DIYonline.com Co-Sponsors 2000 Lexington, Kentucky Habitat for Humanity Building Project

LEXINGTON, KY – August 7, 2000 – Company officials representing DIYonline.com, the Internet’s premier custom home improvement project design site for Do-It-Yourselfers, today laced up their work boots, rolled up their sleeves and proudly took part in a groundbreaking and home dedication ceremony for the sixth annual 2000 WKYT-TV/Lexington Habitat for Humanity Building Project.

"We are so glad to have the opportunity to participate in this wonderful project for such a deserving Central Kentucky family," said Fran W. Anderson, DIYonline.comÂ’s Vice-President of Sales and Marketing. "DIYonline.com is especially pleased to be a "Golden Hammer/Habitat Home Team" sponsor of this year's project. We feel that Habitat for Humanity is an outstanding organization actively involved in the business of giving deserving, hard-working families a 'hand-up' instead of a 'hand-out'," he added.

The home building project is scheduled to be conducted at the Lexington home of single mom Lisa Greene and her two children from August 7-21, 2000. The Greenes' brand new home will contain several unique features to accommodate the special needs of the Greene family. Lisas 17-year-old son, Greg, is confined to a wheelchair and the home will feature handicap accessible ramps and walkways, an oversized bathroom with special amenities and extra-wide hallways and doorways.

"We are very excited and happy today," said Lisa Greene during the morning ceremony. "This is a day that we have dreamed about for a long time and thanks to Lexington Habitat for Humanity and all the sponsors and volunteers involved, it's a dream that will now come true."

As part of DIYonline.com's hands-on participation in this worthwhile project, company personnel will be providing volunteer labor during the project, donating building materials, and also will construct a handicap-accessible outside deck and ramp on the home. The deck will be designed utilizing the popular Deck Design software tool found on the company's web site at www.DIYonline.com. In addition, event construction managers and volunteers will also be using the state-of-the-art Kitchen and Bath Design Tools found on the site to design and build the kitchen and bath sections of the new home.

DIYonline.com hopes to expand upon this initial participation and sponsorship in conjunction with Lexington Habitat for Humanity on future projects in the area, which is home to the company's Sales and Marketing offices. The company is also looking into sponsorship opportunities for other Habitat for Humanity projects across the nation, including the Tucson, Arizona area, which is home to the company's corporate headquarters.

About DIYonline.com

DIYonline.com offers Do-It-Yourself consumers state-of-the-art, customized, home project design software, free of charge online. Using the Web site, visitors can custom design decks, gazebos, sprinkler systems, kitchens and baths, and many more projects with the click of a mouse. After the specifications are entered by the consumer, DIYonline.com presents them with 3-D drawings of the project, easy to follow step-by-step directions and a complete list of required materials. A list of local retailers where the products can then be purchased within the consumerÂ’s local area is also provided. The company recently began a pilot materials fulfillment program in test markets in the Midwest U.S. which will give consumers the ability to order the products online and have them delivered directly to their home or business.

DIYonline.com is a privately held company with headquarters in Tucson, Arizona and a sales and marketing office based in Lexington, Kentucky. The site is quickly becoming a global virtual community for DIY'ers worldwide with the company's proprietary software tools currently serving more than 100 thousand registered users in the United States and worldwide. The site is currently averaging more than 1.5 million page views per month, with registered users creating more than 10,000 separate design projects each month.

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