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Grand Beginnings, a community -service program
created by Grand Homes, kicks off its second collection drive today for the
North Texas Food Bank (NTFB).

Last year alone, the NTFB distributed 32 million pounds of food, an
increase of 14 percent from the previous year.

"There is only one other state in the U. that has more hungry families
than Texas," said Stephen Brooks, CEO, Grand Homes. Brooks, Grand Homes is an
award -winning leader in the home-building industry with innovative
architectural designs in over 45 communities .

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com) is a national public education
campaign to help Americans prevent heart disease, stroke, diabetes and some
cancers. The program uses Grand Homes neighborhoods currently in
build-out stages as drop-off locations for needed collection drives.

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The purpose of the program is to address the higher incidence of
cardiovascular disease and stroke among African-Americans,
Hispanics/Latinos and Asians. Each month the
NTFB serves 48,000 families and provides 465,000 meals through its on-site
feeding programs.

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The American Heart Association wants to recruit 300 churches from the
tri-state region to participate in the Search Your Heart program. The goal of the campaign is to encourage people to eat less
saturated fat from meat and high-fat dairy products, and more fruits ,
vegetables and whole grains.
The collection drive will continue through October 15, 2005, at all Grand
Homes' model homes providing over 40 locations throughout the Metroplex as
drop-off points.S. If Grand Homes can
assist over the next month in collecting items, increasing awareness and
now, with hurricane survivors entering the market, support the increased
demand on needs, then Grand Beginnings is doing what it set out to do --
helping our communities.com. "While the need is always
there for the food bank, the current state of emergency over the next
several months due to Hurricane Katrina has placed an exclamation point on
the demand.

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About American Heart Association

Since 1924, the American Heart Association has helped protect people of all
ages and ethnicities from the ravages of heart disease and stroke. Items most needed and collection locations include:

Items

- Individual packaged - Protein Items such as: - Canned Meals such as:
items such as: - Beef Jerky - Hearty Soups
- Granola Bars - Peanut Butter - Stews
- Energy Bars - Protein Bars - Chilis
- Breakfast Bars - Bottled Water (plastic - Pasta
containers only )

Locations

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8221 Midway Breckenridge 3225 Heatherbrook
Dallas, TX 5725 St.

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The American Heart Association has created modules that guide people
through simple lifestyle changes that can make a big difference in
preventing heart disease and stroke. One of these modules , called Eat for
Life, provides tips on how to eat healthier by incorporating more fruits
and vegetables into one's diet. The
campaign provides weekly recipes and health news to help people cut the fat
from their diet one day a week.

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Hunger is an ever increasing critical issue, and as noted by the NTFB,
since 2001, the demand for food from its agencies has increased by 57
percent."

Utilizing model homes in Grand Homes neighborhoods, Grand Beginnings will
coordinate the collection drive during the weeks of September 6 - October
15, 2005. Nationally recognized, Grand Homes is the largest
privately held homebuilder operating exclusively in the Dallas/Fort Worth
metroplex .

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Cardiovascular disease kills approximately one-million Americans each year,
with the largest percentage of these deaths occurring among minority
populations."

Grand Beginnings has set a goal of 250 items per location, targeting 10,000
items for delivery.

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Search Your Heart activities also include
cooking classes which train cooks of all levels how to make easy, healthful
dishes . The homebuilder is exclusive to North Texas and therefore
crafted the philanthropic arm of the company as a resource for community
non-profits.

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Meatless Monday, a national public education
campaign to help Americans prevent heart disease, stroke, diabetes and some
cancers is proud to join the American Heart Association's Search Your Heart
initiative, a heart health education program targeted to faith -based
organizations in New York City, Long Island, Connecticut and New Jersey. The Search Your Heart program teaches participants
skills for a healthier lifestyle at its sermons, workshops, information
sessions and church activities. 1 and No. Established in 1986 by Stephen H.

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Meatless Monday provides the Search Your
Heart nutrition curriculum with weekly health information, meatless recipes
and activity suggestions that generates interest and increases
participation among the congregations . "When I learned that, I
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American
Heart Association staff work with churches to identify and train Heart
Health Ambassadors, who in turn will be responsible for implementing
"Search Your Heart Sunday--Go Healthy Monday" activities within their
respective churches.

"Each Search Your Heart program is tailored to the needs of the
congregation," says Pat Kaelin , Vice President Heart & Stroke Initiative of
American Heart Association.

The NTFB is a nonprofit organization that distributes food and grocery
products to 400 Member Agencies in 13 North Texas counties. The need is real.

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Meatless Monday, a nonprofit organization,
works in association with Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Twenty-eight schools of public health also support the campaign. To learn more, visit
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"We ask for people to bring items," said Brooks.

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In many cases , these deaths can be prevented through exercise
and a healthy diet. The association invested more than $348 million
in fiscal year 2002-2003 for research, professional and public education,
and advocacy so people across America can live stronger, longer lives.

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"Behavior change can be
difficult, so it's important that individuals have a personal interest in
the program and that participating churches make a year-round commitment to
the program to have the greatest impact ," says Kaelin.

"We're very pleased to be associated with the American Heart Association's
efforts to implement this critically important program," says Sid Lerner,
Chairman of Meatless Monday.

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Search Your Heart Health Ambassadors work with
congregations to identify their health needs and then help them implement a
program that closely matches their interest .

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"'Search Your Heart Sunday--Go Healthy
Monday' has the potential to reach more than 500,000 underserved
individuals every year with lifesaving information and activities. Originally scheduled to begin September 15,
Grand Beginnings has decided to start the drive early in an effort to
assist the NTFB with new demands due to Hurricane Katrina evacuee needs. The NTFB
is the program's second partner .

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About Meatless Monday

Meatless Monday (www. Their
first project was July 15 - August 15 benefiting The Family Place. Approximately 377,600 of
the population in the food bank's service area live below poverty level.

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The additional needs will be felt throughout the region.

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3 killers, claim more than 930,000
American lives each year.

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Grand Homes created Grand Beginnings as a program designed to partner with
local charities in an effort to reach out to the Dallas/Fort Worth
Metroplex.

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As Katrina evacuees begin filtering into the North Texas area, demand on
the area's food pantries as well as the newly formed shelters will increase
dramatically. All models will accept items, and a complete listing of location
drop off addresses and high demand NTFB items can be found at
www.