Frye Named to Dallas Furniture Bank

May 31, 2006  by in UnCategorized   

By Home Furnishings Business in Furniture Retailing on June 2006 Mary Frye, president of Home Furnishings International Association, has been named to the Dallas Furniture Bank Board of Directors.

The Dallas Furniture Bank, a member of the National Furniture Bank Association, is a nonprofit agency that collects and stores gently used, basic household furniture through donations from the furniture industry, businesses, hotels, motels, and individuals from the community. The furniture bank then resells the furniture to individuals and families referred to by charitable organizations.

Board members server a two-year term and are responsible for strategic planning for the bank.

Currently, president of Home Furnishings International Association, Frye is also on the board of the National Furniture Bank Association. In addition, Frye serves on other industry boards including Women in the Home Industry Today (WithIt), Furniture Industry Data Exchange (FIDX) and the Bill Cooper Salesman Fund.

“I am honored to be asked to be on the board of the Dallas Furniture Bank,” Frye said. “I look forward to using my contacts in the home furnishings industry to further the work of furniture banks across the country and particularly in Dallas.”

Through this appointment, Frye said she wants to engage the furniture industry in the mission of furniture banks and re-direct usable furniture into the hands of those in need, while helping retailers meet their profitable and charitable initiatives.