(Manchester, Connecticut) -- Today, Bob's Discount Furniture, the fastest growing furniture retailer in the northeast, with stores in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York and Rhode Island, announced the start of its “Random Acts Of Kindness” Program. The public is invited to visit their nearest Bob’s Discount Furniture location in order to nominate a favorite school or nonprofit organization that will receive a surprise visit by the Community Outreach Van and a meaningful donation by the “Random Acts Of Kindness” team.
 
“We have arranged for ‘Random Acts Of Kindness’ nomination postcards and submission boxes to be visibly displayed in all Bob’s Discount Furniture locations.  Now, it’s up to the public to let us know about their favorite school or nonprofit group that would like to receive a surprise visit and donation by the Community Outreach Van.  One ‘Random Act of Kindness’ destination out of all nominations will be randomly selected each month,” explained Cathy Poulin, TV personality & public relations director, Bob’s Discount Furniture.  “We are accepting email nominations as well.  Just email us at outreachvan@mybobs.com with your name, address, name of nonprofit group, address and item/services the group desires.  Already the Community Outreach Van has already toured Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, New Hampshire and Rhode Island while donating hundreds of items to schools and nonprofit groups so far.  Most recently, we donated several computers and a $500 gift card to a middle school in Bronx, NY”.
 
About Bob's Discount Furniture
The fast-growing furniture retailer with 30 stores located throughout Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Jersey, New Hampshire, New York and Rhode Island, Bob's Discount Furniture has built strong brand awareness and customer loyalty through its unique shopping environment, customer service commitment and everyday low prices. First-time visitors are pleasantly surprised by the comfortable atmosphere and vast selection of quality furniture that surpasses their "discount" expectations. As a part of the overall shopping experience, many of the locations have complimentary cafés featuring gourmet coffee, fresh baked cookies and candy, while other locations offer home theater and video arcade entertainment. Known for their unique style of television and radio advertising, Bob Kaufman, president, and Cathy Poulin, public relations director, have been inviting customers for over a decade to visit their nearest Bob's Discount Furniture store. For more information, visit www.mybobs.com.

About Bob's Discount Furniture Charitable Foundation
Through the Bob's Discount Furniture Charitable Foundation and its many charitable contributions and sponsorships, Bob, Cathy and all of Bob's Discount Furniture employees support hundreds of nonprofit organizations. Among the many supported charities are Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters, American Cancer Society, March of Dimes, Salvation Army, Marshall House Youth and Family Emergency Shelter, National Conference for Community Justice, American Red Cross, Connecticut Children's Medical Center. In March 2006, Poulin participated in the "Dance for a Cause" competition in Hartford to raise money and awareness for the National Pajama Program and Lil' Iguana's Children's Safety Foundation. Poulin was also awarded Woman of the Year for 2006 by the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. In April 2008, Kaufman was presented with the prestigious 2008 Biomedical Achievement Award from the American Red Cross as the “Bob Squad” was recognized for collecting over 20,000 units of blood during its 12 years of promoting blood drives. Other recipient organizations include: Have a Heart Children’s Cancer Society, New York; Open Pantry Community Services, Massachusetts; J. Arthur Trudeau Memorial Center, Rhode Island; Family Intervention Services, New Jersey; Manchester Partners in Health, New Hampshire; and the Opportunity Farm, Maine.  For more information about the foundation and Bob's Discount Furniture, visit www.mybobs.com/charity.