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Holcim helps in Extreme Makeover
Mar, 09 2010
Officials from Holcim (US) Inc. and Holcim Ada plant, together
with their customer Dolese Bros. Co., said they are proud to be two of
the many sponsors of Extreme Makeover-Home Edition, which recently
built a new home for the Skaggs family in Lexington, Okla.
Ideal Homes of Norman, Ty Pennington, Extreme Makeover’s team leader,
the design team, celebrity guest designer Jillian Harris of ABC’s “The
Bachelorette,” and an entire community have built a safe and healthy
home for Jhett, now 3, his sister Merit, 5, and their parents, allowing
the family to focus on each other instead of their deteriorating
surroundings.
The famous bus was moved and the home was revealed to the family Feb 7.
The episode of “Extreme Makeover-Home Edition” will air on Sunday, March 14, at 7 p.m. on ABC.
Brian and Audra Skaggs’ three year old son, Jhett Skaggs underwent heart transplant surgery at just 10 months old.
Brian Skaggs said, “I’d like to say, ‘Hats off to all the volunteers,
the community and the Ideal Homes crew for really going above and
beyond the call of duty.’”
Ajay Kumar, plant manager of the Holcim (US) Ada Plant, and Carlyle
Hill, market manager of Holcim (US) Oklahoma/North Texas area, said
they are proud Holcim (US) was able to be a part of building a new home
for the Skaggs family.
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