The families served by the Furniture Bank of Central Ohio are emerging from stressful life events such as homelessness and domestic violence situations. Our friendly and experienced showroom volunteers help ease the families’ stress by guiding them through the process of selecting their furniture. Kim Veatch has volunteered for nearly 4 years and says that …
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Thanks for your support of this year’s Furniture Bank Bed Race! More than 175 people pushed beds on wheels down a 100-yard track at Hollywood Casino on Saturday, May 5th to help raise more than $61,000 to provide furniture to 240+ families this year. Congratulations to our 2018 Bed Race Winners: 1st place: Egyptian Cotton, …
We were fortunate to have The Columbus Dispatch cover our 2018 Bed Race! Watch the video and get planning for the 2019 event at Hollywood Casino.
We’ve added additional pick-up locations in Delaware, Lewis Center, Galena, and Sunbury zip codes of 43074, 43021, 43061 and 43074. Restrictions do apply. Contact us at 614-545-3838 or schedule your pick-up today!
Andy Kendall used our Downsize with a Heart social enterprise in February to move from his 3,500-square-foot home to the Wesley Woods at New Albany retirement community. Read more about our his experience with our downsizing and moving business in our profile in the Columbus Dispatch!
Helping the Furniture Bank is as easy as ordering a pizza!!! On Wednesday 3/28, Donatos will be sponsoring a “Dough Night” for the Furniture Bank’s Bed Race! Invite your family and neighbors to have dinner at Donatos. Donatos will donate 20% of the sales that our friends and family bring in from your fundraising efforts. …
Our neighbors at Land-Grant Brewing Company here in Franklinton will be hosting a Happy Hour on Tuesday April 3rd from 5pm to 8pm with proceeds benefiting the 2018 Furniture Bank Bed Race! Just mention that you are with the Furniture Bank and 20% of your tab will be donated to the 2018 Bed Race!
On Wednesday March 14th, Bareburger Ohio will be donating 20% of all proceeds from this event to the Furniture Bank of Central Ohio’s 2018 Bed Race. Both Bareburger locations in Columbus- Short North at 463 N High Street and in Clintonville at 4560 N High Street will be participating all day from 11:30am to 9pm. …
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The Furniture Bank of Central Ohio turns 20 on March 18th! That’s right….Twenty years of helping turn empty houses into homes by providing furniture and household essentials to central Ohio individuals and families impacted by poverty and struggling with severe life challenges such as homelessness, domestic violence, and other life crises. We celebrate and are …