Kingwood Development News

Friendswood Development Company along with Village Builders are working together to build a new home and donate all proceeds to three local charities - Texas Children's Cancer Center, The Alzheimer's Association and HomeAid. Members from both companies along with representatives from the three charities and members of the Greater Houston Builders Association are pictured at the groundbreaking of the homesite in Oakhurst at Kingwood, where a new Village Builders home will soon be built. The home is a part of the GHBA's Benefit Homes Project, which has been bringing together association members and volunteers to benefit local charities.

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Friendswood Development Company and Village Builders are teaming up to carry on a 30-year tradition in Houston that has raised millions of dollars for local charities.

The 2010 Greater Houston Builders Association’s Benefit Homes Project will feature a new home built by Village Builders on a home site donated by Friendswood Development Company in its Oakhurst at Kingwood community.

For more than three decades, the GHBA has worked with its member partners resulting in raising more than $5 million for local charities. This year once again, proceeds from the sale of the home will benefit Texas Children’s Cancer Center, The Alzheimer’s Association and HomeAid Houston.

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February is upon us, bringing warmth in weather as the Spring draws near, and warming hearts as we take time to cherish those we love on Valentine’s day. One Kingwood resident is dishing up sweet surprises for the love struck holiday, all from her Cakewalk Bakery.

Ashley Wenner is the owner of the 2 month old pastry and cake shop the Cakewalk Bakery, located at 4003 Rustic Woods Drive. While her business is fairly young, her love of baking has been rising for years, beginning in the kitchen with her grandmother and great-grandmother. She pursued her passion and after graduating from Kingwood High School in 2002 she became a pastry chef under the instruction and training from the Alain and Marie LeNorte Culinary Institute in Houston.

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Lennar will match your tax credit! That means Lennar will match the $8,000 first-time home buyer tax credit and you could have $16,000 toward your new home! Must purchase by April 30th. See builder for more details.

Lennar builds in Friendswood Development Company's Fairfield, Graystone Hills, Oakhurst at Kingwood, Lakes of Savannah and Lakemont communities.

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One local resident is using her photography skills to raise money and awareness for children in the community. Debi Gomez, owner of Life’s Images Photography, has been photographing newborns and children since the birth of her first child. What began as a hobby at home soon grew into a business where she could capture life’s moments for families in every stage, from engagement to maternity to the family growing with children. But she has a wider scope in her photography – she seeks to give back to the residents in Kingwood, Spring, The Woodlands and surrounding areas by helping raise money for local charities.

Each year Gomez selects a charity and produces a calendar to sell and raise funds to benefit the selected charity. Now in its third year the Calendar of Hope has raised over $15,000 for area charities. “I developed the idea for the Hope Calendar because I wanted to be more involved in a charity project and I wanted more people to be involved as well,” Gomez said.

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