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Laidlaw Transit Services, Inc. and Logan Transit help local family on “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition”
The Pauni’s home is located in a small neighborhood where space is tight. This would become a problem, as a large number of volunteers, equipment, crew and cameras would need to fit into a very small space. That’s when Logan Transit and Laidlaw Transit Services stepped in. During that week, the more than 4,700 volunteers were staged several blocks away and transported by Laidlaw employees for 24 hours a day. Many of the 27 Laidlaw employees who drove the shuttle donated their time, including Project Manager Nathan Coats. Other volunteers included Ron Bushman, a Laidlaw Business Development Manager, and Todd Beutler, General Manager of the Logan Transit District. Todd said of the project,” You get caught up in the excitement of the project when you are driving the volunteers to and from the work site.”
Nathan Coats, Laidlaw’s Project Manager, added, “It’s great to see people get involved in something outside of themselves. Even at 3 a.m. there were more volunteers than they needed. It was amazing. This has been a great opportunity for our community to come together in the great cause of service.”
Two Logan Transit drivers, Steve Gittins and Jeff Spruance, were selected to load the furniture into the newly built house. Steve is the 2005 Utah State Roadeo winner and Jeff is the current Utah State Roadeo winner.
The episode will air November 26, 2006 at 7 p.m. on ABC.
About ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition airs Sunday nights at 8/7 p.m. central. Each episode is centered on one deserving family that is chosen to receive a renovated house. The design and build take place in seven days, while the family is sent on a paid vacation. Thousands of volunteers, sponsors and donations are involved in the production of each house. For more information, please visit http://abc.go.com/primetime/xtremehome/index.html.
About Cache Valley Transit District/Logan Transit District
In April 1992, Laidlaw Transit Services, Inc. successfully initiated the free-fare transit system in the City of Logan. In its first year of the new service, the system exceeded all District expectations by carrying 682,229 passengers in 22,442 revenue hours. Today, it carries nearly 1.5 million passengers per year, providing quality service for the citizens of Cache Valley. For more information, visit www.ci.logan.ut.us/transit/.
About Laidlaw Transit Services, Inc.
Laidlaw Transit Services, Inc. is one of the nation’s premiere providers of customized public transportation service. Laidlaw operates and manages paratransit and fixed-route transit services in 23 states and employs approximately 6,300 people. For more information, visit www.laidlawtransit.com.
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