Flexsteel donates furniture for children's home
House of Hope aids transplant patients
Gary Evans -- Furniture Today, March 23, 2009
DURHAM, N.C. — Flexsteel is donating more than $15,000 worth of furniture to the Evanosky Foundation's House of Hope for children with metabolic disorders who are going through the transplant process at Duke University Children's Hospital here.
 Flexsteel is donating furniture for the House of Hope 2, a Durham, N.C., home for children undergoing transplants at a nearby hospital. The facility also has computers with Internet access. |
The House of Hope 2, scheduled to open this month, will be the second furnished by the manufacturer and importer. Flexsteel also supplied $15,000 in furnishings for the first House of Hope.
Rocky Mount, N.C.-based Uttermost will furnish $5,000 in lamps, clocks and wall décor for the house, also the second time the accessories company has made a similar contribution.
The Evanosky Foundation opened its first home last fall. Bob Evanosky, president of the foundation, enlisted the help of his brother-in-law, Flexsteel's chief designer Mike Smith, to design a comfortable and tranquil setting for families whose children are recovering from a bone marrow or stem cell transplant.
These children have severely compromised immune systems and must be in a clean environment with limited contact with the public.
"Flexsteel is behind this project 100%," said Smith. "The comfort these houses provide the families is an inspiration to all of us. It's a tough battle for these families and having a comfortable place to recover is priceless."
All the upholstered furniture is covered in a specially patented material that is comfortable and easily disinfected, critical for transplant patients.
Information on the House of Hope is available at www.evanoskyfoundation.org, by e-mail at evanoskyfoundation@evanoskyfoundation.org or by phone at (630) 236-8039.
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