{"id":33535,"date":"2022-02-17T16:36:25","date_gmt":"2022-02-17T21:36:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=33535"},"modified":"2022-02-17T16:36:25","modified_gmt":"2022-02-17T21:36:25","slug":"local-heroes-get-surprise-well-deserved-renovations-for-their-homes-and-community-projects-in-new-hgtv-series-build-it-forward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/02\/17\/local-heroes-get-surprise-well-deserved-renovations-for-their-homes-and-community-projects-in-new-hgtv-series-build-it-forward\/","title":{"rendered":"Local Heroes Get Surprise, Well-Deserved Renovations for Their Homes and Community Projects in New HGTV Series &#8220;Build It Forward&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28429\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/lowes_build-it-forward.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/lowes_build-it-forward.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/lowes_build-it-forward-300x159.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/>Build It Forward<\/em> <\/strong>premieres Saturday, March 12, @ 6PM ET\/PT on HGTV, <a href=\"http:\/\/HGTV.com\">HGTV.com<\/a> and TV Everywhere. The five-episode series also will be available to stream on discovery+.<\/p>\n<p>Home renovator Matt Blashaw and designer Taniya Nayak will spotlight the work of five community heroes from charitable organizations in Albuquerque, New Mexico; Oakland, California; Austin, Texas; Syracuse, New York; and Cosby, Tennessee. Each local hero will get a surprise, life-enhancing renovation for their home and community project.<\/p><div id=\"morty-329269661\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Created in collaboration with Lowe&#8217;s, Build It Forward supports Lowe&#8217;s 100 Hometowns initiative where, in recognition of the company&#8217;s centennial, Lowe&#8217;s completed 100 impact projects in neighborhoods across the country.<\/p>\n<p>Build It Forward was produced by Departure Films.<\/p>\n<p>DIGITAL\/SOCIAL: Visitors to HGTV.com can find additional details and content about the series, including Build It Forward: Making Good, a special five-episode digital series that takes a deeper look at the deserving organizations and impact projects made possible by the Lowe&#8217;s 100 Hometowns grants and HGTV. 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