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New home revealed for Southview student

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Visitors enjoy refreshments and tour the Taylor family's new home after the final reveal of the house in Sylvania Township.

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Professional Remodeler Organization of Toledo's president for 2012 Dave Rupf, left, stands by Valerie Taylor, 17, center left, and her mother Veronica, center, as her father, Tom, cuts the ribbon on their new home.

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Kathy Lane, right, presses tissues into the hands of her daughter, Veronica Taylor.

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A look inside the new home.

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The new kitchen in the Taylor family's home is spacious enough for Valerie to easily join her parents in her wheelchair.

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The bathroom, which features a walk-in shower for Valerie, opens between the master bedroom and Valerie's bedroom.

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Tom and Veronica Taylor now have a bedroom of their own in the new house.

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The living room of the Taylor family's new home, like the rest of the house, is easily accessible for Valerie, 17, and her wheelchair.

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Ellydia Garza, 17, left, was one of the Southview students who donated their time to help build the Taylor family a new home.

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Veronica and Tom Taylor walk with their daughter, Valerie, 17, into the new home for the first time.

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Valerie Taylor, 17, center, laughs while touring her new home for the first time.

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Veronica Taylor leans down to kiss her daughter, Valerie, 17, while the pair stand in the new shower. In their old home, the bathroom was almost inaccessible to Valerie.

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Denise Geiner, right, peeks through the window of the Taylor family's new home.

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Tom Taylor cheers after Professional Remodeler Organization of Toledo president Dave Rumpf, left, and PRO's executive director Rick Morel, center left, hand him keys to his family's new home.

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Veronica Taylor hugs her mother, Kathy Lane, Friday afternoon during the final reveal of the Taylor family's new home in Sylvania Township.

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