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Labor Finders coordinating effort across Lake City to build leukemia patient Andrew Holmes much-needed new room to help facilitate his recovery

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Sept. 27, 2007-When the employees at the Lake City Labor Finders office learned about nine-year-old Andrew Holmes's struggle with leukemia, they knew they had to help.
Branch manager Gary Sweat had heard about Andrew in the local media, but wasn't fully aware of his situation until he received a call from Labor Finders International, the franchisor of the local office.

Dan Shube - director of marketing at Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.-based Labor Finders International and a former coworker of Andrew's uncle, Mark Holmes - told Sweat about Andrew's need for his own room at his Lake City home to aid in his recovery process. Sweat and Tony Giudicy, vice president of Jiudicy, Inc., the Tampa-based company that operates the Lake City branch, jumped at the chance to use their local business ties and connections to the building industry to help a member of the community so greatly in need.

"I'd heard about Andrew's situation in the local media, so when we got the call to see if we'd be interested in helping, I couldn't say 'yes' fast enough - and luckily, neither could some of the contractors and vendors I work with," Sweat said.

Andrew was first diagnosed with leukemia at the age of three, and is currently suffering from a relapse of the cancer which reappeared in May of this year. Andrew is sharing a bedroom with his two brothers while he undergoes aggressive chemotherapy, an unfavorable situation as he is highly susceptible to illness due to his weakened immune system. The family has wanted to build a room addition to the house to assist his recovery process, but has thus far been unable to due to the financial strain associated with treating their son's illness.

Andrew's father, trucker and Army veteran Dave Holmes said, "We thought that Andrew had beaten this disease after the first long treatment period. He had been healthy for the last three years and we were looking forward to continuing a normal life for him." Mr. Holmes added, "In May, we suddenly saw the obvious symptoms of a relapse and our family and especially Andrew was back to square one. He's in for a long, aggressive treatment period and the challenges are just unimaginable. We're trying to save our son's life and we just can't do it alone anymore."

Labor Finders already has dispatched workers to begin cleanup of the site of the new room in the Holmes family house. Construction should begin within the next month, Sweat said.

"It is truly heartwarming to be able to use our resources along with those of other companies to help Andrew," Sweat said. "Part of the Labor Finders mission is to improve the lives of members of the community, and with this project, we are certainly able to do that."

For more information about Labor Finders International, contact Sarah Christy at sarah.christy@laborfinders.com or visit www.laborfinders.com.