‘Extreme’ build project draws rush of volunteers-WEB ONLY

More than 60 companies and 650 people have volunteered to donate labor, supplies and materials to help The Estridge Cos. build
a new home for an Indianapolis-area family as part of the popular TV show “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.”

Since organizers
announced Estridge’s participation in the show on Monday, the Carmel-based home builder has been flooded with phone calls
and e-mails from potential volunteers, it said.

“We knew Indianapolis was a caring, giving community, and we were pleased
to see such an outpouring of support,” said company president Paul Estridge Jr. in a prepared statement. “We simply could
not have taken on a project of this magnitude without the community’s support, and the generosity of our partners and vendors.”

The
Indianapolis episode of “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” is slated as the two-hour season finale. It is tentatively scheduled
to air May 17 on ABC-TV.

On March 27, a “deserving” family will learn it has been chosen to receive the new home.

The
home will be completed in one week and all products and labor must be donated. An estimated 90 Estridge employees will donate
their time, but the company has been recruiting community volunteers to help.

Businesses that have volunteered include
concrete companies, roofers, painters, landscapers and more. In addition to supplies, many are donating their employees’ time
for the build.
 
Among them, Indianapolis-based Builder’s Concrete & Supply Co. Inc. is donating concrete for
the home, as well as coordinating the preparation, planning and installation of the concrete.

Fishers-based Mainscape
Inc. has agreed to donate and install all the landscaping. Bone Dry Roofing Inc. of Indianapolis will supply 40 to 50 roofers,
and its partner, ABC Supply Co., donated all of the roofing materials and gutters.
 
Now in its sixth season,
“Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” has won back-to-back Emmy Awards as best non-competitive reality program.