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Money raised by Pelotonia participants funds cancer research at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute, including The Pelotonia Institute for Immuno-Oncology. Photo courtesy M/I Homes
One new home in M/I Homes’ Heritage at Neel Ranch community has an especially meaningful purpose. More than $200,000 from the sale of the Mooresville home will benefit Pelotonia, a leading national non-profit that funds innovative cancer research.
M/I Homes, one of the nation’s largest homebuilders, is building benefit homes in Charlotte and 13 other markets across the U.S. with a portion of each sale donated to Pelotonia. M/I Homes of Charlotte raised $232,493 through the sale of its benefit home, and the family is expected to move in this month. M/I Homes nationally hopes to raise more than $2 million to donate to Pelotonia.
“Cancer research is a cause close to our hearts,” says George Schulmeyer, area president at M/I Homes in Charlotte. “M/I Homes is proud to support Pelotonia, an extraordinarily successful and unique organization that is laser-focused on accelerating funding for innovative cancer research.”
Money raised by Pelotonia participants funds cancer research at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute, including The Pelotonia Institute for Immuno-Oncology. One hundred percent of every community-raised dollar supports research initiatives that include cancer prevention, diagnostics, and improved therapies. M/I Homes has been a supporter of Pelotonia for years.
“The Pelotonia team is so grateful to M/I Homes for its steadfast commitment to funding innovative cancer research,” said Eric Olsavsky, vice president of community engagement & partnerships at Pelotonia. “We are humbled by its tremendous commitment at the national level to increase awareness of and support for this important and urgent mission.”
The 14 benefit homes are being built in Charlotte, Raleigh, Tampa, Orlando, Austin, Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio, Columbus, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Chicago, Minneapolis/St. Paul, and Detroit.
About M/I Homes
M/I Homes, Inc. is one of the nation’s leading homebuilders. The Company has homebuilding operations in Columbus and Cincinnati, Ohio; Indianapolis, Indiana; Chicago, Illinois; Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota; Detroit, Michigan; Tampa, Sarasota and Orlando, Florida; Austin, Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio, Texas; Charlotte and Raleigh, North Carolina; and Nashville, Tennessee. To learn more about M/I Homes communities in the Charlotte area, visit www.mihomes.com/charlotte .
About Pelotonia
Pelotonia exists to engage, inspire, and challenge a community committed to change the world by accelerating innovative cancer research. Since its founding in 2008, Pelotonia has raised over $236 million for cancer research which has been invested in high-impact breakthroughs in prevention, diagnostics and treatment, and recently, the launch of The Pelotonia Institute for Immuno-Oncology. Thanks to its generous funding partners, Pelotonia is able to direct 100 percent of every community-raised dollar from its annual cycling event to cancer research at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Institute. For more information, visit www.pelotonia.org .
