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Furniture First Partners with Ante 4 Autism Charity Event
June 19,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Community / Charitable Support, Industry 
Furniture First, a national furniture and mattress buying group, has announced a three-year partnership with the Ante 4 Autism charity poker tournament that is held each January during the Las Vegas Market.
The buying group said it will donate $10,000 to the effort in each of the next three years.
“The board of Furniture First has been looking to partner with a national charity, and since Autism touches so many lives, both throughout the Furniture First membership, as well as across the country, the Ante4Autism charity event was a good fit,” said Furniture First CEO Andrew Kauffman.
The 2018 Ante 4 Autism event will take place Sunday, Jan. 28. The money raised will be donated to five charities that assist families impacted by autism.
The event is being presented by Leggett & Platt. Co-hosts for the event include Karina Jett, Professional Poker Player: Allen Parvizian, APAR Management, LLC: Myra Stone, Independent Representative: Randy Coconis, Coconis Furniture; Stuart Carlitz, Eclipse International; Phil Miner and Mike McQuiston, Symbol Mattress; Jerry Williams, BoxDrop Mattress & Furniture; Anthony Mehran, Huffman Koos Furniture; Joseph Amato, Rock N Roll City Mattress and Doug Krinsky, Brooklyn Bedding.
Event organizers said further details about the upcoming tournament will be announced soon.