SCHUMACHER HOMES BUILDS ST. JUDE DREAM HOME®
Canton, OH – July 2008 - Schumacher Homes was proud to build DREAM HOME 2008 to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in the Bowling Green Oh market. This was made possible with support from their suppliers and subcontractors. "Our children are the future," said Mary Schumacher Becker, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, "and we are happy and proud to have a share in their well-being."
Schumacher Homes, an on-your-lot custom homebuilder, builds in Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, and West Virginia.
It was established in 1992 by Paul Schumacher and has grown from building 10 homes a year from one model to more than 800. Schumacher Homes has made long-term investments by building permanent model homes and Design Centers in each of its markets, including the 25,000 square foot award winning Design Center and 6 fully decorated models in Akron at White Pond Drive.
Dream Homes are built around the country each year. A limited number of tickets are sold- 6500- at $100 each. The raffle was held June 8 and the lucky grand prize winner was Ashley Caputo of Toledo, OH. The St. Jude Dream Home raised $551,000 in ticket sales and donations for research and treatment at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
The home, The Olivia, was 3,052 sq. ft. with 3 bedrooms, 2-1/2 baths featuring a soaring 2-story great room, sunroom, 2-story stone fireplace, granite countertops and stainless steel appliances.
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 the late entertainer Danny Thomas and based in Memphis, Tennessee, St. Jude freely shares its discoveries with scientific and medical communities throughout 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.
