DCCC helps Extreme Makeover children

Friday, November 20, 2009 3:00 AM  |  Printer friendly version | E-mail to a friend | LEXINGTON — Davidson County Community College has provided the three daughters of Tricia and William Creasey, benefactors of the recent "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" build, with tuition-paid, two-year DCCC scholarships.

The Creasey's daughters are Brittany, 12, and 5-year-old twins Makenzie and Makayla.

The DCCC Foundation will pay for the scholarships when they reach college age.

DCCC President Dr. Mary Rittling presented the three Creasey children with a large coupon good for scholarships during a press conference Wednesday.

"The college is a major part of the Davidson County community, and we are blessed to be able to play a small role in helping this deserving family with their childrens' education," Rittling said.

"Our entire college community came together to do what we could to help, and we all agree that the opportunity is one we will never forget; it reminds us how good it feels to give to others."

DCCC students, the Student Government Association, faculty and staff volunteered at the building site 24 hours a day Nov. 12-16, working under a food and beverage tent serving snacks and drinks to approximately 1,500 community volunteers.

The DCCC STORM men's basketball team donated their muscle power to the furnishings and accessory moving effort as the home was completed Monday and Tuesday.

Students in DCCC's therapeutic massage program worked on-site under the Thomasville Medical Center tent, giving neck, head and back massages to the builders and volunteers who constructed the home from start to finish in less than a week.

Guided by DCCC instructors Tiffany Hemrick and Alycia Parsons, 16 therapeutic massage students worked on 120 volunteers, including a few "Extreme Home Makeover" designers such as Paul DiMeo.

They gave massages from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Many DCCC Maintenance Department staff members also helped with the "Extreme Makeover" effort, including Eric Spencer, who worked as a trim carpenter. Other DCCC maintenance staff drove college volunteers to and from the site in vans running around the clock.