{"id":6765,"date":"2023-09-28T12:20:08","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T16:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.mybobs.com\/?p=6765"},"modified":"2024-02-19T09:51:20","modified_gmt":"2024-02-19T14:51:20","slug":"five-years-of-support-for-operation-homefront","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mybobs.com\/blog\/five-years-of-support-for-operation-homefront\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Years of Support for Operation Homefront"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Bob\u2019s welcomes all guests to contribute to <a href=\"https:\/\/operationhomefront.org\/\">Operation Homefront<\/a> as we enter five years of partnership this fall. From Oct. 1 to Dec. 31, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mybobs.com\/stores\">Bob\u2019s<\/a> is collecting guests\u2019 contributions in all 169 stores from coast to coast and matching those donations dollar-for-dollar with a maximum contribution of $150,000.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"725\" height=\"939\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mybobs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/posterimageforblog-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6766\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mybobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/posterimageforblog-1.jpg 725w, https:\/\/www.mybobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/posterimageforblog-1-232x300.jpg 232w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 725px) 100vw, 725px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s simple to support Operation Homefront through this annual Caf\u00e9 Collections for a Cause partnership. Stop in any Bob\u2019s store and visit the on-the-house-caf\u00e9 to contribute. Guests can also donate to the Bob\u2019s matching campaign online <a href=\"https:\/\/donate.operationhomefront.org\/a\/bobs-discount-furniture\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mybobs.com\/bobs-discount-furniture-announces-partnership-with-operation-homefront\/\">partnering<\/a> with Operation Homefront in 2019, Bob\u2019s has <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mybobs.com\/bobs-veterans-and-active-military-present-donation-to-operation-homefront\/\">contributed<\/a> more than $200,000 to support the organization\u2019s programs and services available to military families, including critical financial assistance, a variety of housing support and meal assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mybobs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image00009-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6136\" style=\"width:840px;height:630px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mybobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image00009-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mybobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image00009-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.mybobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image00009-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.mybobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image00009-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.mybobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image00009-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.mybobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image00009-1168x876.jpeg 1168w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Bob\u2019s was honored to celebrate the 2022 Caf\u00e9 Collections for a Cause donation with military members who are also Bob\u2019s employees. A ceremonial check presentation was held in one of five Bob\u2019s distribution centers. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn this challenging economic environment, we have found many more of our military families are really struggling to make ends meet,\u201d said retired Brig. Gen. John I Pray Jr., President and CEO of Operation Homefront. \u201cWhich is why we are so grateful to amazing partners like Bob\u2019s Discount Furniture, and their generous Caf\u00e9 Collections for a Cause customers, for their unwavering support of our efforts to give this very deserving group of our fellow Americans the opportunity for a stronger, more stable, and more secure future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Operation Homefront \u2013 United We Stand: Meet America\u2019s Military Families\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RgXewCyz_50?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Operation Homefront has provided more than 20,000 families with over $39 million in financial assistance and more than $100 million in home equity since 2011. Through Operation Homefront\u2019s Back-to-School Brigade<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> program, the organization has filled and distributed over 500,000 backpacks for children since 2008.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mybobs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Boy-at-OH-event-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mybobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Boy-at-OH-event-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mybobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Boy-at-OH-event-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mybobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Boy-at-OH-event-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mybobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Boy-at-OH-event-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.mybobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Boy-at-OH-event-1168x779.jpg 1168w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>Our mission is to build strong, stable, and secure military families so they can thrive \u2013 not simply struggle to get by \u2013 in the communities- OUR communities- they have worked so hard to protect.