Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, an ABC show, is coming to Buffalo this weekend, and will announce the name of the lucky family who will receive a whole new house on Saturday, November 7th. Word from our man behind the construction scenes is that with 700 volunteers asked for, an estimate of 2,500 showed at the Rich Products Atrium for on October 30th (above), with AmeriCorps taking the lead.

On the front end of this endeavor, Buffalo ReUse (Program Director Michael Gainer, below) has been chosen to deconstruct and salvage the home that family currently occupies, but with less than 20 hours to do so! For this reason, they put out a call to volunteers.

ReUse will begin deconstruction on Sunday, November 8th, the day after the announcement. They're calling for volunteers on Sunday from about 10am until midnight, but the greatest need will be from 10am-4pm. According to an email from Buffalo ReUse Director of Community Programs Cassandra Seawell: You do not have to volunteer for the entire time of a shift, but please indicate which shift you will be available during (Day crew: 10-4PM , Evening crew: 4-10PM, Late night crew: 10PM - until...

Contact Buffalo ReUse via email by WEDNESDAY, Nov. 4th! Experience not required, but you will have to come prepared to work hard and get dirty!

If you want to help, but can't this weekend, worry not; there will be plenty of opportunity through "painting, landscaping or schlepping appliances." Amazingly, the family will return to their property, complete with brand new home, the following weekend.  This follow-up work will be conducted by David Homes, the chosen contractor, and volunteers can sign up with them here.

Seawell says, "Be a part of this exciting and unique opportunity to promote green demolition nation-wide!!"

All images: Joe Cascio