In Idaho the house saves the house that Jack has built (figuratively) life (literally) (2024)

Eagle, Idaho - See Jack Run Track.se Jack Throw Shot.se Jack, a teenager in this small town at the foot of Boise, win a prize of the mayors of his province for service and inspiration for society.

But even more inspiring is the simple beauty of this: look how Jack grows up.

It was anything but a given in 2014, when he was diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumor called Craniopharyngiome who compressed his optical nerve.St. JudeChildren's Research Hospital as a best chance of survival had a jack operation and various rounds of proton therapy.Now he approaches his 15th birthday and lives a full life.

He is also the face of IdahoSt. JudeDream Home® Giveaway.More than he is an embodiment of the cause.

For Joe Atalla and Jenna Englund, Co -Founders of Berkeley Building Co., and partners withSt. JudeFor seven years it is an opportunity to see an example of flesh and blood of the life -saving work they support.

"It really brings it home," said Joe."We collect this money,St. JudeIs able to investigate and use this technology, and then you meet the person on the other hand who has actually received this treatment and is now growing to a man because of what they were capable of him.

"It's so cool to grow up, the coolest thing."

Many years ago Joe and Jenna toured tourSt. JudeAnd then was the proton beam that was so important for so many sick children.

Perhaps it is a reason why Idaho -Home Award is such a success, even according to national standards.

The real estate market in the BOIS area is one of the hottest in the country, but there is more to work here.St. JudeCampus in Memphis is approximately.1.800 miles of what is known as Idahos Treasure Valley.folk through hereSt. JudeDo it well in Idaho because they can see it, in Jack's smiling face.

"Tickets are sold out before someone even has the chance to see the house," said Joe."We would like to think they are doing it because they love the house, but the reality is that they do itSt. Jude."

Support forSt. JudeIn the Treasure Valley, probably for so many individual reasons as there, yes, people flow to the area.

'My daughter didn't go toSt. JudeBecause it is not the kind of disease she has, "she said," but I know what it is like a parent to know that your child has something that they can die from how it feels. "

Jenna's daughter has heterotaxy syndrome.St. JudeEnlightens these concerns of families, knowing what it is on the other side, it is really a motivating factor. "

What resonates with Joe is something ineffective.Jenna - To create a space to preserve life, families, memories, moments.

"A house is more than just the square foot," said Joe."They are not bricks and sticks at the end of the day. It is more than just the structure that is there, it is the people who have called it at home. The same asSt. Jude- We all create something for themSt. JudeFamilies.St. JudeDream Home, at the end of the day it is not just a house. "

These are the people who live there, the life they create together.