ABC TV's 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition' Chooses Jimmy Jacobs Custom Homes to Help a Local Family

ABC TV's 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition' Chooses Jimmy Jacobs Custom Homes to Help a Local Family

Georgetown Custom Home Builder, 'Building a family's dream together' with hit TV show

GEORGETOWN, Texas, Dec. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- ABC-TV's hit television show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition has chosen a local Georgetown homebuilder, Jimmy Jacobs Custom Homes to build one special Austin family a life-changing gift.

One of the area's leading custom homebuilders, Jimmy Jacobs is set to begin construction on a new North Austin home for Patrick and Jeanette O'Donnell and their six children. With the help of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition's Ty Pennington and his expert design team, Jimmy Jacobs will help fulfill the O'Donnell family's dreams. Work on the home will begin December 12th, when Jacobs' crew and a team of volunteers will start the one-week marathon construction process in order to finish before the family returns. On Sunday, December 17th, the O'Donnell family will return from a trip to the Adaptive Sports Center at Crested Butte Ski Resort in Colorado for the grand unveiling of their new dream home, scheduled from 1 to 3 PM. Throughout the construction process and the unveiling activities, the Extreme Makeover: Home Edition crew will be filming for an episode of the show set to air in February/March 2007.

Of Patrick and Jeanette's six children, five have been diagnosed with autism. National autism experts are not aware of a single other family in the United States with five autistic children. Ranging in age from 15 to 5, the five children have been diagnosed with varying degrees of autism, from minimal to severe. The couple's fourth child, Meaghan, who shows no signs of autism, helps out as caretaker for her siblings. The wear and tear from the six children, five of whom have special needs, has taken its toll on the O'Donnell's home. The home's condition has grown hazardous, especially as some of the children get older and require ongoing care.

It is Jimmy Jacobs' attention to the unique needs and qualities of every family he serves that led Extreme Makeover: Home Edition to choose his company to join them on this project. Jimmy Jacobs Custom Homes is one of the top homebuilders in Central Texas, with a specialty in building high-quality, custom homes in Georgetown, Texas while also working to preserve its historic, small-town charm. After nearly 20 years in business, he has also developed some of the most sought-after communities in Central Texas. With proud homeowners in Georgetown, Highland Lakes, Round Rock, Austin, and New Braunfels, Jacobs has earned a reputation for his close attention to detailed, quality construction and his commitment to unmatched customer service. As part of the company's community efforts, Jimmy Jacobs Custom Homes has also developed an ongoing relationship with Habitat for Humanity. In past years, the Jacobs team has volunteered their time and services to build three different Habitat for Humanity homes in the Austin and Georgetown area.

"Our entire team is extremely excited and honored to be invited by Extreme Makeover: Home Edition to participate in such an extraordinary project," said Jimmy Jacobs. "As a company, we strive to always reach out and lend a helping

hand to the community, and it means a lot to us that we can help make this very special family's dreams come true."

Extreme Makeover: Home Edition airs on ABC TV on Sundays at 8/7c.

For ongoing updates on this home makeover, visit: http://www.jacobshomes.com/extreme

About Jimmy Jacobs

Jimmy Jacobs Custom Homes is a unique collection of skilled professionals with diverse expertise who are committed to maximizing your homebuilding experience. Jacobs founded the company in 1988 with a simple "builder for life" philosophy and with a strong desire to return to his hometown of Georgetown, TX. The operations began with building high quality custom designed homes on individual sites located around the Georgetown area. Today Jimmy Jacobs Custom Homes specializes in community land development, single-family construction, and age-restricted retirement home communities for Active Adults throughout Georgetown and the surrounding areas.

About Extreme Makeover

"Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," which has won back-to-back Emmy Awards as Best Reality Program (non-competitive), is in its 4th 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. http://abc.go.com/primetime/xtremehome/index.html

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