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EXTREME MAKEOVER: HOME EDITION BUILDS AT URBANPROMISE

UrbanPromise donates land to The Marrero Family to build Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.

Shortly after Diane Sawyer’s 20/20 special, Waiting on the World to Change, aired this past January, UrbanPromise was contacted by ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition—the mega hit television show which builds and rehabs homes for families around the United States.

The creators of Extreme Makeover expressed interest in building a home for one of the families featured on 20/20 special—namely Billy Joe, his three brothers, Ethan, Steven, Josh, Jonesu and their father Victor.

The morning of—July 29th, 2007—the Marrero family were notified of their selection. They have been sent on a one week vacation to Spain and will return to a new home on August 5th! Their exciting story will be watched by close to a billion people world-wide, this coming November.

One criterion needed to be selected for Extreme Makeover: Home Edition is homeownership—the family needs to own their own home or their own piece of land. No land, no chance to be selected.

To overcome this obstacle, UrbanPromise donated a parcel of land adjacent to our campus in East Camden to the Marrero family. The new home will be built on our Campus.

Starting July 29, 2007 over 2000 people will be donating time and services to construct this new home. The J.S. Hovnanian & Sons family - a four generation builder in South Jersey - is coordinating the construction and donating their expertise. Production trucks fill our parking lots, caterers are serving hundreds of meals in our sanctuary to hungry volunteers, and California interior designers are busy building furniture for the bedrooms. The UrbanPromise campus is a beehive of energy and creativity.

Besides the building of the new house for Victor and his family, ABC will also renovate a portion of the UrbanPromise Eastside Building to better accommodate our afterschool programs and provide space for Victor’s, Single Fathers of Camden, outreach program to fathers in our community.

This is an extremely exciting event in the life of UrbanPromise. I encourage you to follow the progress of the build on our blog, come and visit, send a gift to help offset the costs associated with relocating 200 children in summer camps for the week or consider giving and item needed from our wish list.

Thank you for your support!

Bruce Main
Executive Director

20 UrbanPromise Parents & Children Enjoy Week at John Denver Camp in Colorado

Moochie, Margie and mom, Mary enjoy the Rocky Mountains, hiking and swimming in the hot springs this summer.

Because of the generosity of SouthWest Airlines, Spirit of a Child Foundation and John Denver’s Windstar Foundation, Moochie, Karim, Josh and their friends were able to fly to Colorado and enjoy a week in the Rocky Mountains—an experience of a life time for our young people.

The directors of the Windstar and Spirit of a Child Foundation had watched the Diane Sawyer special and decided to act. Like you, they decided that if everyone contributed something—time, talents, money—we could make a difference for the children of this city.

Thank you to the Windstar Foundation, Spirit of the Child and Southwest Airlines for making this experience possible.

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		SUPPORT URBANPROMISE Learn more about URBANPROMISE » Visit our blog » Support UrbanPromise » Updates on the build » Visit Single Fatehrs of Camden website Spotting the Sacred, by Bruce Main Order your copy today! July 29 - August 5, 2007 Extreme Makeover: Home Edition UrbanPromise Headquarters September 8, 2007 Bruce Main Speaking Woodside Presbyterian September 9, 2007 Bruce Main Speaking Woodbury Presbyterian September 17, 2007 Bruce Main Speaking Eastern University 10am October 9 , 2007 Bruce Main Speaking Holman Automotive October 18, 2007 UrbanPromise Banquet Scottish Rite Auditorium Collingswood, NJ October 19-21, 2007 Bruce Main Speaking Georgetown College Retreat For more information please contact Jonelle at (856) 661-1700 ext: 15 or jflood@urbanpromiseusa.org	EXTREME MAKEOVER: HOME EDITION BUILDS AT URBANPROMISE UrbanPromise donates land to The Marrero Family to build Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. Shortly after Diane Sawyer’s 20/20 special, Waiting on the World to Change, aired this past January, UrbanPromise was contacted by ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition—the mega hit television show which builds and rehabs homes for families around the United States. The creators of Extreme Makeover expressed interest in building a home for one of the families featured on 20/20 special—namely Billy Joe, his three brothers, Ethan, Steven, Josh, Jonesu and their father Victor. The morning of—July 29th, 2007—the Marrero family were notified of their selection. They have been sent on a one week vacation to Spain and will return to a new home on August 5th! Their exciting story will be watched by close to a billion people world-wide, this coming November. One criterion needed to be selected for Extreme Makeover: Home Edition is homeownership—the family needs to own their own home or their own piece of land. No land, no chance to be selected. To overcome this obstacle, UrbanPromise donated a parcel of land adjacent to our campus in East Camden to the Marrero family. The new home will be built on our Campus. Starting July 29, 2007 over 2000 people will be donating time and services to construct this new home. The J.S. Hovnanian & Sons family - a four generation builder in South Jersey - is coordinating the construction and donating their expertise. Production trucks fill our parking lots, caterers are serving hundreds of meals in our sanctuary to hungry volunteers, and California interior designers are busy building furniture for the bedrooms. The UrbanPromise campus is a beehive of energy and creativity. Besides the building of the new house for Victor and his family, ABC will also renovate a portion of the UrbanPromise Eastside Building to better accommodate our afterschool programs and provide space for Victor’s, Single Fathers of Camden, outreach program to fathers in our community. This is an extremely exciting event in the life of UrbanPromise. I encourage you to follow the progress of the build on our blog, come and visit, send a gift to help offset the costs associated with relocating 200 children in summer camps for the week or consider giving and item needed from our wish list. Thank you for your support! Bruce Main Executive Director 20 UrbanPromise Parents & Children Enjoy Week at John Denver Camp in Colorado Moochie, Margie and mom, Mary enjoy the Rocky Mountains, hiking and swimming in the hot springs this summer. Because of the generosity of SouthWest Airlines, Spirit of a Child Foundation and John Denver’s Windstar Foundation, Moochie, Karim, Josh and their friends were able to fly to Colorado and enjoy a week in the Rocky Mountains—an experience of a life time for our young people. The directors of the Windstar and Spirit of a Child Foundation had watched the Diane Sawyer special and decided to act. Like you, they decided that if everyone contributed something—time, talents, money—we could make a difference for the children of this city. Thank you to the Windstar Foundation, Spirit of the Child and Southwest Airlines for making this experience possible. If you wish to unsubscribe, please send an email to us with UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject line: info@urbanpromiseusa.org
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