December 13,
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By Aggregated Content in Business Strategy on December 14, 2012
from http://www.fastcodesign.com/1671463/brooklyn-made-furniture-built-from-sandys-scraps#1
Hurricane Sandy destroyed hundreds of homes, offices, and schools. It also hit the creative community hard, damaging dozens of artists' studios and tons of work along the waterfront in Red Hook and Greenpoint. Now, creatives are leading a charge to turn their talents toward the relief efforts.
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December 12,
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The annual is going strong! Running from November 4 through December 29, 2012, one euro ($1.30) will be donated to UNICEF and Save the Children for every IKEA soft toy sold, to help children around the world gain access to a quality education. Sweet,...
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December 12,
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By Aggregated Content in Community/Charitable Support on December 13, 2012
from http://www.statesman.com/news/lifestyles/star-furniture-gives-gift-of-furniture-for-mom-dau/nTWSP/
Analicia Rodriguez and her two daughters have tried their best to make a home out of their space in the Teen Parent Cottage at the Austin Children's Shelter, where they've lived since April. Rodriguez, 20, wants to give Anastashia, 3, and Aleina, 2, a stable life unlike her own childhood. From the time she was 1, she was in and out of foster care when she wasn't watching her mother cooking up heroin.
Star Furniture is helping Rodriguez get one step closer to a permanent home for her children.
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December 12,
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By Aggregated Content in Community/Charitable Support on December 13, 2012
from http://atlantatribune.typepad.com/what_you_should_know_now/2012/12/ikea-atlanta-strives-to-raise-175000-toward-the-ikea-soft-toys-for-education-campaign.html
The annual Ikea Soft Toys for Education campaign is going underway! Running through Dec. 29, $1.30 will be donated to UNICEF and Save the Children for every Ikea soft toy sold, to help children around the world gain access to a quality education.
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December 12,
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By Aggregated Content in Furniture Retailing on December 13, 2012
from http://www.thetowntalk.com/article/20121213/BUSINESS/212130317/Carroll-Furniture-Alexandria-closing-after-70-years
Carroll Furniture, which has been doing business in Alexandria for more than 70 years, is closing.
"I would say it's a combination of business not being great and just timing," said Frank T. Brame, one of the owners of the store. "We've been doing this a long time. It feels like the right time to call it a day."
Carroll Furniture has been in business since 1940.
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