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Dec 20, 2010

"I am neither an optimist nor pessimist, but a possibilist." --Max Lerner

Makeovers For A Cause

Makeovers -- for the body and the home -- have become a staple of reality television shows. And now, for a handful of young adults in New York, they are becoming an actual reality. Blissful Bedrooms is a nonprofit organization committed to transforming the bedrooms of young people living with disabilities. They don't have an office, or paid staff, but they do have a website, a Facebook page, and a lengthy ad on Craigslist soliciting volunteers to help with bedroom makeovers. "It was very much a plea to help with a cause," says Cory Mahler, who responded to that Craigslist ad. One weekend Mahler and a Blissful Bedrooms team reached out to Keosha Stukes, a 20-year-old who has cerebral palsy. The results were utterly delightful.