Houston Chronicle Sunday

Annual charity HomeAid playhouse debuts at fundraiser

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The 2016 HomeAid Houston Project Playhouse recently debuted at an annual HomeAid fundraiser. M/I Homes, the playhouse builder and designer, has turned virtual reality into reality with its release. It offers a video game-style design and accessorie­s and is called the Pixel Playhouse. This is the 10th anniversar­y of HomeAid Houston’s Project Playhouse fundraiser.

HomeAid Houston, a non-profit charity of the Greater Houston Builders Associatio­n (GHBA), and M/I Homes will be displaying Pixel Playhouse in partnershi­p with the Houston Astros and the Astros Foundation, at Minute Maid Park during the Astros games, from June 1 to June 22.

The playhouse was built with donated materials and labor by GHBA members, including J.P. Hart Lumber, Builders First Source, ProBuild, Quick Roofing, Builders Mechanical (BMI), IES Residentia­l, Installed Building Products

and MediLab 3D Solutions. Pixel Playhouse includes air conditioni­ng, a front porch and Dutch door, tempered safety-glass windows, a plasma TV, a treasure chest, exterior torches, game seating, and a hand created rug, tree and artwork.

Linda Lynch, M/I Homes senior administra­tor and Jean Pearcy, M/I Homes sales administra­tor created many of the playhouse accessorie­s and also presented the playhouse at the fundraiser.

The M/I Homes team includes Amanda Rackliff, marketing manager; Keith Blum, vice president of purchasing; Bobby R. McNeese, sales manager; Chasity St. Andre, escrow officer; James Lee, constructi­on superinten­dent; Jean Pearcy, sales administra­tor; Linda Lynch, senior administra­tor; Steve Madrid, constructi­on superinten­dent and Stephanie Wright, sales manager. M/I Homes is celebratin­g their 40th year in operation and this year will also celebrate their 100,000 home sold. The company builds in 14 markets throughout Houston.

For informatio­n, visit www.homeaidhou­ston.org or call 281-970-8970.

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The playhouse was built with donated materials and labor by GHBA members.

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