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  • Backyard Makeover: Meet the Childers
  • From "Help on the Homefront"
    episode DHHF-101
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    SFC David Childers is a fifteen-year veteran of the Army.

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    While David's away, Gianna Childers is busy attending to the needs of Meghan, Sydney, Annie, Carah and Josiah. There's little time left for home repair or maintenance in this busy household.

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    A lone swingset in the spartan backyard leaves a lot to be desired.

    When duty calls, the women and men of the armed forces have to drop whatever they're doing -- including home repair and maintenance -- and deploy. The Help on the Homefront crew marched into Hinesville, Georgia (home to the U.S. Army's Third Infantry Division) to give the Childers family a helping hand.

    Gianna Childers and her five children spend most of the school year waiting for the return of husband and father David -- who is commanding a platoon of 40 soldiers.

    "I miss him the most for the children. He's gone the whole school year. A month is an eternity to them, and the last few weeks of school they're waiting for Daddy to come home."

    Gianna wants a more kid-friendly environment in which the kids can enjoy the summer, including:

    • A privacy fence that will protect the kids from neighborhood pets -- including the excitable dog next door -- and give Gianna peace of mind while they play outdoors.

    • A new play area

    • A lawn spruce-up (courtesy of a new sprinkler system)


    RESOURCES :
    One-Stop Remodeling
    One-Stop Remodeling
    Savannah, GA 31406
    Phone: 912-925-7867

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