PEKIN - The Grys family of Pekin will be featured Jan. 11 on "Extreme Makeover Home Edition," which airs on ABC-TV.
The show, at 7 p.m., will cover the building of the Grys' house. The family is deeply involved in Special Olympics, the year-round sports program for children and adults with intellectual disabilities.
Three of the children are Special Olympics athletes, including Jake, 8, who also has brittle bone dis-ease.
Their father, Stephen Grys, has coached Special Olympics for 25 years. Several of his adult children also are Special Olympics coaches.
Posted in News on Wednesday, January 7, 2009 12:00 am Updated: 1:52 pm.
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