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Jabs to receive City of Hope honor

Clint Engel -- Furniture Today, January 26, 2009

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Jake Jabs will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award from the City of Hope's National Home Furnishings Industry Chapter during its 18th annual West Coast Golf & Tennis Tournament June 1.

Jabs, president and CEO of American Furniture Warehouse, and Furniture/Today's 2007 Retailer of the Year honoree, will be recognized for is work and contributions as “one of the nation's most successful furniture industry leaders,” City of Hope said.

Jabs got his start in the industry in 1968 with the opening of Mediterranean Galleries in Colorado and Montana. He now owns and leads the 12-store American Furniture Warehouse. The Englewood, Colo.-based chain is No. 28 Furniture/Today's Top 100 with 2007 sales of $350 million.

The tournament will get under way at 10 a.m. at the Coto de Caza Golf & Racquet Club in Coto de Caza, Calif., and will be followed by dinner and an auction.

Proceeds from the event support the City of Hope and its programs for research and treatment of cancer, diabetes and other life threatening diseases. For more information, contact Michael Sandler at (800) 272-2310 or visit the event's Web site at www.cityofhope.org/nhfi/tournament.

Jabs and other invited guests and members of the West Coast Golf & Tennis committee will tour City of Hope's California facilities on Jan. 27.

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