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Traton Builds Playhouse for HomeAid Atlanta
August 31, 2009

Traton Homes Builds Playhouse for Project Playhouse 2009
Fundraiser benefits HomeAid Atlanta

MARIETTA, GA- (August 25, 2009)—Traton Homes will participate as a featured builder for HomeAid Atlanta’s sixth annual Project Playhouse fundraiser. Traton’s playhouse along with two others will be awarded through a raffle drawing with all raffle ticket proceeds benefiting HomeAid Atlanta’s development of supportive, transitional housing for homeless families and children in the metro Atlanta area.

Traton’s playhouse will be a charming nautical cottage. This meticulously crafted playhouse will be filled with maritime features that are sure to delight children of all ages. The dynamic exterior will showcase exquisite handcrafted woodwork, a cedar shake roof and siding, a stunning turret, and a covered promenade on the front and rear. Casement windows will feature flounder-shaped shutters, and the turret is crowned with a copper sailing ship weather vane.

The nautical interior will showcase beautiful teak woodwork, a fish bowl porthole, deck chairs for seating, a lobster trap serving as a tea table, and wooden pulleys acting as the mechanical hoist for the lights and prowl window. Reminiscent of a nineteenth century sailing ship, the curtains and prowl awning will appear as if they were made from a ship’s sails, with ship pivots serving as curtain rods. In addition, the turret galley will feature a ship’s wheel dining table.

“Project Playhouse provides a unique way for Traton to give back to the community by doing what we do every day – building homes. This is a very worthwhile cause and one that we are honored to be a part of,” said Dale Bercher, chief operating officer for Traton Homes.
Traton’s playhouse will debut at the 23rd Annual Art in the Park festival in downtown Marietta, Ga. This fine art extravaganza held each Labor Day weekend is presented by the Marietta Business Association and is proud a Southeast Tourism Society Top 20 Event for September. Festival hours are 10:00 – 5:00 p.m. Saturday – Monday, September 5 – 7, 2009. Admission is free.

Traton’s playhouse along with two others will be on display at The Avenue Forsyth Sept. 19 – Oct. 10. On weekends, Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sundays from noon to 6 p.m., Project Playhouse volunteers will be on site selling raffle tickets, hosting children’s activities and offering attendees the opportunity to see inside the playhouses. Admission is free.

Raffle tickets for an opportunity to win Traton’s playhouse can be purchased in five easy ways:
 At Traton’s playhouse display at Art in the Park
o Saturday – Monday, September 5 – 7 from 10:00 a.m.– 5:00 p.m.
 At Traton Homes sales centers Sept. 14 – Oct. 4
o See TratonHomes.com for locations.
 At The Avenue Forsyth’s playhouse display located near Coldwater Creek.
o Weekends from Sept. 19 – Oct. 10
Saturdays 11 a.m.- 7 p.m. and Sundays noon – 6 p.m.
 At The Avenue Forsyth’s management office located next to Justice
o Weekdays from Sept. 14 – Oct. 9
Monday – Friday 9 a.m.– 5 p.m.
 Online at www.homeaidatlanta.org or by calling HomeAid Atlanta at 678-775-1401 from Sept. 14 – Oct. 9

Raffle ticket prices are as follows: 1 ticket for $3.00; 2 tickets for $5.00; 4 tickets for $10.00; 10 tickets for $20.00 and 30 tickets for $50.00.

Celebrating 38 years in business, locally-owned Traton Homes has built a solid reputation by giving Atlanta area homebuyers Altogether More. Traton Homes offers more experience, more impressive architecture, more outstanding features and more rewarding lifestyles in more desirable locations on homes ranging from the $190,000s to the $700,000s. Traton Homes is currently building ten outstanding communities located in Cobb, Cherokee, Paulding, South Forsyth and South Fulton counties. For more information on Traton Homes, visit www.TratonHomes.com or call the corporate office at 770-427-9064.

About HomeAid Atlanta:
HomeAid Atlanta is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization working in partnership with the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association, and is a local chapter of HomeAid America, a leading national provider of transitional housing for the temporarily homeless. The HomeAid mission is to build and maintain dignified housing where homeless families and individuals can rebuild their lives. This is accomplished through the donation of construction services and materials from members of the homebuilding industry. HomeAid Atlanta partners with existing homeless service providers and expands their capacity to serve the homeless by building a new transitional housing facility or renovating an existing facility. For more information about HomeAid Atlanta, visit www.homeaidatlanta.org.

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