Centex Homes, HomeAid America and ABC-TV's 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition' Embark on Build of a Lifetime in Seattle Area
2004年11月19日 - 10:41PM
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Centex Homes, HomeAid America and ABC-TV's 'Extreme Makeover: Home
Edition' Embark on Build of a Lifetime in Seattle Area Seven Days
Will Change a Family's Life Forever DALLAS, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ --
We can all get by with a little help from our friends. It's just
easier when your friends happen to be ABC-TV's No. 1 rated show,
"Extreme Makeover: Home Edition;" Centex Homes, one of the nation's
premier homebuilders; and national non-profit HomeAid America.
Beginning Nov. 10, a dream team of miracle workers from these
partners will begin the build of a lifetime for Seattle-area
resident Roseanne Dore and her three daughters. Centex Homes will
have five, around-the-clock days, plus nine hours, to complete the
custom, 3,200-square-foot home from start to finish. A widowed
single mother of three daughters, Roseanne Dore is no stranger to
hardship. The family was dealt a tremendous blow in March when
their home, originally built by Roseanne and her husband, burned to
the ground. Following the devastating news of the fire, Roseanne
quickly learned there were issues with her insurance policy,
leaving her with a structure deemed unsuitable to live in and no
immediate hope of rebuilding it. As the local elementary school's
cafeteria server, Roseanne's income is limited and her only choice
was to move her family into a utility shed until she could
determine her next steps. Roseanne applied through "Extreme
Makeover: Home Edition" for assistance and was asked to submit a
videotape explaining the family's circumstances. After review, the
show's producers selected her as a recipient. The Puget Sound-area
build is scheduled to begin with the family surprise and move-out
on Nov. 10, and demolition and construction is set to begin Nov.
12. Construction will continue around the clock through Nov. 17.
Team leader Ty Pennington and his fellow designers, along with
Centex Homes' builders, HomeAid America, its local chapter HomeAid
Seattle Metro, and strategic trade partners, will build a new home
from the ground up for the Dore family. The house, approximately
3,200 square feet with six bedrooms, will be built on 2.5 acres of
the Dore's land. Many other exciting amenities will be revealed to
the Dore family on Nov. 17 when they are presented with the keys to
their new home. Collectively, more than 700 Centex Homes builders,
with help from the Master Builders Association of King and
Snohomish Counties, will work 16 eight-hour shifts to make the home
a reality for the Dore family. The initiative will leave the Dores
with a home valued at approximately $500,000 and demonstrates the
project partners' continuing dedication to the community through
donating time, resources and labor. "At Centex Homes, we build
entire neighborhoods and we know the value of a quality home in
helping to support a stable family and a positive lifestyle," said
Tim Eller, Chairman and CEO of Centex Corporation. "We can think of
no better way to help provide a bright future for a family than to
build them a quality home. Through our affiliation with HomeAid
America, Habitat for Humanity, and other not-for-profit
organizations, our people have built and donated more than 200
homes for families across the United States over the past decade."
Doug Barnes, division president of Centex Homes in Seattle, said,
"It's truly a privilege for us to impact these four lives by doing
what we do best: building a quality home. It's a thrill for me to
see Centex employees from the West Coast and across the company
come together to help not only this amazing family, but also the
community at large." HomeAid America, a national not-for-profit
organization that builds shelters for the temporarily homeless,
selected Centex Homes on the basis of its reputation for building
excellence and its longstanding commitment to charitable
organizations and causes. Since its inception in 1989, HomeAid
America has assisted more than 20,000 temporarily homeless persons
across the country. "We looked to Centex Homes as a partner because
of its stellar reputation for quality workmanship and its ongoing
national support of community service," said Genette Eaton, CEO of
HomeAid America. "Centex has moved mountains to help change the
future for this family." In addition to supplying the Dores with a
dream home, Centex will provide homeowners insurance for the Dores
at no cost for one year. This will be the first home built from the
ground up since HomeAid America and ABC-TV's "Extreme Makeover:
Home Edition" formed a partnership to build specially selected
homes for needy families over the next year for the show's second
season. "When we viewed the submission tape from the Dores, it was
very easy to see they needed and greatly deserved our assistance.
