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International Home Furnishings Group & City of Hope Make Final Call for Support
April 7,
2025 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry 
The International Home Furnishings Industry group and City of Hope are making their final calls for support in the weeks leading up to the Spirit of Life® gala in Greensboro, N.C. Many industry leaders have stepped up with sponsorships and donations for the industry’s flagship fundraiser that supports cancer and diabetes research and treatment.
This year’s Spirit of Life honorees are Dr. Man Li Wong of Manwah and Jay Schottenstein of American Signature Furniture and Value City Furniture. The awards gala will be held Sunday, April 27 at the Sheraton Greensboro at Four Seasons.
The event committee encourages more leaders to answer the call to action and emphasizes City of Hope’s national and global impact, which has been supported by the International Home Furnishings Industry group with over $100 million since its partnership began in 1965.
Sponsors and supporters represent every part of the industry and include retailers of all sizes across the country, furniture and mattress manufacturers, and suppliers and service providers. The committee recognizes this year’s current top sponsors:
Presenting Sponsors $100,000:
American Signature Furniture/Value City Furniture
Rooms To Go
Honoree Circle Sponsors $50,000:
Ashley Furniture
LS Direct
Manwah Holdings
Diamond Sponsors $25,000:
Baer’s Furniture
Berkshire Hathaway Group (Nebraska Furniture Mart, Jordan’s Furniture, RC Willey and Star Furniture)
CITY Furniture
Classic Home
Darvin Furniture
Flexsteel
Hooker Furnishings
J.B. Hunt Final Mile
Jofran
KUKA Home
La-Z-Boy
Liberty Furniture
Mattress Firm
Najarian Furniture
Raymour & Flanigan
Samson
Tempur Sealy
Platinum Sponsors $15,000
GigaCloud
JBS Couros
Lifestyle Enterprise
Gold Sponsors $10,000
Amazon
ANDMORE
Love Home Fabrics
Wayfair
Bill Wittenberg
Silver Sponsors $5,000
AzkoNobel
American First Finance
Amini Innovation Corporation
BEDGEAR
Bernhardt Furniture
Bob’s Discount Furniture
Broyhill/Broyhill Foundation
FTS/BrandSource
Glen Rave
HH2 Home & Vogue Home
Jonathan Louis
Massood Logistics
Slumberland Furniture
SunBelt Xpress
Vanguard
Vivet Inc./Markor International
For City of Hope’s past Spirit of Life awards, view the honorees here. To support or register for this event, visit CityofHope.org/IHFI-Gala. For more information, contact Kristy Silverman at 626-713-1580, or send an email to ihfievents@coh.org.
To learn more about the West Coast Golf & Tennis Tournament, the industry’s other flagship fundraising event, and to register online, click here. For more information, contact Kristy Silverman at 626-713-1580, or send an email to ihfievents@coh.org.
City of Hope is a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center and a leader in bone marrow transplantation and immunotherapy such as CAR T cell therapy. City of Hope’s translational research and personalized treatment protocols have advanced care for people throughout the world with cancer, diabetes and other life-threatening diseases.