Magazine taps Bernie & Phyl's for charity work
By Furniture Today Staff -- Furniture Today, April 23, 2004
NORTON, Mass. — Bernie & Phyl's Furniture was one of 10 retailers internationally to win the Executive Technology Retail Community Service Award, given by Executive Technology Magazine.
Bernie Rubin, co-founder and president, and Larry Rubin, chief operating officer, accepted the award on behalf of the company during a gala at the National Retail Federation conference in New York.
Bernie & Phyl's Furniture was selected because of its ongoing and strong commitment to donating furniture to organizations in need.
The magazine said the company is the smallest retailer to ever receive the award.
"We are honored to receive this prestigious award," said Bernie Rubin. "We work hard every day to represent the best that our industry has to offer, and it is wonderful to have our dedication to community service recognized by our peers."
Recently, the company donated new sofas to furnish several living room areas at the Salvation Army's Harbor Light Center in Boston's South End.
In April 2000, Bernie & Phyl's made its first donation of 125 Sealy mattresses to the resident addiction treatment facility, launching the retailer's charitable Friends In Need program.
Through the program, the company donates furniture to charitable organizations and homeless shelters across Massachusetts. It also has donated more than $1.2 million worth of furniture to Goodwill and Teen Challenge New England since 2000, and helps furnish all the homes built by Habitat for Humanity Boston and Nashua, N.H.
Our Community is an occasional roundup of stories and pictures about contributions and activities by industry companies and people that benefit their communities. Send photos and information for this feature to Jay McIntosh, news editor, Furniture/Today, P.O. Box 2754, High Point, N.C. 27261; fax (336) 605-1143; or via e-mail atjmcintosh@reedbusiness.com.
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