Room & Board, Union Square Team Up for SFC Kick-Off Party

March 15, 2007  by in UnCategorized   

By Home Furnishings Business in High Point on March 2007 Lifestyle retailer Room & Board and the Union Square Showroom Building in High Point are putting their money behind the Sustainable Furniture Council’s High Point Market kick-off party.

The Minneapolis-based retailer is a founding member of the council, and the owner of Union Square is a supporter of the council.

The party is set for Monday, March 26 at 6 p.m. in the South Cone showroom at the Union Square Building. The event is open to all market-goers with food, beverage, live music by West End Mambo and dancing until 10 p.m.

Steve Gretzinger, World Wildlife Fund’s Global Forest Trade Network coordinator for Latin America, will make a presentation at 7:30 p.m.

Other events surrounding the emerging interest in eco-friendly furniture including Merchandise Mart Properties’ GREENStyle Pavilion at the Suites at Market Square.

The Sustainable Furniture Council, Merchandise Mart Properties, the High Point Market Authority and Furniture/Today have partnered to bring Danny Seo, an environmental lifestyle guru, author and radio and television host, to the market. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet Seo at a party Thursday, March 29 at 6 p.m. in the Market Square Courtyard. Seo will be signing copies of his Simply Green books.