Hooker, Furnitureland South Present $1,100

November 14, 2011  by in UnCategorized   

By Home Furnishings Business in Community/Charitable Support on November 15, 2011

Hooker Furniture and Furnitureland South presented a check for $1,100 to Susan G. Komen for the Cure at the retailer's Jamestown campus.

The contribution was collected through Hooker's and Furnitureland South's month-long charity contest for furniture shoppers, designers and retailers, and a fall High Point Furniture Market sweepstakes in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

As a centerpiece of the event, Hooker's Bedford, Va.-based Sam Moore division custom-produced two chic, modern club chairs covered in a fuchsia pink and green fabric accented with an ikat kidney pillow. The chair, called "Hope," was offered as the prize in an online sweepstakes in which both companies jointly made a donation to "Susan G. Komen for the Cure" for each person who became a fan or follower of the two brands via their respective social media channels.

A duplicate chair also was displayed in front of the Sam Moore showroom during the international High Point Market in October, giving retailers and designers the opportunity to contribute to breast cancer research and enter to win Hope. The winner of the chair on display at High Point Market was interior designer Anne Aulbert of Anne Aulbert Designs in Hillsborough, N.C.

In accepting the check, Anna Eichhorn, Executive Director of the NC Triad Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, said that 25 percent of the contribution will go directly to finding a cure through breast cancer research, "while the balance will be used for breast cancer screening, prevention, education and treatment."

The winner of the Hope chair in the online sweepstakes is Mickey Maggiano of Philadelphia, Pa.

"As an operating room nurse, I'm seeing more and more cases of breast cancer in young women and am thrilled that you are donating to Susan G. Komen," she said. "I love the chair and am going to build the décor of my room around it."