After a week of construction and hundreds of volunteers coming together to build an extreme dream home for the Huber family in South Range, thousands now gather for the big reveal.
The energy at the site is building as more folks arrive.
Beyond the sea of red and blue shirted volunteers, there must be at least a few thousand spectators on the scene.
Molly Pease, a volunteer at the project, describes the atmosphere as, "high energy, more and more as the day goes on. Folks are excited to see the stars, excited to see the family arive, and everybody is just happy."
She adds, "It's a great event to be a part of, and while it's a once in a lifetime chance, it's nice to be able to do something to help out afamily in need as well as a great way to see the community come together."
Kaitlin Rapier agrees, "It really just shows how great of acommunity that Minnesota and Wisconsin has. There's excitement definitely. There's lots of support in this whole effort. Everyone's so excited to just be here, even if they can't do something."
The line of cars pulling into the site wraps around the block and the size of the crowd.
As the bus arrived, the crowd put out a short lived wave of screaming and shouting, perhaps with hopes that the show's enthusiastic host Ty Pennington was aboard.
There still remains a small piece of siding to be attached, a blank patch of drywall inside to be painted, and a few other small projects that are left for Pennington to complete while cameras film and spectators cheer.
Development Coordinator Crystal Taylor and her crew of volunteers are still collecting money on the site to go to the family.
So far, they have raised just under $60,000.
She says future donations can be made at the National Bank of Commerce or by visiting the website at www.extremebuilderscommonwealth.com
Meantime, everyone is still sitting around waiting for their chance to shout, "Move that bus!"
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