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From Home Furnishing Business
Ashley HomeStore Launches Modern Refinery and Donates Pieces to Metropolitan Ministries of Tampa Bay
June 2,
2021 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry 
Ashley HomeStore has announced its new lifestyle collection Modern Refinery, offering style-hungry consumers on-trend pieces at attainable prices., Through the launch of this new line, the company, in partnership with the Bullard Family Foundation has coordinated the donation of the furniture to Metropolitan Ministries of Tampa Bay.
The donated items include sofas, accent chairs, cocktail tables, and decor accessories will be used to help furnish the homes of families transitioning from homelessness to self-sufficiency.
"I've had the wonderful honor of partnering with Ashley HomeStore for several years now and every time we've partnered it's brought great joy to the families that we've helped. Knowing that Metropolitan Ministries, an organization that I love and work with very closely, will be able to provide families with furniture of this caliber not only exemplifies love and dignity but also highlights Ashley HomeStore's commitment to positively impacting communities all over," said Thaddeus Bullard, aka WWE Superstar Titus O'Neil, founder and chair, Bullard Family Foundation.
"Ashley HomeStore is very grateful to partner with the Bullard Family Foundation, and Metropolitan Ministries once again to provide local families with furnishings for their new apartments," said Todd Wanek, president and CEO, Ashley Furniture Industries. "This collaborative project has been a humbling journey, as we worked together to help serve our community. We hope these families find joy in their newly furnished homes."
Ashley HomeStore is proud to call Tampa 'home' to its corporate retail headquarters, located in Ybor City. Supporting the communities in which the company serves is at the center of the company's purpose statement: "to inspire the love of home and enrich the lives of those around us."