As part of ABC’s TV show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Neways distributor Tabitha Plake and her husband, John, recently helped build new houses for people who lost homes in the Joplin, Missouri, tornados, which occurred in May 2011. Neways supported the effort by donating personal-care products to tornado victims.
“If you ever get a chance to be part of something like that, don’t hesitate,” said Tabitha Plake, who lives in Nixa, Missouri. “They needed 10,000 volunteers and actually took 14,000. We were thrilled to have the opportunity to be there and to donate products on Neways’ behalf. It was an honor to be a spokesperson for our company.”
Immediately after the tornado disaster, Neways had sent $12,000 worth of products to Joplin through Feed the Children. “Even though Neways already donated, we were happy to give more when Tabitha approached us,” said Jennifer Wolbers, vice president of sales and marketing at Neways. “We understand that it takes lots of time and energy long after the media leaves to rebuild, and we are glad that we could continue our donations. We were especially delighted that the idea came from one of our distributors. People like Tabitha are excellent examples of leading the way to improve our communities.”
According to Plake, “While we were helping build homes, we realized that they would need personal necessities to fill these new homes with. Neways came through again in an amazing way. They shipped Convert Your Bathroom Packs for us to give to these families. We wrote a letter and shared a few of our reasons for loving Neways, and we congratulated them on their new home.”
During their volunteer time, Tabitha and John delivered interior fixtures to homes, finished drywall, and performed additional construction tasks. “On Wednesday after all our hard work, the show welcomed the families to their new homes,” said Plake. “They were all made a little healthier through the generosity of Neways. Welcome home, Joplin families!”
This episode of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition will be broadcast in January 2012.
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