ABC Covers Ponditat For Humanity ‘09

Printer-friendly versionSend to friendPress Release: Immediate June 29th, 2009 IPPCA Headquarters Woodstock, Ga. 30188 770-592-9790 Info@IPPCA.com This past weekend saw the IPPCA and close to a dozen of its Topgun Contractor members from all over the country completing the fourth annual humanitarian Ponditat For Humanity™ Pond Renovation project. Local ABC Channel 36 covered the event on both the first and last day. This year’s recipient, The Ashland Terrace retirement home in Lexington, Kentucky had their failing and leaking high maintenance water feature totally rebuilt, updated and expanded with state of the art equipment. IPPCA supporters such as Danner Manufacturing, Firestone Specialty Products, Easy Pro Manufacturing, Atlantic Water Gardens, American Pond, Graystone Creations, Aquatic Logic, Winston Products, Aqua Control, Ewing Irrigation, Fielding Pumps, Enviroscapes, and the Dow Chemical Company graciously supplied all the hardware and equipment for this unique event. Local suppliers H2O Designs and Tracy Rock and Gravel supplied additional materials as well. Some of the meals for attendees were supplied by Ashland Terrace, but several area restaurants wished to contribute as well. Taco Bell and Texas Roadhouse as well as the smoked, whole hog roast donated by local farmer Tim Ellis on Saturday to cap the event were all donated and was greatly appreciated and enjoyed by all who attended. A special thank you to Courtyard Marriot for the discounted rooms for these hard working contractors. The Pond’s current aquatic residents were temporarily housed on site in several large aerated tanks until the three day scheduled build was completed by noon on Saturday, the 27th and could be returned to their new and vastly improved home. The Eight large Koi and close to three dozen Goldfish went immediately into explore and appreciation mode when returned to their new pond. Local Lexington, Kentucky ABC affiliate Channel 36 actually captured and aired footage of goldfish jumping and swimming up the last waterfall and stream area entering the pond, as well as considerable footage of the actual construction underway. The station aired coverage at noon on day one, Thursday, with a follow up Saturday night at 6, 10 and 11. Thank you for the great coverage yet again by ABC and its local affiliates.