Bucks County, Pa., Residents Gear Up to Celebrate Unveiling of 'My Home 2.0' Home-Technology Makeover Powered by Verizon FiOS

Bucks County, Pa., Residents Gear Up to Celebrate Unveiling of 'My Home 2.0' Home-Technology Makeover Powered by Verizon FiOS

PHILADELPHIA - As part of the upcoming TV series "My Home 2.0," the home-technology makeover of the Kaczor family's Yardley, Pa., residence will be unveiled Saturday, Sept. 15, in an atmosphere filled with food, fun and prizes for the community. Three technology gurus overhauled the Kaczor home complete with the Verizon all-fiber network - and its cool FiOS Internet and video services - along with a host of high-end 2.0 technologies. While the gurus have been busily analyzing, designing and building, events at area grocery stores, gas stations and coffee shops have been creating a buzz for the Sept. 15 block-party kickoff.

WHAT: Home-reveal celebration with communitywide block party where
attendees will have a chance to:
-- Audition to be on a reality-TV show
-- See legendary actor and Verizon ambassador James Earl Jones
-- Enter a drawing for a plasma TV

WHEN: Saturday, Sept. 15
Food, refreshments and entertainment - 12 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Unveiling festivities, including the interview with the
Kaczor family - 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
Additional scheduled interviews:
Verizon officials - 2 p.m.
Techno gurus - 2:45 p.m.
Announcement of next home-technology
makeover winners - 3 p.m.
Drawing for Plasma TV
Block party concludes - 4 p.m.

WHERE: Intersection of North Flint Court and Bluestone Drive,
Yardley, Pa. (Bucks County)
Street parking available

WHO: The Kaczors, the first Pennsylvania family selected for the "My
Home 2.0" home-technology makeover powered by Verizon's FiOS.
James Earl Jones, legendary actor and Verizon ambassador
Beth Mulhern, Verizon director, consumer regional marketing,
Pennsylvania and Delaware.
Techno Gurus:
-- Yu Xu, hostess of the upcoming TV series "My Home 2.0."
-- Brian Albert, the official brainstormer, a film and
theatrical prop builder, medical device designer and special-
effects expert.
-- Lloyd Emelle, the chief technologist, a Drexel University
grad student and computer-engineering specialist.

BACKGROUND: Verizon announced on Sept. 5 an innovative television series, "My Home 2.0," that will show families, in a reality-TV format, how they can realize the full potential of technology to improve their lives. The Kaczors are the first of five Pennsylvania winners of a FiOS home-technology transformation that will be captured on the series. "My Home 2.0" will premiere this fall on network affiliates in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, as well as on Verizon FiOS Video-on-Demand.

MEDIA CONTACTS:
Regan Meador, Campfire Media
rmeador@campfiremedia.com
917-400-0014 (cell)

Sharon Shaffer, Verizon
sharon.b.shaffer@verizon.com
215-990-6499 (cell)

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Source: Verizon

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http://www.verizon.com/

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http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/618232.html

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