FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Heather Allebaugh (407) 246-3423
Amanda Holley, (407) 832-5501, onsite

ORLANDO FIRE STATION 2 FIREFIGHTERS
UNVEIL HOT NEW ‘FIRE ENGINE RED’ DESIGNER KITCHEN
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FIREFIGHTERS WON A NEW DESIGNER KITCHEN IN
MAXWELL HOUSE/HGTV NATIONAL PHOTO ESSAY CONTEST

WHAT: On WEDNESDAY, JULY 12, Orlando Fire Station 2 will unveil its brand new fire engine red designer kitchen at an open house and celebration breakfast for approximately 75 friends, family, local officials and members of the community.

The firefighters recently won a $10,000 kitchen spruce up in Maxwell House’s national photo essay contest. Orlando Fire Station 2 was selected as one of only ten winners nationwide. Their photo-essay told of their kitchen’s threadbare cabinets, busted tiles, crammed counters and beat up appliances. In addition, the firefighters used a fire hose to wash the station’s commercial size pots and pans that were too big for their tiny kitchen sink. Now those days are over!

Thanks to the generous support of local businesses who donated granite countertops and provided appliances at cost allowing Orlando Fire Station 2 to get more for their winnings.

VISUALS:
Coffee mug toast with Mayor Buddy Dyer, Fire Chief Robert Bowman, Lt. James Horn, firefighters and Executives from Maxwell House officially opening the new kitchen
Firefighters cooking breakfast in the kitchen for the first time.
“Before” pictures of the kitchen
Tour of new kitchen which includes
3 stainless steel refrigerators
granite countertops
new cabinets
large eating area and
a commercial sink

WHEN: WEDNESDAY, JULY 12, 2006
8:15 AM

WHERE: Orlando Fire Station 2
700 West Central Blvd., Orlando, FL

WHO: Mayor Buddy Dyer
Orlando Fire Chief Robert Bowman
Lt. James Horn & firefighters at Orlando Fire Station 2
Lynne Roache, CKD, Professional kitchen designer
 

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