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Simmons, Sleep Country Support Women's Center
March 10,
2013 by in UnCategorized 
By Home Furnishings Business in Community/Charitable Support on March 11, 2013
Bedding vendor Simmons and bedding retailer Sleep Country/Mattress Discounters have partnered to replace 31 mattresses at Seattle's Jubilee Womens Center.
Jubilee Womens Center is a non-profit that helps women transition from homelessness into independent living. The company has also donated Comforpedic from Beatyrest mattresses to two recent graduates of the center, who were robbed of all their possessions while preparing to move into their new residences.
After learning of the plight of Bernida Simmons and Celeste Tanner, whose moving truck containing all of their personal belongings was stolen in the midst of their move to independent residences, Simmons Bedding, in partnership with one of its leading Seattle retailers, Sleep Country/Mattress Discounters, reached out to Jubilee Womens Center, with an offer to donate replacement mattresses for the women, as well as supply the organizations sleeping quarters with brand new beds. In the spirit of paying it forward, Bernida Simmons, who currently owns a mattress, will be donating her new Comforpedic mattress to the Jubilee Womens Center to be auctioned off at the nonprofits charity fundraiser, a gift estimated to yield up to $2,500.
Getting recharging sleep is critical for anyone to be able to tackle the day--even in the best of circumstances, said Scott Smalling, chief of specialty innovation at Simmons, who learned of Simmons' and Tanners situation from a local Seattle newscast. Jubilee gives these women the resources they need to make over their lives. The least we can do is help make over their beds.
Sleep Country/Mattress Discounters is honored to work with Simmons Bedding on making this donation happen, said Jarrett Tomalin, marketing and community relations coordinator at Sleep Country USA. Organizations like Jubilee are making a huge impact on the lives of the women they serve, which makes our community a better place for all.
Through training, community housing and support services, Jubilee Womens Center provides women exhausted by the struggles of poverty with the skills they need to achieve economic self-sufficiency. The thirty-one new mattresses will replace all of the beds currently used in the organizations two community-housing buildings, which previously could accommodate 27 women.
We are so grateful for the mattresses provided by Simmons Bedding, says Cheryl Senson, director of Jubilee Womens Center. This donation will enable us to better serve the women who pass through our doors looking for safety, security and comfort. Simmons Bedding is providing a comfortable place for our residents to rest and recharge as they prepare for stable and fulfilling futures.