We also quickly realized that a brand new home, not a remodel, was
in order," said "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" Senior Producer
Conrad Ricketts. "To do the job right, we sought the assistance of
HomeAid America, which connected us with one of the nation's top
homebuilders, Centex Homes, through the help of the Master Builders
Association of King and Snohomish Counties. HomeAid knew if anyone
could meet our production requirements with the kinds of logistical
and weather-related challenges this project faces, it was this
team." Local DC Metro area Interest: * Centex Homes is the 4th
largest builder in the DC Metro area. * According to the J.D. Power
and Associates 2004 New Home Builder Customer Satisfaction Study,
Centex operations ranked "above average" in customer satisfaction
in Greater Washington D.C. * Centex Homes has been serving families
in the Washington D.C. Metro area for over 20 years. * Centex Homes
has 41 communities in the greater Washington area. About ABC-TV's
"Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition"
airs on the ABC Television Network and is produced by Endemol USA,
a division of Endemol Holding. The series' executive producer is
Tom Forman. About Centex Homes Dallas-based Centex Homes is one of
the nation's leading homebuilders, operating in more than 90
markets in 26 states. Its brands also include entry-level Fox &
Jacobs Homes and on-your-lot builder Wayne Homes. Centex Homes
delivered more than 30,000 homes in fiscal year 2004, which ended
March 31. The company is a subsidiary of Centex Corporation
(NYSE:CTX), a Fortune 250 company. Centex (http://www.centex.com/),
through other subsidiaries, also ranks among the nation's largest
mortgage originators and general building contractors. J.D. Power
and Associates 2004 New Home Builder Customer Satisfaction
Study(SM) is based on responses from 64,502 buyers of newly
constructed homes in 25 of the largest U.S. markets. Seattle/Tacoma
market covers King, Pierce and Snohomish counties.
http://www.jdpower.com/ About HomeAid America To date, HomeAid has
completed 85 shelter projects (with another 35 in development) and
added 2,000 shelter beds to help more than 20,000 temporarily
homeless people. It has raised more than $40 million in cash and
in-kind contributions through the efforts of more than 7,500
companies and 35,000 individuals. HomeAid chapter locations
include: California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts,
Missouri, Northern Virginia, Oregon, Southern Nevada, Texas and
Washington. HomeAid chapters work through local building industry
associations that help supply the resources to build the shelters.
These shelters are then donated to community agencies that deliver
life-changing programs and are committed to providing shelter for
the temporarily homeless in their communities through the
partnership. To learn more, visit http://www.homeaid.org/ or call
888-3HOMEAID. About Master Builders Association of King and
Snohomish Counties Founded in 1909, Master Builders Association is
a trade association comprised of more than 3,750 companies involved
in the residential construction industry. It is the nation's second
largest local home building association affiliated with the
National Association of Home Builders. Its philanthropic arm is the
501(c)(3) Master Builders Care Foundation, a program of which
includes the HomeAid Master Builders Care Chapter. DATASOURCE:
Centex Homes CONTACT: Gayle Goodman, Project Manager - Public
Relations, of Centex Homes, +1-214-981-6034, cell: +1-214-687-7087,
; Karyn Guth of The Point Group, +1-214-378-7970, ext. 243, , for
Centex Homes; Arianna Barrios, Director of Special Projects of
HomeAid America, +1-714-662-6822, ; or Lindsay M. Pease,
Communications Coordinator of Master Builders Association of King
and Snohomish Counties, +1-425-460-8237, Web site:
http://www.centex.com/ http://www.jdpower.com/
http://www.homeaid.org/ http://www.masterbuildersinfo.com/
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