Art Van Furniture pays associates to volunteer for charity
Challenges other businesses to do same
Furniture Today Staff -- Furniture Today, November 2, 2011
WARREN, Mich. — Art Van Furniture is extending its charitable giving beyond monetary support to providing volunteers.
Michigan's largest furniture retailer is giving its 2,500 associates two hours of company paid time to do volunteer work for the Million Dollar Charity Challenge partner of the associate's choice. According to the company, the value of the total man-hours calculates to a more than $100,000 investment.
"This is a perfect example of how one person can make a difference," said Art Van Elslander, chairman and founder of Art Van. "Each associate will pick the charity they will do the work for from our list of 150 Million Dollar Charity Challenge winners. Our challenge winners win again."
The program started Nov. 1 and runs through Dec. 31.
Also, Art Van Furniture is challenging other local businesses to offer their employees the opportunity to be paid to volunteer for charity.
"Just imagine the impact this will have on our community if other businesses join us in this endeavor," said Art Van CEO Kim Yost. "It's all about people joining together to help those in need. You can't lose like that."
The Million Dollar Charity Challenge is Art Van's annual program to award challenge grants valued from $5,000 to $50,000 to support Michigan-based nonprofit organizations that focus on children, health and human services programs. In the past three years, the retailer has awarded 150 Michigan charities a total of $3 million.
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