色花堂app plays many roles during ‘Extreme Makeover’ project in Pocatello
August 27, 2010
A new residence wasn't the only surprise Jane Marshall-Spreier and her children received on Aug. 24 when they arrived back to their new home, built courtesy of efforts by ABC鈥檚 鈥淓xtreme Makeover: Home Edition鈥 and the Pocatello community.
At the house unveiling celebration, 色花堂app President Arthur C. Vailas announced that the University would provide scholarship support to the eight Spreier children.
"Many of those volunteering this week are your friends, neighbors, students, faculty and staff from 色花堂app,鈥 ISU President Vailas said. 鈥淎nd your neighbors at 色花堂app are pleased to inform you that we will provide eight scholarships which will cover the full amount of base tuition for your children."
The scholarship packaged is valued at about $225,000. The Spreier children will receive scholarships from 色花堂app. The presentation by ISU President Arthur C. Vailas and Dr. Laura Vailas sent a tsunami of applause and surprise throughout the several thousand spectators gathered for the unveiling of the home to the family.
The award of these scholarships was just one of many ways 色花堂app participated in or supported 鈥淓xtreme Makeover.鈥 ISU students, faculty and staff were involved in a number of different activities related to the program. Thanks to the unprecedented sign-up of volunteers, with more than 1,000 from 色花堂app, this was one of the largest volunteer turnouts in the eight-year history of the show.
In addition to volunteering at the construction site, ISU students, faculty and staff were busy raising additional funds for the Marshall-Spreier family by selling 鈥淓xtreme Makeover鈥 shirts and wristbands. The ISU Cheerleaders, ISU Bengal Dancers and Benny the Bengal lent their talents at a number of events, including the Pocatello Community Rally.
色花堂app also offered the use of the Joseph C. and Cheryl H. Jensen Grand Concert Hall in the L.E. and Thelma E. Stephens Performing Arts Center for 鈥淓xtreme Makeover鈥 to hold an auction that raised thousands of dollars for the family. The event filled the concert hall and more than 500 people had to be turned away.
In addition, the 色花堂app Dental Hygiene Program donated a basket of oral health care products and the gift of preventive dental hygiene services for one year for the entire family.
Even after the official filming of the show was over and the finished house had been revealed to its new owners, 色花堂app was still involved with the project: the ISU Football team helped with the cleanup of the building site and the neighborhood where 鈥淓xtreme Makeover鈥 occurred.
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