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Tickets for the St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway are on sale now. Almost 5,000 tickets have already been sold to win the St. Jude Dream Home¨ house built by Southern Land Company in the Westhaven Community!

Tickets are available at Nashville area Regions Bank locations, American Signature Furniture and the Westhaven Residents’ Club. For more information about the St. Jude Dream Home giveaway or to reserve a ticket with a major credit card, call 1-800-746-6713 or visit www.stjudedreamhome.org.

Organizers have set a limit of only 16,000 $100 tickets for this year’s giveaway, potentially raising $1.6 million for St. Jude, which is dedicated to the eradication of life-threatening childhood diseases. Winners of the St. Jude Dream Home house and other prizes will be drawn during a live broadcast on WZTV Fox 17 Sunday, June 22nd. In addition to the house, local sponsors have donated prizes for the give-away, including a Game Table Set courtesy of Legacy Billliards, $1,000 gift card courtesy of The Factory at Franklin, his and her watches courtesy of Crown Jewelry, Two Masters series tickets courtesy of the Nashville Symphony, a Spa and Home Fitness Package courtesy of Watson’s and many other prizes.

“Tickets sold out a week early during last year’s campaign,” said Katie Mizell, Senior Event Marketing Representative for St. Jude. “To ensure a chance at winning the 2008 Dream Home or other prizes, we are encouraging people to buy early.”

The Middle Tennessee St. Jude Dream Home campaign started in 2004 and has quickly become one of the leading St. Jude Dream Home campaigns in the country. In four years, Southern Land Company has helped raise more than $3 Million for the hospital. In 2007, Southern Land Company Homebuilding was named St. Jude Builder of the Year.

After reaching this year’s goal of $1.6 Million, Middle Tennessee will be host to the largest St. Jude Dream Home campaign in history.

Amy Grant and Vince Gill are the co-chairs for this year’s Dream Home giveaway. “Vince and I are excited about being involved in the Dream Home campaign again this year,” said Grant. “It is great to raise such a large amount of money for an organization that we hold near and dear to our hearts. We are thrilled to be a part of a campaign that is going to make history.”

The 2008 St. Jude Dream Home goal is to raise $1.6 million (a total of 16,000 tickets priced at $100 per ticket) for the hospital between February 22 and June 22. Aside from the home in Westhaven, ticket buyers will have a chance to win a $1,500 American Express card, courtesy of Lockton Companies along with 20 additional prizes, each with a minimum value of $1,000. All proceeds from the St. Jude Dream Home campaign go to St. Jude’s Children Research Hospital.

About Westhaven

Located on 1,500 acres off of Highway 96 West, Westhaven is a master-planned community developed by Southern Land Company. At completion, it will include over 2,600 homes with a town center and numerous recreational activities and amenities.

Constructed by Southern Land Company Homebuilding, the 2007 home is valued at $650,000, and marks the company’s fourth St. Jude Dream Home to be raffled in the Nashville area. To learn more about Westhaven, visit www.westhaventn.com.

About Southern Land Company

Southern Land Company is based in Franklin, Tennessee, 15 miles south of downtown Nashville. It is a full service development firm with more than 335 employees between the Tennessee and Texas offices. The company employs architects, landscape architects, homebuilders, town planners, engineers, heavy construction professionals, marketing and sales teams, horticulturalists, and a broad scope of community development professionals. The private firm was founded 21 years ago by the current CEO, Timothy W. Downey. To learn more about Southern Land Company, visit www.southernland.com.

About St. Jude

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is internationally recognized for its pioneering work in finding cures and saving children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases. Founded by late entertainer Danny Thomas and based in Memphis, Tenn. St. Jude freely shares its discoveries with scientific and medical communities around the world.

No family ever pays for treatments not covered by insurance, and families without insurance are never asked to pay.

St. Jude is financially supported by ALSAC, its fund-raising organization. For more information, please visit www.stjude.org.