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GREENSBORO — The St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Hospital Heart and Soul Gala Committee recently recognized DreamBuilt LLC, one of the premiere builders in the Lake Oconee area, as one of the top sponsors for the 2016 Heart and Soul Gala. The event, a dinner and dance benefiting St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Hospital, will be held at the Ritz Carlton Lodge on Feb. 13 at 6:30 p.m.

“The hospital board deeply appreciates the generosity of businesses like DreamBuilt that continue to support our mission to be a compassionate and transforming healing presence in our community,” said Riezl Baker, event chair and foundation board member of Good Samaritan Hospital.

DreamBuilt LLC is a design/build firm established at Lake Oconee in 1999. The company specializes in custom home building and commercial construction. The company was founded by two couples, Jim and Paige Ruhl and Derek and Ann Welch. They met at Georgia Tech where Jim, Derek and Ann received degrees in building construction and Paige completed her master’s degree in architecture. They combined their experience to create the complete design and build team of DreamBuilt. Each partner provides services specific to his or her expertise. They are proud to be an integral part of the growing Lake Oconee area.

“In order to have a thriving community like ours, you need to have important cornerstones to attract economic development, said Paige Ruhl. “We are lucky to have the lake to draw people from all over the country, innovative restaurants and shopping, successful educational opportunities and a hospital where people in the greater Lake Oconee area have access to state-of-the-art health care facilities. St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Hospital is a key cornerstone to our quickly evolving lake community. Ensuring that Lake Oconee is an amazing destination for full-time and seasonal residents means that DreamBuilt will continue to be a successful small business. We are delighted to support the businesses and efforts that parallel our goals.”