ADVISORY/TheCommunity.com Joins With Habitat for Humanity to Kick Off First Annual High Tech Build in the Bay Area.

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ADVISORY...for Saturday (Oct. 28)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

    WHAT: TheCommunity.com is partnering with Habitat For Humanity for
          the First Annual "High Tech Build" in the Bay Area.
          Management and staff from the Bay Area's leading high tech
          companies will join together to build houses with low-income
          families. In addition to contributing sweat and muscle,
          participating companies will contribute funds to help cover
          materials, contractors and ongoing support of Habitat for
          Humanity.

          Set to launch in October 2000, TheCommunity.com is a gateway
          to community involvement, both locally and globally. Founded
          on strong alliances with some of the world's largest
          non-profit organizations, TheCommunity.com provides the
          means for like-minded people to improve the quality of life
          in the world. Habitat for Humanity is a global organization
          dedicated to helping low-income people own their homes.
          Habitat for Humanity relies on local contributions of
          skilled labor, materials and financial contributions in
          order to provide affordable homeownership opportunities in
          the Bay Area.

    WHO:  Oracle, Apple, Sun, and Evite.com management and staff are
          among the 120 volunteers that will participate. There is
          still space available for companies to sponsor volunteer
          participation. Experience in home building is not necessary.
          Visit TheCommunity.com at www.thecommunity.com directly to
          sign up.

    WHEN: Saturday, October 28, 2000
          8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

   WHERE: Three Bay Area locations simultaneously:

          1)  Redwood City on the Peninsula
          2)  Hunter's Point, San Francisco
          3)  Oakland, near the Oakland Airport

    WHY:  Housing in the Bay Area is among the costliest in the
          country, due in part to the high tech boom. By participating
          in this build, tech companies are taking hands on
          responsibility for helping to ease the housing crunch.