Original Airdate: Jan. 17, 2005

Host:
Evan Farmer

Designer:
Nadia Geller

Carpenters:
Andrew Dan-Jumbo
Leslie Segrete

Hidden away in the farmland of Virginia's eastern shore lies an impoverished community know as Bayview. Its 100 residents have only ever lived in one and two-room shacks, some without electricity or indoor plumbing. But life is changing for many residents of the town, thanks to the help of community leader Cozzie Lockwood, who lobbied for modern houses to be built for the residents of Bayview.

To express thanks, the community has pitched in to surprise Cozzie with the help of the WYWO crew. Led by fellow Bayview Citizens for Social Justice Alice and Nekita Coles, the plan is to give the newly built community center a makeover — ensuring it becomes a center for multigenerational education and youth development.

Nadia delivers that and more, with a design that is both attractive and useful for the town’s purposes. The team also pitches in with a book drive, in order to fill Andrew's newly built bookshelves with books for the whole community. It's a difficult design to finish in two days, but with the people of Bayview as their inspiration, the WYWO crew realizes that anything they put their minds to can and will be accomplished.

Of course, when Cozzie shows up a good half-hour before the room in finished, it's a chaotic scene that is truly a WYWO first!

1st Prize
Chairs

2nd Prize
Art: John Holyfield; www.holyfieldstudio.com

3rd Prize
Computer: Best Buy — Virginia Beach, VA

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