Norma Vally and Chix Can Fix News

Jimmy Carter Work Project 2007
Habitat For Humanity Greater LA.
The Jimmy Carter Work Project 2007 brought together volunteers from all over the world to sites in South Central Los Angeles and San Pedro. From Oct. 28 to Nov. 2 volunteers and partner families joined former President and Mrs. Carter to build 30 houses and refurbish dozens of others. I was one of those thousands of volunteers. To read the entire article: Click here!

Chix News Bytes
Shooting Underway for Toolbelt Diva’s Fourth Season
Norma is currently shooting the fourth season of her EMMY nominated hit show, Toolbelt Diva. Each episode of TOOLBELT DIVA chronicles the two-day interaction between Norma and a protégé, from their first meeting to diagnose the home improvement project they will tackle, to a shopping excursion for supplies. For more information about the show visit: Click here!

CHIX CAN FIX – the Book!
It’s a man’s world? Well…not anymore! Although some people still think of home improvement projects as a “man's” world, half of America's women have undertaken a home improvement job in the past two years. Whether they are single and moving into their own home or living with their husband of twenty-five years, there is always something that needs to be fixed or done around the house. Now, Norma Vally---the Discovery Home Channel’s popular Toolbelt Diva arms women with the inspiration and knowledge they need to take on home repairs with confidence in CHIX CAN FIX: 100 Home Improvement Projects and True Tales from the Diva of Do-It-Yourself (Viking Studio/Penguin Group (USA); $14.95). Filled with 100 home repairs for plumbing, electricity, walls, floors, windows, and doors, CHIX CAN FIX is a must-have guide that helps women everywhere reveal their inner handywoman. CHIX CAN FIX contains easy-to-follow instructions and helpful illustrations for simple projects like fixing a leaky faucet, as well as more intricate do-it-yourself projects that every woman should know. View photos from the launch party of CHIX CAN FIX: Click here!

Toolbelt Diva Nominated for an EMMY
Discovery Home Channel announced a local Emmy nomination for the network’s hit series TOOLBELT DIVA by the National Capital Chesapeake Bay Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in the category of Service Program. The series, in its fourth season on Discovery Home Channel, follows host Norma Vally as she teams up with female homeowners to take on everything from basic to challenging home improvement projects. Furthering her mission to instill the confidence in women to enter the traditionally male-dominated realm of home repair projects, Norma tackles it all from quick fix-it projects to garden enhancements, and even restaurant renovations with expertise, humor and her signature New York-diva style.

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