By Devynn Barnes
Home-A-Rama is back and ready to “wow” residents of central Indiana. The Builders Association of Greater Indianapolis, or BAGI, will be welcoming people into five different custom-built homes in the Brookside neighborhood of Westfield during the month of June. Tickets cost $15 at the gate or $12 online, and all proceeds of the event benefit the St. Vincent Cancer Walk taking place in Zionsville this September.
After taking a five-year hiatus at the downturn of the housing market in 2008, BAGI first brought Home-A-Rama back last year and featured homes in the Village of West Clay in Carmel. On the wake of a successful return, BAGI is excited to bring this year’s event to Westfield.
“Home-A-Rama is basically a home show that showcases the latest and greatest in design, outdoor living, and landscaping,” said BAGI Director of Communications Carrie Cason. The five homes featured this year are all fully decorated, furnished, and landscaped, featuring the work of Bedrock Builders, G&G Custom Homes, Heartwood Custom Homes, M/I, and Hoss homes.
The event, Cason said, is “generally to promote housing and promote the housing industry,” but BAGI also makes and effort to a pick a charity partner each year to receive the profits made from ticket sales. In regards to this year’s selection of the St. Vincent Cancer Walk, Cason said it was an easy choice.
“It’s a local, community-based charity,” Cason said. “Cancer touches so many of us and it’s an important cause.”
The Cancer Walk is a 10-mile challenge walk and 3-mile family walk through Zionsville taking place on the morning of Sept. 20. The walk begins and ends at Lions Park, and the money raised helps provide programs and services for cancer patients at St. Vincent as well as gives access to life-saving screenings for those in the community who cannot afford them.
Those who wish to donate to the cause can do so by buying a ticket for the 2014 Home-A-Rama at homeshowticketsonline.com. Tickets can also be purchased at the gate, and children 12 and under are free. The homes will be open from noon until 8 p.m., June 4 to 8, 11 to 15, and 18 to 22, in Brookside, located on 161st Street just east of Carey Road in Westfield.
