The Ellis County Press: Family settles into new Extreme Makeover home

Family settles into new Extreme Makeover home
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Editor on 07/23/2009 12:22:00


JENNIFER MULHAUSEN
The Ellis County Press
LANACASTER - Last Thursday Lieutenant Carl Marshall and his family were
introduced to their newly built home courtesy of _ABC_'s _Extreme Makeover: Home
Edition_.
The 4,000 square foot one-story home is completely wheelchair-friendly allowing
Lieutenant Marshall to access all rooms and areas of the house, something he was
not able to do previously.
Supporters showed up in droves to welcome the family home. Members of the Dallas
Police Department, Irving Police Department, Dallas SWAT and Dallas County
Sheriffs, along with the Lancaster, Red Oak and Dallas Fire Departments. Police
officers from various Ellis County departments stood many hours under the
blazing Texas sun in their uniforms to show their support for one of their own.
Country music superstar Trace Adkins lent his services to move different items
into the house as well as shake hands with the family upon their arrival home.
The family was presented with a check for $50,000 to help pay the remaining
mortgage on the previous house. The reveal was originally set for 12-2 p.m., but
did not take place until about 5:30 p.m.
The final reveal would not have been possible without the many companies who
gave of their time and services to make this dream a reality.
The following companies were sponsors in the project:
AcceliNet
Acme Brick
AdvanTech
Albertson's
Ameri-Tech
apmDesign Photography
Arbonne
ATS
B&W Cabinets
Burada Custom Software Development
Berger Engineering Company
BlueScope Water
Boyd Built Buildings
California Closets
The Carousel Works
Carrier
CC Tree Farms, LLC
Certified Restoration Drycleaning Network
Cheldan Homes
Compact Power
Consolidated Restaurant Operations, Inc.
Cooper Lighting/HALO
Courtney Excavation & Const. Inc.
Cousin's Bar-B-Q
cpiop.com
Craddock Moving & Storage
Crazy Water
D&M Power Washing
Decadent Design
Diana Hall Photography
DIGTEX
Domino's Pizza
Edible Arrangements
Empire Disposal LTD.
Englander
Eric L. Davis Engineering, Inc.
ESP Services, Inc.
Eventide
Exstream Irriscape Services
Filter Fresh Coffee Service
Floors Inc.
Fun Time RV
Glacéau vitamin water
Golden Roots Trees
GreenWatt Energy Systems, Inc.
GWS
Harry's Greenhouse, Inc.
Highway Internet
Horizon
HR Windows
Hundley Hydraulic Sales & Service
I.O. Metro
Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies
Jason's Deli
JRJ Paving, LP
JR's Inc. Custom Countertops
JW Electric, Inc.
Ken-Man Plumbing
Kirby Stone Company, LLC
KOHLER(R)
KraftMaid Cabinetry
Lonestar Sod Farm
LP(R) Building Products
Marcy Construction Company
MBCI(R) Metal Roof and Wall Systems
MEDIATECH Institute
Murco Wall Products, Inc.
North Davis Church of Christ
Norton Metals
OmniAmerican(R) Bank
Overhead Door Company of Fort Worth
Panera Bread
Pickle Juice Sport
PPG
PRO-Build
Quick Roofing
RJW Precast LLC
RDL Supply
Samsung
Select Insulation & Drywall
Semi-Trailer Big Box
Shu Bee
Silverado Ranch
Sipes Promotional Concepts
St. Matthew Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Suncoast Post-Tension
Top Lawn Landscape & Sprinklers
True Grit Concrete
txi
Uncle Julio's
United Mirror and Glass LLP
United Rentals
United Recreation Center
US Window Fashion Supply
Waddell Excavation & Paving
Walker & Co.
Whirlpool
The Westin
Wingspan Chiropractic
XTO Energy
Zip System
Anyone to make a monetary donation to the family, please visit
www.extremecheldan.com/volunteer.html for details.