<\/em><\/p>\n<cite>Operation Homefront<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are grateful to be celebrating five years of partnership with Operation Homefront, which has allowed us to contribute furniture, financial relief and volunteer hours to the organization,\u201d said Bob\u2019s Discount Furniture President and CEO Bill Barton. \u201cOur Caf\u00e9 Collections for a Cause fundraising enables Bob\u2019s and our guests to support active military and veterans who have done and continue to do so much for all of us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Meet Navy Veteran Felicite Gray<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To kick off the fifth year of partnership, Bob\u2019s helped furnish an apartment for Navy veteran Felicite Gray who is currently enrolled in <a href=\"https:\/\/operationhomefront.org\/housing\/\">Operation Homefront&#8217;s Transitional Housing &#8211; Apartments program<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mybobs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bobs-Furniture-Donation-8.11.23-2-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mybobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bobs-Furniture-Donation-8.11.23-2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mybobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bobs-Furniture-Donation-8.11.23-2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.mybobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bobs-Furniture-Donation-8.11.23-2-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.mybobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bobs-Furniture-Donation-8.11.23-2-1168x1557.jpg 1168w, https:\/\/www.mybobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bobs-Furniture-Donation-8.11.23-2.jpg 1512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Felicite Gray with baby Aryah on a new Bob&#8217;s chaise lounge. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>After seven years of service, which took her to Dubai, Singapore, Bahrain, and Hawaii, Felicite separated from the military with an honorable discharge at the end of her contract. Felicite, who is a new mother, needed to relocate from San Diego, where she honorably discharged from the military back to the East Coast to be near family support. This summer, Felicite was accepted into <a href=\"https:\/\/operationhomefront.org\/transitional-housing-apartments\/\">Operation Homefront&#8217;s Transitional Housing &#8211; Apartments program<\/a>. The program provides a rent and utility free apartment as well as supportive services that include case management and financial counseling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe apartment has been such a stress-reliever as a first-time mom with a newborn,\u201d Felicite said. \u201cIt helped me get back to the East Coast, and the program manager and resources have been amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bob\u2019s was honored to offer Felicite the opportunity to furnish her new space. She and her new baby, Aryah, were treated to a personal shopping experience at her local Bob\u2019s, where a store manager helped Felicite turn her new apartment into a home.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mybobs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bobs-Furniture-Donation-8.11.23-3-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6761\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mybobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bobs-Furniture-Donation-8.11.23-3-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mybobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bobs-Furniture-Donation-8.11.23-3-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.mybobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bobs-Furniture-Donation-8.11.23-3-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.mybobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bobs-Furniture-Donation-8.11.23-3-1168x1557.jpg 1168w, https:\/\/www.mybobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bobs-Furniture-Donation-8.11.23-3.jpg 1512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Felicite with baby Aryah on a new Bob&#8217;s bed. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a blessing,\u201d Felicite said. \u201cIt feels good to know the assistance I am getting is being done with genuine spirit. Sometimes we get so caught up in life that we don\u2019t realize there are companies and entities that are willing to help.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Bob\u2019s Commitment to Meals for the Military<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to supporting Operation Homefront through financial and furniture donations, Bob\u2019s employees have volunteered at an annual Holiday Meals for the Military event nearby the corporate headquarters in Connecticut. This year, Operation Homefront anticipated that 15,000 military families will be fed during the meal distribution across America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Little Bob and Friends Distribute Meals for the Military\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/772586053?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In November, Bob\u2019s employees will volunteer for a third time, to pack meal bags for more than 100 military families in Connecticut for distribution. The volunteer event is also an opportunity for Bob\u2019s employees to connect with local military members and their families for a day of activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur partnership with Operation Homefront is significant for Bob\u2019s and its guests on many levels,\u201d commented Lindsay Ruszczyk, Communications Director. \u201cWe love that our guests can easily contribute in our Cafes and that we can financially support Operation Homefront as well contribute in a meaningful way through volunteerism.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bob\u2019s welcomes all guests to contribute to Operation Homefront as we enter five years of partnership this fall. From Oct. 1 to Dec. 31, Bob\u2019s is collecting guests\u2019 contributions in all 169 stores from coast to coast and matching those donations dollar-for-dollar with a maximum contribution of $150,000. 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