Reservations Open For 2014 Furniture Hall of Fame Banquet During High Point Market

Furniture World News Desk on 9/16/2014

The American Furniture Hall of Fame Foundation announced that it is now accepting reservations for the 2014 American Furniture Hall of Fame Induction Banquet to be held on October 19, 2014. The banquet will be held in the International Home Furnishings Center Ballroom, with cocktails at 6:00 p.m., followed by the gala dinner.

The six nominees who will be made Industry Fellows at the banquet are: Hershel Alpert; Bernard Castro; Harry M. Cornell, Jr.; Donald D. Dreher; Jena Goldman Hall; and Stuart Miller Love.

Inductees are determined by the combination of a vote of the Foundation membership, and a points-based rating system of each nominee by the Foundation’s Industry Fellow Selection Committee. The voting period begins June 30 and ends July 31.

The deadline for reservations is Oct. 5. Tickets are $150 each and can now be purchased online at http://furniturehalloffame.com/banquet_tickets.aspx. Reservations may also be made by sending an email to banquet@furniturehalloffame.com or by contacting the Foundation office at 336.882.5900. Checks should be mailed to the American Furniture Hall of Fame Foundation, 202 Neal Place, High Point, N.C., 27262.

Platinum level sponsors are headlined by AICO/Amini Innovations; La-Z-Boy, Inc., Leggett & Platt, Inc.; and Zenith Global Logistics.

Gold level sponsors: Art Van Furniture, Inc.; Berkshire Hathaway Furniture Companies; Casana Furniture; FEI Marketing; HSM Solutions; Palliser Furniture Ltd.; and Planned Furniture Promotions.

Silver level sponsors: American Leather; El Dorado Furniture, Inc.; Flexsteel Industries, Inc.; Klaussner Furniture Industries, Inc.; Raymour & Flanigan Furniture; Simmons Bedding Company; and Stein World.

Copper level sponsors: aspenhome; Carpenter Company; Castro Convertibles; Century Furniture; City Furniture; CR Laine Furniture Company, Inc.; Furniture World; International Market Centers; Samson Holding; Therapedic International; and Wolf Furniture/Allegheny Furniture Consignment.

The American Furniture Hall of Fame Foundation, Inc. is an international, industry-wide organization founded to honor those individuals whose outstanding achievements have contributed to the continued growth and development of the U.S. furniture industry, as well as to research, collect and preserve our cultural, economic and artistic history. Membership includes eligibility to vote for inductees into the American Furniture Hall of Fame, and the opportunity to help preserve the history and heritage of the industry. The organization is based in High Point, North Carolina at 202 Neal Place, and can be reached at 336.882.5900.