ANN ARBOR, MI -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 02/14/06 -- Molly Maid and "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" were, well, "maid" for each other. The best-in-class professional maid service joined the popular hit TV program to provide house cleaning services for Carol Crawford-Smith and her family of Blacksburg, Virginia featured in the February 12, 2006 program. Carol -- a single mother, dance instructor, and former soloist with the world-renowned Dance Theater of Harlem -- was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis five years ago and has difficulty getting around her house. Molly Maid responded by donating regularly-scheduled comprehensive house cleaning services to Carol and her family -- for life.

Molly Maid's services will be provided by the franchise in Roanoke, Virginia, which is owned by Mike Powell, who along with his staff and Jean O'Brien from the franchise's Ann Arbor, MI headquarters joined design team leader Ty Pennington and the entire community of Roanoke, Virginia in exhorting bus drivers to "Move That Bus" during the climactic home-reveal portion of the show.

"Molly Maid's total housekeeping services are designed to lift the physical and mental burden of household maintenance from the homeowner's shoulders," said Harry Young, president of Molly Maid. "It is an absolute perfect fit for us to provide this important service to Carol and her family, and an honor for our organization and franchise owners to be selected by 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition' to provide it."

"Molly Maid's generous donation of cleaning services for life is, indeed, an incredible gift," said Diane Korman, "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" coordinating producer. "At 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,' we're proud of all our vendors who help us to make a difference and know that Molly Maid's services will be a great help to Carol and her family."

About Molly Maid

Molly Maid is a network of independently owned and operated home cleaning franchises with locations in 34 states throughout the U.S. and operations in Puerto Rico, England, Canada, Japan and Portugal. Founded in 1979, it is a member of Service Brands International, a group of service companies that provide a variety of timesaving services for the busy customer.

About "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition"

"Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" is produced by Endemol USA, a division of Endemol Holding. David Goldberg is the president of Endemol USA. The series is executive-produced by Tom Forman. The show airs Sundays (8:00-9:00 p.m. EST), on the ABC Television Network.

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