DMC Expands Hurricane Aid with Furniture Bank Partnership

September 29, 2017  by Larry Thomas in Community / Charitable Support, Industry   

The new partnership, part of its DMC Cares Hurricane Relief Program, is aiming to steer monetary and product donations to the furniture bank and several other relief organizations.

“As the gulf coast moves from recovery to rebuilding, we are proudly adding support for the Houston Furniture Bank,” said Cindy Morris, president and CEO of Dallas Market Center. "Their mission is to help as many families as possible with basic home furnishings, and they foresee a desperate need continuing for many months. We call upon the industry to unite and to support their efforts.”

The not-for-profit furniture bank has been designated as a key beneficiary of Dallas Market Center’s fundraising and product donations. The organization is currently providing families with basic furniture, including mattresses, beds, tables, chairs, sofas, and dressers.

Oli Mohammed, executive director of Houston Furniture Bank, added, “We are pleased to partner with Dallas Market Center and to work together to serve the families who need basic home furnishings. Many of these families lost everything and now have no bed to sleep on, no chair to sit on, and no table to eat on. We need your help to be able to answer the critical, ongoing demand. Government assistance for housing does not include furniture so we depend upon community and industry support.”

In addition, Dallas Market Center is immediately initiating Operation ReStore, a sweeping support program to help affected retailers and sales representatives in the region. These customers are immediately eligible for a special travel package to help them attend trade events at Dallas Market Center.

Also, officials said the market center continues to collect donations of personal care items and bulk clothing. A shipment of 16 pallets of donated products was recently delivered to the Gulf Coast region from donations collected at Dallas Market Center.

New and unused toiletries, baby items, and men’s, women’s, and children’s clothing are being accepted and will be distributed directly into the affected region via the Dallas Jewish Family Services network.

And lastly, a DMC Cares Sample Sale will take place Oct. 2-3 and Nov. 6-7. The event will feature a 10,000 square-foot area of donated gifts, home decor, fixtures, and more in World Trade Center-476. Proceeds from this sale, which is open to registered buyers attending First Monday/Tuesday events, will benefit DMC Cares and the Houston Furniture Bank. Exhibitors are invited to donate products.

For more information about any of the relief efforts, email dmccares@dallasmarketcenter.com, or visit www.dallasmarketcenter.com/dmccares.