, back into the middle courtyard of the school.
Knowing where the home was, we drove that way. We were welcomed warmly at the corner of Purple Sage Road and Duff by the Middleton Police, who, with a smile, let us know that we could not be allowed to walk the 1/4 mile down to the home.We were not alone, many others were here at this corner. Some stayed and were watching from afar to see if indeed, that bus had been moved yet.
The outpouring of love for this family is typical of Idahoans. We will donate labor, and come to work at 2am for a good cause. We will organize fundraisers like last night's Hoe Down in Middleton to make sure sure this family has some cash for things they will need. We will wait in line for two hours with minimal shade on one hot summer day just to see a family we do not even know, get a break in life.
And we resolve to take it all in stride if we are turned away from the festivities and fun part of this labor of love.
Sorry we missed you and welcome to your new home, Stockdales.
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i was thier!!! :)
I SAW ME!!! no way! im famous! lol
NO ONE WILL HELP ME WHY ?
The guy on 00:40 with the basket on his bike is my uncle bob lol.
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