PROMOTION
BART BRASELTON
2014 Playhouse
BRASELTON HOMES AND CASA FOR A CAUSE TEAM UP TO
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raselton Homes is looking forward to the unveiling of our latest home- but it just might be the smallest house you’ve ever seen a builder complete!
affordable housing option, with beach chic color schemes and floor plans that maximize space as well as style, so our Playhouse design is always popular with kids and adults alike.
We’ve teamed up with Court Appointed Special This is the second annual raffle for the two organizaAdvocates (CASA) of the Coastal Bend to raise funds tions, who both are proud both of the funds raised and for their mission to “speak up for and find permanent the mission awareness that results from the project. homes for foster children in crisis throughout Nueces, Adam Black, a local first grader, was the winner of the San Patricio, and Aransas Counties.” A BraseltonBuilt playhouse last year and has spent the last year enjoying children’s backyard playhouse it with his siblings. We’re so was built and donated by excited that another child Braselton Homes, and will be will get a chance to spend on display in La Palmera Mall his or her playtime in a minfor the entire month of August. iature of one of our award As our region’s largest builder, winning houses. we think our area’s largest mall is a great partner for this The Braselton Homes project. La Palmera boasts 1.2 family is proud to support million square feet of shopping many local charities, such and dining options, and our as Operation Finally Home, Southlake model home is the Playhouse will be featured in the American Heart Assoinspiration of the playhouse Center Court for the month ciation, Islander Athletics, of August- testament to our and many more, so the community’s support for chilmission of CASA is one that dren in need. La Palmera is also a Green facility, and is important to us. CASA advocates for abused and Braselton is a Green builder, so we know this will be a neglected children in the court system through a group great fit for us. of volunteers who are assigned children and then serve as their voices in court, giving judges and other officials Local supporters can purchase $5 raffle tickets to be help in determining what is best for each child. entered to win the house- with all proceeds benefitting CASA. Tickets may be purchased at the concierge Diana Booth, Outreach Director at CASA of the desk at La Palmera Mall, online at casaofthecoastalCoastal Bend, will choose the winner of the playhouse bend.com, or at any Braselton model home. To find a at the end of the month at a special celebration in the Braselton model home near you, go to Braseltonhomes. mall. com. Come join us this month in supporting this organizaThe home is a miniature replica of the popular tion, changing lives in the Coastal Bend one child at a Cottage Style homes Braselton builds in its Cottages at time! Southlake subdivision. The Cottages are our popular
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Bart Braselton is the Executive Vice President of Braselton Homes, the Coastal Bend’s oldest and largest Homebuilder and Neighborhood Developer. Born and raised in Corpus Christi, Bart is the third generation of Braseltons building in the Bay Area. Returning to Corpus Christi after earning a BBA in Finance, as well as a second BBA in Real Estate, from the University of Texas, at Austin, Braselton began working in the family business as a construction superintendent. Since then, Braselton Homes has won numerous local,state, and national awards, including the Fastest Growing Builders in the U.S., and has grown into one of the Nation’s Largest Homebuilders, earning consistent rankings in the annual lists compiled by both Professional Builder, and Builder Magazine. Bart, a graduate of Leadership Corpus Christi Class 18, has served on numerous local community and business boards. Presently, he serves on the Board of the Community Development Corporation, as well as the Chamber of Commerce. Additionally, he serves as Chairman of the Coastal Bend GreenBuilt Council, and President of the Board of the Corpus Christi Business and Job Development Corporation. Braselton and his wife, Michelle, have 5 children, and are active church members at Corpus Christi’s Church Unlimited.