Media Alert
What: Indiana Ag House CountryMark Panel Build
Where: Indiana State Fairgrounds, southwest parking lot
When: The Indiana Ag House CountryMark Panel Build will begin Thursday, June 10 at 7 a.m. and conclude around noon. At 9:45 a.m., the following sponsors and project leaders will make public remarks to the 80-plus on-site volunteers: CountryMark CEO Charlie Smith, Indiana State Fair Executive Director Cindy Hoye, and Habitat for Humanity of Greater Indianapolis Development Director Stephen Craig.
Who: The Panel Build is being sponsored by CountryMark. The entire Ag House is being sponsored by the following Indiana agriculture businesses and organizations:
1. Achieva, Inc.
2. Baxter Communications
3. Beck's Superior Hybrids
4. Cargill
5. Country 97.1 HANK-FM
6. CountryMark
7. Dow AgroSciences
8. Employees of Reynolds Farm Equipment
9. King Park Community Development Corp.
10. Kroger
11. Indiana Hardwood Lumbermen's Association
12. Indiana Corn Marketing Council (ICMC)
13. Indiana Pork
14. Indiana Soybean Alliance (ISA)
15. Indiana State Department of Agriculture
16. Indiana State Fair
17. Marion County Farm Bureau
18. Purdue (Graphic Design & Education)

Facts of Interest
• This is only the second Habitat affiliate in the country to build a home during a State Fair and then move the house to its permanent location. This home will begin with the CountryMark Panel Build on June 10. Construction will resume on August 6 and the home will be completed on August 19 – all under the watchful eyes of one million Indiana State Fairgoers!
• During the state fair, volunteers from various agricultural businesses and organizations will work side-by-side to construct the Ag House on the north side of the fairgrounds. On most days, the home will be open for visitors to walk through during the mid-day and evenings of the fair.
• After the conclusion of the Indiana State Fair, the Ag House will move to a residential lot in the nearby neighborhood of the King Park Community Development Corporation.
• This 5-bedroom home is being built for Tamika Allen and her family. Tamika is an employee of Kroger.
• Indiana agriculture represents 16 percent of the state’s workforce and is a $25 billion industry.

Contacts
• Sheila Carlson, Habitat for Humanity, 317-502-4135
• Belinda Puetz, CountryMark, 317-374-9042