The stars of Big Brother, the Amazing Race and Survivor came together to support Habitat for Humanity in Topeka, Kansas. Joining in the excitement were Brent Slater, CEO of Advance Door Systems in Regina and Saskatoon, and his wife, Elissa Reilly Slater, star of Big Brother Season 15.
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Reality stars join forces for Habitat build Habitat build photos courtesy of Brian Haug/WIBW-TV
By jeannie armstrong
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hat’s life like for reality TV stars after the cameras stop rolling?
Elissa Reilly Slater, star of CBS’ Big Brother Season 15, and her husband Brent Slater, President and CEO of Advance Door Systems Ltd., are now finding time to join other members of the reality TV community in supporting a variety of charitable endeavours. Last summer, the Slaters were excited to join alumni from the hit reality shows Big Brother, Survivor and The Amazing Race at a ‘celebrity build’ supporting Habitat for Humanity in Topeka, Kansas. The event was organized by Brian Haug, marketing representative with the local CBS affiliate, WIBW-TV. Haug said, “This was the largest Habitat home ever built in our community for a family of eight from Africa.” “It was our pleasure to go out there and be involved in such an amazing charity project,” said Elissa Reilly Slater. She and husband Brent were joined in Topeka by other reality TV celebrities including Elissa’s sister Rachel Reilly and her husband Brendon Villegas (both stars of Big Brother and the Amazing Race). Survivor winners Richard Hatch, Tina Wesson, Bob Crowley and Danni Boatwright; Amazing Race winners Cindy Chiang Halvorsen and Jordan Pious; and Big Brother alumni Judd Daugherty and Amber Borzotra rounded out the list of hammer-swinging TV personalities. Brent Slater, who has been at the helm of Advance Door Systems Ltd. in Regina and Saskatoon since buying the business 11 years ago, was immediately tasked with overseeing the team of all-stars. “The event organizers were excited that someone who actually knew about construction was there. They put me in charge of 14 reality stars,” laughed Brent. “We sheeted the house and then started with the exterior siding.”