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Hooker Furniture Warehouse Sale Nets $31K for Two Charities
August 16,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Community / Charitable Support, Industry 
Hooker Furniture (NASDAQ: HOFT), recently held a warehouse sale that raised more than $31,000 for two non-profit groups in the Martinsville, Va., area, where the company is based.
The company said the sale benefitted the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) of Martinsville-Henry County and the Boys and Girls Club of the Blue Ridge. Profits from the sale were split evenly between the two charities.
“Giving back to the local communities in which we live and work have long been a part of our company's core values,” said Paul B. Toms, chairman and CEO of Hooker Furniture. “These values are brought to life through our employees, who are remarkably generous, both monetarily and with their time.”
Hooker Furniture employees as well as the SPCA and the Boys and Girls Club contributed to promoting and working at the event, where Martinsville residents were invited to shop deals on bedroom, dining room, home office, home entertainment, upholstery and other accent pieces.
“It was easy selecting these two organizations to support,” said Marcia Collins of Hooker Furniture, who organized the event for the company. “These groups are two of the hardest working organizations I know. They didn’t just sit back and benefit from the sale, they helped make it happen.”
The proceeds for the SPCA will be used toward animal spaying and neutering services in addition to wellness care, while the earnings for the Boys and Girls club will provide more children with afterschool mentoring programs and summer camps, which focus on social skills, development, math and reading.