Performers Named For City Of Hope Event

August 21, 2007  by in UnCategorized   

By Home Furnishings Business in High Point on August 2007 In what’s become an annual tradition, nine performers from the furniture industry will compete for the title of American Furniture Idol on Oct. 3 in High Point at the National Home Furnishings Industry’s Spirit of Life Award dinner benefiting the City of Hope.

The Fourth Annual American Furniture Idol competition will be a highlight of a dinner honoring John Disa of Wickes Furniture and Kevin O’Connor of Samson Marketing. For the first time, the event will be held at the Showplace Tent in downtown High Point during the fall market.

“We are really excited to have a very gifted roster of top-notch talent agree to share their hidden and not-so-hidden talents with us,” said Jena Hall of aspenhome, the City of Hope’s National Home Furnishings Industry Chapter board co-president. This year’s judges will have a tough time as they vote for the 2007 American Furniture Idol. The audience will also have an opportunity to vote for their favorite performer.”

Contestants include Kimberly Wray, High Point Market Authority; Luca Ricci, De Coro Furniture; Vanessa Rodriguez, City Furniture; Kelly Peterson, Hearst Publications; Larry Stein of Furniture World Magazine; Ray Allegrezza of Furniture/Today; Heath Combs, Furniture/Today; and Greg Haptor,Huntington Furniture and Elite Leather

City of Hope, Duarte, Calif., is a leading research and treatment center for cancer, diabetes and other life-threatening diseases. It has been designated as a Comprehensive Cancer Center, the highest honor bestowed by the National Cancer Institute, and its a founding member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.