Dec. 7, 2001


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                            CONTACT: Ray Ladd
                                                                                                   (805) 756-7432                                                                                                                     rladd@calpoly.edu

Cal Poly Students Building Playhouse as a Fund-Raiser

           SAN LUIS OBISPO -- Students from Cal Poly’s College of Architecture and
Environmental Design are building a one-of-a-kind children’s playhouse as a fund-raiser for a student trip to a national competition in 2002.

            The dream playhouse includes a front porch, finished and painted interior walls, vinyl flooring, and a yellow-and-white farmhouse-style exterior. The finished playhouse is estimated to be worth $4,500 in materials and labor, including front-door delivery to any home within 50 miles of San Luis Obispo.

"Santa's construction dream team guarantees this house will be the envy of every kid on the block, " said Pedro Plascencia, one of the Cal Poly construction management students building the playhouse.

The students will sell tickets offering buyers an opportunity to win the dream playhouse at a special ceremony at 3 p.m. Dec. 22 at Target in Paso Robles – just in time for a special holiday delivery. Tickets are just $10 each and will be available throughout the holiday season at various locations around the county.

            Check out the playhouse at San Luis Obispo’s downtown Farmers' Market Dec. 13 and 20; K-mart in Arroyo Grande Dec. 9 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Food 4 Less in San Luis Obispo Dec. 15 and 16 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and Target in Paso Robles Dec. 16 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (photo display only) and Dec. 22 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., when the lucky winner's name will be announced at 3 p.m.

Sponsors helping to make the playhouse fund-raiser possible include the Home Builders Association of the Central Coast, Hayward Lumber and Dick Willhoit of Estrella Associates.

Proceeds from the playhouse ticket sales will be used to help send a team of six students and their faculty advisor to the National Association of Home Builders’ International Builders Show to be held in Atlanta in February 2002.

For more information on tickets for the playhouse drawing and additional display locations, contact Vianey Contreras at 784-0193 or vicontre@calpoly.edu or the Cal Poly Construction Management Department at 756-1323.


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