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Local UK Superhero Tradesman Gives Garden Makeover For Free To Family With Seriously Ill Child.
Online web service, MyBuilder enables charity to find a superhero local tradesman willing to help family in need free of charge for an amazing garden makeover surprise.
LONDON, ENGLAND, August 10, 2011 /Web PR News/ -- Cancer charity Shona's Smile Foundation set out to prove that some things in life are free, and online service MyBuilder enabled them to make it happen. Thanks to the service paring job-posters with rated local tradesmen, they found Kevin Martin of Yorkshire based Dream-Landscapes. Kevin volunteered his time to do a surprise garden overhaul for a Sheffield family in need. The work took place while a single mum of three was in America with her 3 year old son who was being treated for Rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare form of cancer. The project was coordinated by the child's Uncle, who collaborated with the miracle workers at Shona's Smile Foundation, a small children's cancer charity. They found Kevin by posting the job on the online service MyBuilder.com to see if any landscape gardeners in Sheffield would be willing to do some work for free. They'd previously posted an ad in the local paper but received zero responses. Thanks to the wide reach of MyBuilder, and the fact that all jobs are posted for free, it enabled the charity to get the result they needed. The garden was not in a fit state for her three young children to play, so kevin installed new turf, decked the area, fixed the fence, and graveled the adventure playground.
When mum arrived home a few weeks later, she was shocked to find a complete garden makeover, along with brand new playground and bundles of toys - all thanks to Shona's Smile and Kevin for turning their garden into a haven.
About MyBuilder
MyBuilder is a multi-award winning online marketplace that brings tradesmen and homeowners together, offering an sophisticated platform that promotes and supports high-quality work. Posting a job on the site is free. MyBuilder operates by charging builders, primarily when they successfully secure work through the website. Working on a principle of accountability through feedback, tradesmen are rated on their workmanship by those who hire them, making it easier to find high quality builders and for builders to find good quality jobs.
MyBuilder's investors include The Travis Perkins Group and Channel 4, it has nearly 50,000 tradesman registered from all over the UK and gets over 11,000 jobs posted per month, from House Extensions and loft conversions, to plumbing, plastering and electrical work. The growing team at MyBuilder works out of offices in Clerkenwell, near the 'Silicon Roundabout' area of London.
MyBuilder is a multi-award winning online marketplace that brings tradesmen and homeowners together, offering an sophisticated platform that promotes and supports high-quality work. MyBuilder's investors include The Travis Perkins Group and Channel 4 and it's based in Clerkenwell, near the 'Silicon Roundabout' area of London.
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