Meet the Byers Family, Find Out How A Green Dream Home Happened In Just One
Week
Press Conference with Extreme Makeover: Home Edition family and Legend
Home
builders scheduled for 10:30 am Pacific Time, Sunday July 15th, media
encouraged to arrive early
CORVALLIS, Ore., July 13 /PRNewswire/ --
WHAT, WHEN & WHERE: An open press conference, Sunday July 15th in front
of the Byers Family Extreme Makeover Dream Home, 851 NE Granger Avenue,
Corvallis, Oregon 97330 at 10:30 a.m. The Oregon nonprofit Earth Advantage
the largest third-party verified green building program in the nation
certified the home.
WHO: On hand will be Jenessa (Boey) Byers and her family, the
8-year-old "warrior princess" chosen for ABC's first-ever Extreme Makeover:
Home Edition in Oregon. Jim Chapman, president and Mike Goodrich, vice
president and general manager of Legend Homes Corvallis Communities will
answer questions about how, working with hundreds of volunteers, they
created the 4,000 square foot, Earth Advantage green certified dream home
for the Byers.
INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES: Face to face interviews with the Byers family
and Jim Chapman, president and Mike Goodrich, vice president and general
manager of Legend Homes Corvallis Communities. The home's architect Mark
Stewart may also be available. Hundreds of spectators are expected to be
on-site.
VISUALS: Exterior shots of Extreme Makeover dream home and the Byers
family, volunteers and spectators.
HOW TO HELP: Legend Homes encourages on-going community involvement for
this deserving family so they may realize their dream of living in a safe,
clean and environmentally green home that doesn't threaten Boey's or Joe's
health. To learn the history of the project and the Byers family story, go
to http://www.legendhomes.com, click on the Extreme logo, and then click on
the "about Legend Homes" button.
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.
"Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," which has won back-to-back Emmy
Awards as Best Reality Program (non-competitive), is entering its 5th
season on ABC. The program is produced by Endemol USA, a division of
Endemol Holding. Denise Cramsey is the executive producer; and David
Goldberg is the president of Endemol USA.
NOTE TO EDITORS/REPORTERS: No open-toed shoes are allowed on the
building site. No wireless transmission is allowed by ABC. All live
coverage must be cleared by one of the information contacts below before
admission to the Byers family building site in Corvallis, Ore.
For more information or to schedule an interview, contact:
Mara Woloshin
Legend Homes PR Counsel,
Woloshin Communications
mara@woloshin.com,
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
Lisa Hildebrandt
Legend Homes PR Counsel
Woloshin Communications
lisa@woloshin.com
503.241.3834
Mozell Miley
ABC Publicist
212.456.6444
mozell.i.miley@abc.com
Jonathan Hogan
ABC Publicist
Office: 818.460.7016
Cell: 310.254.4416
Jonathan.Hogan@abc.com
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Media Advisory: Press Conference Sunday, July 15.
Meet the Byers Family, Find Out How A Green Dream Home Happened In Just One
Week
Press Conference with Extreme Makeover: Home Edition family and Legend
Home
builders scheduled for 10:30 am Pacific Time, Sunday July 15th, media
encouraged to arrive early
CORVALLIS, Ore., July 13 /PRNewswire/ --
WHAT, WHEN & WHERE: An open press conference, Sunday July 15th in front
of the Byers Family Extreme Makeover Dream Home, 851 NE Granger Avenue,
Corvallis, Oregon 97330 at 10:30 a.m. The Oregon nonprofit Earth Advantage
the largest third-party verified green building program in the nation
certified the home.
WHO: On hand will be Jenessa (Boey) Byers and her family, the
8-year-old "warrior princess" chosen for ABC's first-ever Extreme Makeover:
Home Edition in Oregon. Jim Chapman, president and Mike Goodrich, vice
president and general manager of Legend Homes Corvallis Communities will
answer questions about how, working with hundreds of volunteers, they
created the 4,000 square foot, Earth Advantage green certified dream home
for the Byers.
INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES: Face to face interviews with the Byers family
and Jim Chapman, president and Mike Goodrich, vice president and general
manager of Legend Homes Corvallis Communities. The home's architect Mark
Stewart may also be available. Hundreds of spectators are expected to be
on-site.
VISUALS: Exterior shots of Extreme Makeover dream home and the Byers
family, volunteers and spectators.
HOW TO HELP: Legend Homes encourages on-going community involvement for
this deserving family so they may realize their dream of living in a safe,
clean and environmentally green home that doesn't threaten Boey's or Joe's
health. To learn the history of the project and the Byers family story, go
to http://www.legendhomes.com, click on the Extreme logo, and then click on
the "about Legend Homes" button.
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.
"Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," which has won back-to-back Emmy
Awards as Best Reality Program (non-competitive), is entering its 5th
season on ABC. The program is produced by Endemol USA, a division of
Endemol Holding. Denise Cramsey is the executive producer; and David
Goldberg is the president of Endemol USA.
NOTE TO EDITORS/REPORTERS: No open-toed shoes are allowed on the
building site. No wireless transmission is allowed by ABC. All live
coverage must be cleared by one of the information contacts below before
admission to the Byers family building site in Corvallis, Ore.
For more information or to schedule an interview, contact:
Mara Woloshin
Legend Homes PR Counsel,
Woloshin Communications
mara@woloshin.com,
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
Lisa Hildebrandt
Legend Homes PR Counsel
Woloshin Communications
lisa@woloshin.com
503.241.3834
Mozell Miley
ABC Publicist
212.456.6444
mozell.i.miley@abc.com
Jonathan Hogan
ABC Publicist
Office: 818.460.7016
Cell: 310.254.4416
Jonathan.Hogan@abc.com
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CONTACT:
Mara Woloshin, +1-503-310-4504,
mara@woloshin.com, or Lisa Hildebrandt, +1-503-241-3834,
lisa@woloshin.com, both of Woloshin Communications, for Legend
Homes; or Krista Boyd, Director of Marketing & Communications,
+1-503-620-8080, ext. 219, kboyd@legendhomes.com, or Nicki
Hurley, Corvallis Communities Marketing Coordinator,
+1-541-754-2102, ext. 123, nhurley@legendhomes.com; both of
Legend Homes; or Mozell Miley, Publicist, +1-212-456-6444,
mozell.i.miley@abc.com; or Jonathan Hogan, Publicist,
+1-818-460-7016, cell, +1-310-254-4416, Jonathan.Hogan@abc.com,
both of ABC
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