WorldBed 2010 Deliveries Top 20K

January 2, 2011  by in UnCategorized   

By Home Furnishings Business in Community/Charitable Support on January 3, 2011

WorldBed surpassed the 20,000 mark for total emergency field beds funded and delivered this year to aid in disaster relief areas around the world.

The non-profit organization reached the number as it continued to form new charitable partnerships, the latest of which raised awareness of its Haitian relief effort over the holidays with support from Vision Critical, a Vancouver, British Columbia-based global technology and research firm.
 
"Reaching this first major milestone for WorldBed could not have been fathomable without the contributions of individuals and dozens of organizations from both within and beyond the home furnishings industry," said Laura Castro, executive director of WorldBed. "Now, we are proud to welcome yet another esteemed organization with a wide global reach as a partner. When Vision Critical came to us with the desire to become a sponsor, we were excited to partner with them on an awareness campaign. Initiatives like theirs go a long way to help us accomplish our goal of providing 200,000 beds to those in need worldwide."
 
Corporate sponsors of WorldBed have ranged from single-location retail outlets to large retail chains, major furnishings industry suppliers and world-renown philanthropic and disaster relief groups.  Earlier this year WorldBed was granted tax-exempt status by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, establishing WorldBed as an independent, non-for-profit organization
 
To raise awareness of its progress and seek partners in the home furnishings industry, WorldBed will exhibit at the Jan. 24-28 Las Vegas Furniture Market in the Specialty Sleep Association showroom, WMC-C1350. SSA donated the space.