ABC-TV's 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition' and American Heartland Homebuilder to Make Dream Come True in Armada Twp., Mich.

ABC-TV's 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition' and American Heartland Homebuilder to Make Dream Come True in Armada Twp., Mich.

Local Company to Build 'Extreme Dream' Home for Needy Family

One Man's Dream ... Seven Days ... Thousands of Helping Hands

WHO: American Heartland Homebuilder (http://www.americanheartlandhomes.com/ ). To help with this project, American Heartland has asked longtime friend Anthony Lombardo of Lombardo Homes (http://www.lombardohomes.com/ ) and financial partner, Fifth Third Bank (http://www.53.com/ ), to assist.

WHAT: Will join "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" and some 3,000 workers and community volunteers to make a family's dream come true by working around the clock to build this family an "Extreme Dream" home.

WHEN: The Gilliam family received the "door knock" this morning informing them that their home was selected to receive a makeover. Demolition and construction are scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 9. Call media contacts below for tentative build highlights and best visual and interview opportunities.

WHERE: Armada Center Rd. (35 Mile Rd.) near North Ave. in Armada Twp. For map/directions to build site, call media contacts below.

WHY: Maryann Gilliam's husband David, 41, passed away unexpectedly on Christmas Eve 2005. Maryann, 32, was left with six children to live in a tiny two-bedroom, 120-year-old "fixer-upper" house that potentially contains hazardous mold.

CONTACT: For more information or to schedule a visit/interview with the builders, contact: Adriana Ferrari, aferrari@bianchipr.com , or Rich Donley, rdonley@bianchipr.com , of Bianchi PR, +1-248-269-1122.

MEDIA NOTE: The media are welcome near the site for the duration of the build; press ID is required and advanced scheduling is highly recommended. News releases and other media materials about the build will be available via http://www.prnewswire.com/ , http://www.bianchipr.com/extreme , onsite and through the above media contacts.

For more information about the show/designers, contact Mozell Miley, ABC publicist, at +1-212-456-6444 or mozell.i.miley@abc.com .

PRNewswire -- Aug. 7

Source: American Heartland Homebuilder

Web site: http://www.americanheartlandhomes.com/
http://www.lombardohomes.com/
http://www.53.com/
http://www.bianchipr.com/extreme

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