OSU Baseball Team Demo the Byers Family Home on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

OSU Baseball Team Demo the Byers Family Home on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

National Baseball Champions get involved with the Demolition of the Byers family home in preparation for the Extreme build.

CORVALLIS, Ore., July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- This morning, 25 Legend Homes' employees along with hundreds of partners, subcontractors and community volunteers joined Extreme Makeover: Home Edition's Ty Pennington and the rest of the design team as they charged toward the Byers family home in a symbolic gesture of power and unity that has become a hallmark of the show.

Following the charge, Jim Chapman, president of Legend Homes, gathered all the volunteers together and passionately stated: "you all know why we're here ... there is a little girl who desperately needs our help. She's only eight years old and struggling with a very rare form of childhood cancer. I know everyone here has been touched by her constant fight for survival and contributions to other children battling the same disease. Many of you may know someone, a friend or a family member who have survived it, and they are living proof that it can be done! Legend Homes and all the wonderful volunteers here and willing to do whatever it takes to build this little girl a safe, healthy beautiful home."

Following his speech, the OSU baseball team rushed towards the house wearing helmets and swinging bats, on a mission to destroy the home and get ready for a newer, healthier, and more energy efficient home for Jenessa Byers and her family. After the Baseball champions had sufficiently done their damage, the school's mascot, Benny the Beaver, bulldozed the house wearing a yellow Extreme Makeover: Home Edition hard hat, laying the foundation for the beautiful dream home to come.

In a hectic, but exciting, weeklong period, the existing home will be replaced with an extreme made-over home. Construction is expected to be complete by Saturday July 14, when the Byers family returns from vacation to see their new home for the first time.

Legend Homes encourages you to get involved and help this deserving family realize their dream of living in a safe, clean and environmentally green home that doesn't threaten Boey's or Joe's health. Go to http://www.legendhomes.com/, click on the Extreme logo, click on Volunteer and fill-out the form. In addition, the website provides a link to make donations, directly benefiting the Byers family.

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.

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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Source: Woloshin Communications

CONTACT: Mara Woloshin, Legend Homes PR Counsel of Woloshin
Communications, 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; or Lisa Hildebrandt, Legend Homes PR Counsel of
Woloshin Communications, +1-503-241-3834, lisa@woloshin.com; or Mozell Miley,
ABC Publicist, +1-212-456-6444, mozell.i.miley@abc.com, or Jonathan Hogan, ABC
Publicist, +1-818-460-7016, or cell, +1-310-254-4416, Jonathan.Hogan@abc.com

Web site:

http://www.legendhomes.com/

NOTE TO EDITORS: 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.

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