“Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” will salute military families in a Veterans Day fundraising special featuring stars including Jewel, Whoopi Goldberg and Robin Williams.
The hourlong ABC special will focus on issues faced by veterans and highlight the skills they can bring to the workforce and their communities, according to ABC and the charitable Entertainment Industry Foundation.
Jewel is co-hosting the special with Ty Pennington.
“We want everyone to pitch in,” she said in a statement. “We don’t want the veterans to feel forgotten. Through their struggles, illness, post-traumatic stress disorder and a tough economy, we’re here to let them know they’re still supported.”
Celebrities will ask viewers to donate by phone and online to groups that support military veterans. Those scheduled to take part include George Lopez, J. R. Martinez, Rachael Ray, Sherri Shepherd and Major League Baseball players Daniel Murphy, Shane Victorino and Clay Buchholz.
Contributions from the special subtitled, “Rise and Honor,” will go to the Fisher House Foundation, Hire Heroes USA, Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund, USO, Volunteers of America and Welcome Back Veterans.
Besides coping with emotional and physical wounds, veterans from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars face an unemployment rate significantly higher than the national average, the foundation and ABC noted.
The special also will look back at episodes of “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” that helped military families. |
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