Corvallis Mayor Says Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Changed the Community Forever

Corvallis Mayor Says Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Changed the Community Forever

Thousands of volunteers, vendors and Legend Homes' staff came together for 106 hours for ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, airing Sunday October 7th at 8:00 pm, making Corvallis a community of philanthropy

CORVALLIS, Ore., Oct. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- How did Legend Homes build a 4,000 square foot dream home in just seven days? With the perfect combination of blood, sweat, and unparalleled community support.

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The Oregon premiere of ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition changed the hearts of Corvallis citizens forever and inspired Oregonians statewide, with more than 3,000 community volunteers, 150 vendor companies and subcontractors, and Legend Homes' staff volunteering to build an environmentally safe and efficient dream home for Jenessa "Boey" Byers and her family. The Corvallis episode is scheduled to air Sunday October 7th at 8:00 pm on ABC.

"It has been a wonderful year for Corvallis," said Mayor Charles C. Tomlinson. "The huge outpouring of community involvement in the Extreme Makeover project was just another example of how our community cares and comes together to help its own. As a mayor, I'm thankful for businesses and individuals stepping up to the plate.'"

"The Extreme Makeover project was an overwhelming event here in Corvallis," said Mario Pastega, president of Pepsi Bottling Company of Corvallis, who provided beverages for volunteers throughout the week. "There was literally a little city of volunteers, concerned citizens and Samaritans, working in unison on this multifaceted project. Legend Homes and their entire staff are to be highly complimented for this immensely successful happening."

"I was very proud of the community unity and involvement," said Legend Homes volunteer, Bobbie Artus. "No matter what was needed or what the obstacle was, it got taken care of in a matter of hours. It was a phenomenal project for a phenomenal little girl."

Founded in Portland, Oregon in 1965, Legend Homes is the award-winning builder of more than 12,000 home sites, homes, town homes and condominiums in planned communities throughout Portland and Corvallis. Their high-quality, green-built homes are crafted with premium materials to ensure structure strength, better air quality and energy efficiency. With more than 10 communities throughout the region, there are new homes designed to fit the needs of almost any prospective homebuyer. For more information, visit http://www.legendhomes.com/.

   For more information, contact:    Mara Woloshin   Legend Homes PR Counsel   Woloshin Communications   mara@woloshin.com   503.241.3834   Cell: 503.310.4504    Krista Boyd   Legend Homes Director of Marketing & Communications   kboyd@legendhomes.com   503.620.8080 X219    Nicki Hurley   Legend Homes Corvallis Communities Marketing Coordinator   nhurley@legendhomes.com   541.754.2102 X123  

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CONTACT: Mara Woloshin of Woloshin Communications, Legend Homes PR
Counsel, +1-503-241-3834, or cell, +1-503-310-4504, mara@woloshin.com; or
Krista Boyd, Legend Homes Director of Marketing & Communications,
+1-503-620-8080, ext. 219, kboyd@legendhomes.com, or Nicki Hurley, Legend
Homes Corvallis Communities Marketing Coordinator, +1-541-754-2102, ext. 123,
nhurley@legendhomes.com

Web site: http://www.legendhomes.com/

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