Young Cancer Survivor Designs a Clayton Home and Tours Home Building Facility

MARYVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 15, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Clayton, one of the largest home builders in America, helped fulfill the dreams of an East Tennessee Children's Hospital cancer patient by giving him the opportunity to design a Clayton home using CAD software commonly used at home building facilities.

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Jake Clark, 16, became an honorary member of the Clayton team on Nov. 22 during a special ‘Team Jake’ celebration event at a home building facility in Bean Station, Tenn. His interests in construction projects with his dad, a home contractor, and his talents in drawing and 3D design made Jake the perfect fit to visit Clayton. While visiting the home building facility, the cancer survivor sat with a home designer and created a home model floor plan of his own, which was named “The Jake” in his honor.

“With our roots in East Tennessee, this local story especially hit home for us,” Clayton CEO Kevin Clayton said. “Jake is an incredibly talented young man who has had a hard journey in life, yet he has never stopped pursuing his passions in art and construction. We were thrilled to host Jake and his family for the day, and show them how our homes are built.”