Summit Homes donates $718,000 to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
June 16, 20171 min read
Kansas City home builder presents check from sale of St. Jude home
LEE'S SUMMIT, Mo., June 16, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Summit Homes, a Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary through Clayton Properties Group, presented St. Jude Children's Research Hospital representatives a check for $718,000 following the sale of the builder's 2017 St. Jude Dream Home Showplace.
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Summit Homes, the largest new home builder in Kansas City, built the 2017 St. Jude Dream Home Showplace as an extension of the St. Jude Dream Home® Giveaway Program, to support children battling cancer and other catastrophic diseases. The builder pledged 100% of proceeds from the sale of the home to as a donation for the research hospital.
The Summit team gathered with representatives from St. Jude and local sponsors at the site of the 2017 Dream Home Showplace in Lee’s Summit to present the donation.
“Our team is thrilled to make this donation following the close of our sixth St. Jude Dream Home® campaign here in Kansas City,” says Zalman Kohen, COO for Summit Homes. “We’re proud to support St. Jude’s lifesaving treatment and research efforts.”
About Summit Homes
Summit Homes is the largest new home builder in the Kansas City area. The award-winning company is known for developing and building exceptional communities as well as its innovative design practices. In 2016, Summit joined Clayton Properties Group, a Berkshire Hathaway affiliate. Summit actively supports numerous organizations committed to helping children and those unable to help themselves, including St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Drumm Farm Center for Children, Hope Haven of Cass County and Harvesters: The Community Food Network.