It’s game day on this episode of MyFixitUpLife.
Hosts Mark and Theresa are at Rebuilding Together‘s Super Bowl-sanctioned ‘Kickoff to Rebuild’ at in New Orleans, helping tackle a 10-home community project with NFL pros, community leaders and a ready-to-play squad of top volunteers, corporate partners, and Rebuilding Together‘s Special Teams.
Former astronaut Joan Higginbotham talks with Mark and Theresa, giving us the lowdown on Lowe’s $32 million effort to help community and education programs, and her perspective on giving back after looking back on earth inside Space Shuttle Discovery.
HGTV’s Carter Oosterhouse is in the house kickin’ it Carter’s-Kids style with his get-out-and-play playground build and talks about HGTV and what he’s working on at his house. Carter hosts ‘Million Dollar Rooms’ on HGTV. His non-profit Carter’s Kids has been working with Rebuilding Together to help create playgrounds in neighborhoods across the country at community projects.
And neighborhood native, NFL’s Robert Royal talks about the neighborhood where he grew up in New Orleans, his annual Camp Team PHIT Kidz, his passion for combating childhood obesity, his NFL career with the Washington Redskins, Buffalo Bills, Cleveland Browns, and how he has made a difference off the field. As he says: “Whatever you do in life, just be the best you can be.”
Plus Leigh Anne Tuohy talks about her ‘Making it Happen’ book, her New York Times bestselling book ‘In a Heartbeat,’ and her foundation Making it Happen. She shares what it was like to see her son Michael Oher’s Super Bowl win and congratulate him on the field. And she inspires us with insights on how to make a difference every day.
And we top it off with a taste of the Toolbelts & Tailgates Super Bowl-sized cook-off.
Hey, we won the coin toss. We elect to kickoff on this episode of MyFixitUpLife.
Live music by Tim Williams.
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This episode originally aired on Friday, February 8th at 2pmET.