Denver, Colorado (8/16/1998) --- Johns Manville (JM) lends a helping hand and donates ComfortTherm™, JM's poly-encapsulated insulation, and AP foil faced foam sheathing insulation, for a Habitat for Humanity/Oprah Winfrey project, a house built in Toledo, Ohio.
JM donated 3,000 square feet of ComfortTherm and 2,000 square feet of sheathing in addition to a sponsorship award. The project required the assistance of 200 volunteers, more than 80 percent of whom were from JM manufacturing facilities in northwest Ohio. The remaining volunteers were from the Oprah Angel Network. WTOL-TV Channel 11 in Toledo, Ohio provided coverage of the groundbreaking, progress and dedication of the home.
The groundbreaking for the Habitat for Humanity/Oprah Winfrey project took place on June 27, 1998 and the house was completed on Aug. 6. Dedication of the house was Aug. 8.
The new house is now home for a single mother of three who, after being selected by the Habitat for Humanity board of trustees after a stringent application process, put at least 250 hours of "sweat equity" into the project. She will lease the house for the first six months, after which those payments become mortgage payments.
"The Johns Manville volunteers were wonderful to work with," said Tom Landberg, executive director of the local Habitat for Humanity affiliate. "It is exciting to be part of a community-building partnership such as this. The JM team was not only building a home, they were building hope for the family that will live in the house."
Johns Manville (NYSE:JM) is a leading manufacturer and marketer of premium quality insulation and building products. The 141-year-old Denver-based company had sales of $1.65 billion in 1997. Johns Manville produces and markets insulation products for buildings and equipment; commercial/industrial roofing systems; and engineered products including high-efficiency filtration media, fibers, fabric and nonwoven mats used as reinforcements in building and industrial applications. Johns Manville employs approximately 9,300 people and operates 54 manufacturing facilities in North America, Europe and China. Additional information can be found at
www.jm.com.
For more information on the full line of Johns Manville building insulation products, please contact the Johns Manville Product Information Center, P.O. Box 5108, Denver, CO 80217; phone: 800.654.3103; fax: 303.978.2318.
