Our Little Town Outside of Hershey

I am a little ashamed to admit that I rarely tell people I live it Etters. I don't like the name and some may say it has been know in the past to be a little um, how do you say, not the most high class town in our area. There are certainly lovely sections, but there is some questionable zoning and it draws some "Riff Raff". Lately though I am kind of proud of our town.
This week "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" http://abc.go.com/shows/extreme-makeover-home-edition is working on a house right down the street from our house and it is exciting and very touching to see how our little community has pulled together for such a great cause. They are remodeling a house and pool for a great kid that was paralyzed from the neck town in a gymnastic accident a few years ago. Brian was a star athlete with an exciting future when one accident changed everything. His dad retired early to be at his side every minute and Brian just graduated in May from the same college that Garret attends. Garret has watched him persevere at school and has seen how great his attitude is. This renovation will make his quality of life so much better.
One news story mentioned how this is the first time in the history of the show that every single neighbor enthusiastically signed off for this show to completely invade every space in their neighborhood to make this happen for the Keefer family. That just shows you what great people there are in Etters. People from all over the area are volunteering, so much so that they are turning volunteers away. It has been very inspiring to watch this happen right down the street, hear the dozens and dozens of buses pass our house with volunteers, hear the cheers of excitement from the workers, and hear the heavy equipment come in to get the job done. Etters is my town, and I am very proud to be a part of it.