The Southlake community and the five Carillon Parc home builders came together in a powerful show of support for a Stud Signing Cookout, a meaningful step towards the completion of five custom homes that will make up the debut St. Jude Dream Home Showplace Community in Southlake’s Carillon Parc neighborhood. This milestone marks a major step forward in a landmark fundraising initiative aimed at generating one million dollars to support the lifesaving mission of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®.
The event brought together local leaders, builders, volunteers, and supporters for an afternoon of food, connection, and purpose. Attendees wrote messages and words of encouragement onto the wooden frames of the homes, leaving a lasting imprint of hope and support to live within the walls of each residence. One message read, “Blessings to all the kids and families of St. Jude”; another was a heartfelt message in a child’s handwriting, “Ava loves St. Jude.”
The five participating builders, Atwood Custom Homes, Beckett Graham, Heritage Homes, Kensington Custom Homes, and WillowTree Custom Homes will bring their signature craftsmanship, style, and heart to this unprecedented project. Each builder, along with its trade partners, vendors, and suppliers, has pledged to raise $200,000. The five homes are expected to open to the public in spring 2026. Funds raised will support groundbreaking research and treatment by St. Jude for childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases.
The St. Jude Dream Home Showplace Community would not be possible without the commitment of its builders and the continued support of national sponsors including Brizo, Shaw Industries, Trane, Bosch, Kichler, and foundation sponsor Middleby.
Visit St. Jude Dream Home Showplace Community to learn more and get involved.
Kensington Custom Homes is raising money for St. Jude child:
CORALIZ
Coraliz was ten years old when she became a patient at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®. Her treatment for a type of bone cancer called osteosarcoma included chemotherapy and surgery to remove
the affected bone. She also underwent physical therapy to help her regain strength and mobility in her leg. Coraliz returns to the hospital every 3-4 years as part of the St. Jude Study. She’s a senior in college, studying medical laboratory science and loving her major. Her dream is to return to St. Jude, work with the research team and help save kids as they saved her. When Coraliz is not busy with her classes, she loves to paint and draw.
Heritage Custom Homes is raising money for St. Jude child:
CLAYTON
In 2018, blood tests indicated that Clayton had a rare type of blood cancer called hypodiploid acute lymphoblastic leukemia. He began treatment at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®. But even with chemotherapy, there were still detectable amounts of disease in Clayton’s body. Seeking a lasting remission for Clayton, St. Jude doctors placed him on a type of immunotherapy called CAR T-cell therapy. The CAR T-cell therapy, though, did position Clayton to receive a bone marrow transplant with his mother as the donor. Today, Clayton is in remission and doing great. He’s outdoorsy and athletic and “loves life and doing all the fun things,” said his mom.
Beckett Graham Luxury Home Builders is raising money for St. Jude child:
KENZIE
In October 2017, when Kenzie was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, her family turned to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®. “We knew St. Jude offered care for free, but we didn’t realize the extent of it,” said Kenzie’s mom Paige. “The doctors and nurses are beyond anything I’ve seen anywhere. They’re amazing.” After two and half years of chemotherapy, Kenzie finished treatment in July 2020. She graduated from high school in 2022 and plans to pursue a career in nursing. Kenzie’s dream job? “I wanted to be a nurse at St. Jude,” she said. “St. Jude is my second family. It 100% means the world to me because they saved my life.
Atwood Custom Homes is raising money for St. Jude child:
RINOA
In the summer of 2022, Rinoa was scheduled for an MRI due to headaches and other symptoms. The night before the scan, she developed double vision, and her mother, Kary, knew they would find something wrong in her daughter’s brain. It was a cancerous tumor called medulloblastoma. Following surgery at the hospital near her home, Rinoa had posterior fossa syndrome, a condition that severely limited her functioning. When they were offered a referral to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®, her parents didn’t hesitate. Not only did St. Jude relieve the financial burden of treatment, but St. Jude offered proton therapy, one of the most advanced and precise forms of radiation treatment today, as part of Rinoa’s treatment plan. She has also received chemotherapy. “I love St. Jude, and I am thankful for it,” she said.
Willowtree Custom Homes is raising money for St. Jude child:
TY
When Ty was two years old, his family noticed that in certain lighting conditions, there appeared to be a flat whiteness in the center of his right eye. The eye doctor recommended Ty be taken for scans, which confirmed he had a rare eye cancer called retinoblastoma. After a referral to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®, his family learned exactly what was at stake. The tumor filled Ty’s eye socket and spread to the surrounding tissues. It was necessary to remove Ty’s right eye. After surgery, he
underwent chemotherapy. Even at his young age, Ty had a special interest that seemed to take his mind off treatment: art. St. Jude staff always made sure to have art supplies waiting for him in recovery from procedures. Cancer has been in Ty’s past for more than a decade now. But art is still very much a part of his life. So is St. Jude.
The St. Jude Dream Home Showplace Community would not be possible without the commitment of its builders and the continued support of national sponsors including Brizo, Shaw Industries, Trane, Bosch, Kichler, and foundation sponsor Middleby.
Visit St. Jude Dream Home Showplace Community to learn more and get involved.
"One message read, “Blessings to all the kids and families of St. Jude”; another was a heartfelt message in a child’s handwriting, “Ava loves St. Jude.”
“The doctors and nurses are beyond anything I’ve seen anywhere. They’re amazing.”
"The St. Jude Dream Home Showplace Community would not be possible without the commitment of the builders. Visit St. Jude Dream Home Showplace Community to learn more and get involved."