ing for a builder, asmaller company,family owned, witha generous spirit.They’d heard of TJBHomes throughsomeone, not surewhom, in NorthDakota, that indi-

cated TJB had come highly rec-ommended. Quality workfrom a family-run operation,with a reputation for excellenceboth in building, and personalprincipals.

Oddly enough, the call cameonly six hours after Budzynskihad sent out an editorial, morelike a plea, to put a stop to theendless barrage of negativityregarding the depressive build-ing and real estate slump theeconomy has been recentlyfaced with. He was looking fora glimmer of hope, a shed oflight, some optimism and posi-tivity, but was hardly preparedfor the offer he was about toreceive. He had wished for theopportunity to bring communi-

ty together, and was awestruck bythe scale in which his service wasbeing requested.

This was no small task, basi-cally the show needed someonewilling to build a magnificenthouse, for free; To find a lot ofpeople skilled in many areas ofindustry, to donate their time,money, labor and materials tomake one amazing family a bitmore comfortable with the bur-dens they continue to carry.Without hesitation, Budzynskiagreed. When called, “All oursuppliers said, ‘We’ll do it.’People kept coming and comingand coming.”

There was “A little bit of handof God in this all along the way,”he proclaimed. Through histwenty-five years of establishedrelationships and partnerships, he

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A call fromCalifornia hadcome in the middle of thenight, indicating that thetelevision show was look-

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Demolition Day "Braveheart March" led by Tom Budzinski sets the pacefor accomplishing the task at hand.

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"There were all these little miracles happening allover; the whole thing was a miracle; it was beyondimagination!" - Tom Budzinski-photos courtesy of TJB Homes.To see the complete collectionvisit www.tjbhomes.com

Demolition of the Swenson Lee family home cleared the foundation for a com-plete rebuild.

“There was a little bit of hand of Godin this all along the way.”

- TJB Homes owner Tom Budzinski.

Everyone working on the project worked side by side and banned together toaccomplish the arduous endeavor.

With a large crew of dedicated volunteers framing the entire home tookonly one day.

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was able to quickly coordinateover 2,000 volunteers and turnmany away because there wassimply nothing left to do. Hedescribes a guy on site, a masterplumber who stood and offeredhis services, and was delightedwith the opportunity to simplehaul away debris. “I saw ownersof highly established firms inhard hats working hard or hard-er then their guys.”

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bined experience they pulledtogether a crew of 125 framers,“They were stepping from ladderto ladder.” Local donations weretoo abundant to mention,Caribou coffee donated 650 gal-lons of coffee, McDonalds andWalmart delivered pickups fullof food and necessities. “Someof the local outpouring wastremendous,” exclaimedBudzynski.

“There were all these littlemiracles happening all over; thewhole thing was a miracle…it wasbeyond imagination, we kind of

build our homes like this, ‘beyondimagination! The most amazingpart of it was, the good part of itwas, a negative turned into a posi-tive. To physically see this publicoutpouring…it was built withlove and hugs.”

Though the house is built,in a record 99 hours, and thefamily’s moved in, the job isnot complete, claimsBudzynski. There will be a lotof expenses the family will con-

tinue to incur for a long time tocome. He remains activelyinvolved in fundraising andawareness of domestic abuseissues, and encourages all thosethat can and will to help.Please visit TJB Homes Websiteat www.TJBHomes.com to seeall the project photos, all thecontributors and partners, theproject’s daily schedule, andlearn more about how you canhelp. °

(Above L-R) TJB Homes Sales Manager Jereomy Fiskwold, Owner TomBudzinski and Senator Norm Coleman discuss the project's progress.

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(Above L-R) Brothers and sons Jason and Justin Budzynski pose with father,owner Tom Budzynski in front of the nearly completed Swenson-Lee home.