ABC's 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition' Coming to Gainesville, Florida

ABC's 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition' Coming to Gainesville, Florida

Ark Remodeling & Construction Selected as the Builder

GAINESVILLE, Fla., Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, the Emmy-award winning hit TV show on ABC Television, is coming to the Gator Nation to surprise one deserving family with an extreme home makeover early next month. Ark Remodeling & Construction has been selected as the builder for the Gainesville project.

"It is an honor to take on the challenge of building a house within a week for a very deserving family in our community," said Ricky Strickland, President, Ark Remodeling & Construction. "We are committed to taking care of people and making a difference in everything we do. We are proud to support bringing our Gainesville community together and show that even in tough economic times, we can rally together to make a difference for one of our neighbors in need," said Strickland.

Five deserving families are being considered from Gainesville. And on December 7th, one of the families will be given a surprise wake-up call when Ty Pennington and the design team knock on their door and their hopes and dreams come true. The show designers along with, Ark Remodeling & Construction, its trade partners, sponsors and hundreds of volunteers will work together to build a dream home within one week.

A pep rally is planned at 8 a.m. Dec. 2 for all skilled and unskilled volunteers and subcontractors of the Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Ark Remodeling & Construction build at Grace Methodist Church, 9325 W. Newberry Road (http://www.gracefl.org/times-directions)

"This pep rally will be an informational as well as inspirational day for all attending," Strickland said. "So many have already signed up as partners for the project through material and monetary donations and volunteers for the build, and this will be the day to rally us all as one."

The show's executive producer, Conrad Ricketts, will attend and provide information about what's happening with the project for general and skilled volunteers, subs and trades.

Visit our build project website at http://www.arkextremebuild.com/ for up-to-date information on volunteering, sponsorship opportunities, materials needed, and more. Please look for our food and blood drives December 7th-14th at your local Compass Bank locations.

About ABC-TVs Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, which has won back-to-back Emmy Awards as Best Reality Program (non-competitive), is in its 7th season on ABC. The program is produced by Endemol USA, a division of Endemol Holding. Anthony Dominici is the executive producer; and David Goldberg is the president of Endemol USA.

About Ark Remodeling & Construction, Inc.

Ark Remodeling & Construction, Inc. was established in 2003 and the contractor has over 30 years of experience in remodeling and construction. We hold a Certified Builders License (CBC1256087), which means our company can do commercial and residential remodeling and construction. Our main goal is to provide the best customer service and quality work to each and every customer on every job no matter what.

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CONTACT: Linda Michalisin of Frankel Media Group, for Ark Remodeling &
Construction, Inc., office: +1-352-331-5558, linda@frankelmedia.com

Web Site: http://www.arkextremebuild.com/

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