Extreme Makeover: Home Edition and Jimmy Jacobs Custom Homes Begin Work on North Austin Family’s Dream Home

Austin, Texas – December 12, 2006

Tuesday is Braveheart Day for Jimmy Jacobs Custom Homes at the Extreme Makeover: Home Edition worksite. The crew from Jimmy Jacobs Custom Homes and their team of blue-clad volunteers will begin complete demolition of the O’Donnell’s old home today, now that the family’s furniture and belongings are all moved out.

Besides being too small for the family of eight, the home has also suffered heavily from the wear and tear of six children—five of whom are autistic. A leaky roof and overflowing water have caused structural damage to the walls, floors, and foundation, and there is mold throughout the home. Once the demolition is completed, the cast of Extreme Makeover, the Jacobs team and an army of volunteers will begin round-the-clock construction on the new home. The home’s new, larger floor plan will include plenty of space for the whole family, as well as several special features designed to help improve the children’s therapy and treatments.

Monday night, Jimmy Jacobs and the Extreme Makeover: Home Edition cast hosted a benefit concert at La Zona Rosa, kicking off a fundraising drive that will last all week long until the family comes home on Sunday. The goal is to pay off the O’Donnell’s mortgage. The crowd of about 200 people, including Austin mayor Will Wynn, enjoyed a live performance by Trace Adkins and helped raise over $75,000, half-way to their goal of wiping out the $140,000 mortgage.  Jimmy Jacobs Custom Homes has also organized a donation drive for the family. Checks can be dropped off at the build site check-in tent or sent to Celebration Church, Box 249, Georgetown, TX 78626. The check should include the notation "Jimmy Jacobs Custom Homes - Project 415."

For daily updates and photos from the job site, check out Jimmy Jacobs’ special Extreme Makeover: Home Edition website: www.jacobshomes.com/extreme.

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

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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For more information, contact:
Steve McClain
Vice President of Sales and Marketing
(512) 930-4041
SMcClain@jacobshomes.com