COMMUNITY CHALLENGE®

Community Challenge® is the ultimate in reality shows.

Designed to be a cross between EXTREME MAKEOVER®, AMERICAN IDOL®, SURVIVOR®, and HABITAT FOR HUMANITY®, our goal is to go into areas devastated by natural disasters and, via the community building experience, help get the area back on its feet. This will be accomplished by working with local economic and redevelopment authorities, local religious and non-profit organizations and the families themselves. Once the primary needs are identified, we will contact the families affected by the disaster (flood, hurricane, fire, etc.) and assist them in the rebuilding and healing process.

The first region selected is ORANGE COUNTY, TEXAS, an area devastated by hurricane Rita and overlooked due to the racial and political insignificance of the area in the shadow of hurricane Katrina. After discussions with the Directors of Economic Development, Redevelopment and other local authorities, it has been determined that, while employment is available in the area (there are over 15,000 job vacancies), money to rebuild homes or reasonably priced rentals are all but non-existent.

COMMUNITY CHALLENGE - TEXAS is in the process of contacting the approximately 11,000 families effected by hurricane Rita in order to determine how many want to return home. An interview process will take place with the number of individuals being considered, narrowed down to approximately 1500 families. This number will be further reduced to approximately 500 who will then begin the “Game” portion. All contestant families will receive room and board as well as payment for work done for the duration of their tenure in the game.

These people will all, regardless of age, race, gender, etc., be given the opportunity to help rebuild their community.  A community needs 83-year-old grandmothers that are caring for their grandchildren, daycare providers, clerical and retail providers as much as they need 23-year-old guys that can swing a hammer. During the first 4-6 weeks of preparing the property for building, the 500 families (community) will determine, based upon work ethic and compatibility, who stays and who goes. This will bring the number to 200.

At the 200 family level, we will divide the families into 25 teams lead by a contractor and designer. Each team will be given the same basic set of structural plans but with the ability to add their own ideas and changes (non-structural) so long as remaining within time and budget restraints. Additionally, all of the final 200 families will be involved in classes, teaching them such topics as fiscal responsibility, basic wealth building, nutrition and health, etc. in order to help assure a better chance of maintaining a long term successful community. Success with various tests and challenges will assure a family immunity through the next vote.

Each week, we will focus on several of the teams, their progress and interaction culminating in the “voting off” of several of the team members. Both the community members and the television audience via the ability to phone in and vote will do this voting.

Ultimately, the game will award 50 families one year of free rent in one of the 2500 sq. ft. town homes they help to build. Another 45 families will receive two years free rent, four families will be given ownership of a town home and the grand prize winner will receive a new single family home.

Currently we are in negotiations with corporations such as Ford Motor Corp., Dodge, GM, Lowe’s, Home Depot, etc. with regard to sponsorships.

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