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Furniture Sharehouse Launches "Mattresses for Moms" Drivefrom the Furniture Sharehouse; artwork by Sue Girardi (May 1, 2008) The cases files at the Furniture Sharehouse, Westchester’s furniture bank, are replete with stories of clients without beds.
To keep up with the demand for new or gently used beds, the Sharehouse is holding its second annual Mattresses For Moms Mother’s Day fundraising drive.
In addition, Furniture Sharehouse ran a special Mother’s Day fundraising drive called “Mattresses for Moms” to raise money to purchase bedding for flood families, because the supply of used but usable bedding was not nearly sufficient to meet those needs. More than $15,000 was collected in a little over a week, with special participation by the Hommocks Middle School Student Council, which raised over $1,200 on its own. The proceeds enabled more than 90 brand-new mattresses to be distributed to flood families. Furniture Sharehouse now serves clients at its Westchester County Airport warehouse, and in just one year has served over 260 households – over 750 individuals, including 270 children. Clients are referred by one of 23 member agencies and receive 5 to10 items of gently-used free furniture (beds, sofa, table and chairs, dresser, cabinet etc.) and accessories such as lamps, rugs and TVs. To date, Furniture Sharehouse has distributed over 2,000 items of furniture valued at over $150,000. Nevertheless, finding beds continues to be an issue. “There is still an urgent need for beds for our clients, many of whom are moving out of shelters and are faced with sleeping on the floor,” said Kate Bialo, director of the Sharehouse. Ms. Bialo also announced some happier news: The Westchester Community Foundation has awarded a $5,000 matching Challenge Grant to this year’s “Mattresses for Moms” campaign. “The Westchester Community Foundation supported our flood relief efforts last year with a generous grant, and we are thrilled to have their continuing support this year for our “Mattresses for Moms” campaign,” said Ms. Bialo. |
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