Classic Leather helps New Orleans store employees
Joan Gunin -- Furniture Today, January 29, 2006
Hickory, N.C. — Leather upholstery specialist Classic Leather here delivered a truckload of furniture, canned goods and cash to New Orleans to help victims of hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
The effort helped employees of Georgian Furnishing, a single-unit New Orleans retailer.
Ken Bonin, Classic Leather's New Orleans sales representative, coordinated the donation effort with the help of Walter Berger Jr., president and CEO of Georgian.
In a letter to Classic Leather, Berger wrote, "Many of our employees have lost their homes and a lifetime's worth of contents. The devastation caused by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita will require years before full recovery. The generosity of you, your company and employees means so much to those who will be the beneficiaries of your donations and will surely help them to recover more quickly."
Classic Leather President Tommy Shores Jr. said many of his 300 employees collected food and cash, chose furniture to send, and donated their time to pack and deliver the goods.
Company Traffic Manager Keith Strickland and his wife, Sherry, drove the truck to New Orleans.
"We were all horrified at the devastation we saw in the New Orleans area," Shores said. "We hope these donations help families get back on their feet as quickly as possible."
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