{"id":5042,"date":"2017-11-16T21:15:00","date_gmt":"2017-11-17T02:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.mybobs.com\/?p=5042"},"modified":"2025-07-01T15:33:17","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T19:33:17","slug":"bobs-discount-furniture-donates-86000-to-hunger-relief-organizations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mybobs.com\/blog\/bobs-discount-furniture-donates-86000-to-hunger-relief-organizations\/","title":{"rendered":"Bob&#8217;s Donates $86K to Hunger-Relief Organizations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\"><strong>Leading Furniture Retailer Raises Nearly Half a Million Dollars in Support of Special Olympics<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Media contact:<br>Sean Flanagan<br>451 Marketing<br>sflanagan@451marketing.com<br>617-986-0225<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Manchester, Conn., Nov. 16, 2016 \u2013 In celebration of the upcoming holidays, Bob\u2019s Discount Furniture today announced a donation of $86,000 to food pantries and hunger-relief programs within its markets throughout the northeast, mid-Atlantic and midwest. An organization near each of the 76 Bob\u2019s Discount Furniture stores, three distribution centers and seven future store locations will receive a $1,000 donation from the furniture retailer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cChanneling the spirit of giving, we are thrilled to support food pantries in our communities for the third year in a row,\u201d said Bob Kaufman, president emeritus and co-founder of Bob\u2019s Discount Furniture. \u201cWe understand that many people struggle to feed their families and we\u2019re hoping these donations help stop hunger this holiday.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Throughout the year, the Bob\u2019s Discount Furniture Charitable Foundation supports dozens of children and youth services organizations. As the holidays approach, the retailer will spread its charitable arm to support those in need, providing necessary funds to local food pantries in the fight to end hunger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About Bob\u2019s Discount Furniture<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Bob\u2019s Discount Furniture provides a wide variety of quality furnishings \u2013 including living room furniture, bedroom furniture, dining room furniture, office furniture and home accents \u2013 at everyday low prices. The stores also offer a unique and enjoyable shopping experience featuring cafes in each store with free gourmet coffee, ice cream, cookies and candy. Since 1991, Bob\u2019s has built strong customer loyalty by offering the highest-value home furnishings at the lowest possible prices. With 76 furniture stores located throughout New England, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Illinois, and Indiana, the Manchester, Conn.-based company has become the 15th-largest U.S. furniture chain and proudly holds an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau. Bob\u2019s is committed to supporting communities where its stores are located through a variety of charitable giving efforts. Bob\u2019s Discount Furniture Charitable Foundation has anchored the company\u2019s philanthropic work for more than 15 years. In addition, the Bob\u2019s Outreach program was created as a separate entity to help schools and children-related charities. The company donates more than $2.5 million to charities through these programs each year. For more information on Bob\u2019s charitable programs, visit http:\/\/www.bobscares.org\/, and follow us on Twitter @MyBobs and on Facebook at www.facebook.com\/MyBobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In celebration of the upcoming holidays, Bob\u2019s Discount Furniture today announced a donation of $86,000 to food pantries and hunger-relief programs within its markets throughout the northeast, mid-Atlantic and midwest. 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