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Bob’s Discount Furniture And Planned Furniture Promotions Outing Raises Over $600,000 For Children’s Charities

Furniture World News Desk on 7/29/2016




The golf outing has raised more than $6 million for charity in its 29-year history.


Bob’s Discount Furniture and Planned Furniture Promotions (PFP) recently announced that their 2016 golf outing raised over $600,000 for local Connecticut children’s charities. The money will benefit organizations carefully selected by Bob’s Discount Furniture’s Charitable Foundation and PFP, including the Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters, Family & Children’s Aid, Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, and Camp Rising Sun, a camp for children who have been diagnosed with cancer.

More than 450 participants took part in the July 19 event that included a round of golf at the Tunxis Plantation Country Club, along with an evening at The Farmington Club with dinner and an awards ceremony. The night featured both live and silent auctions, and Bob’s Discount Furniture co-founders Bob Kaufman and Gene Rosenberg emceed the live auction. Guests included Bob’s employees, Planned Furniture Promotions members, vendors, and partners.

“When Gene and I founded Bob’s Discount Furniture, one of our main goals was to develop a foundation to give back to the community,” said Kaufman. “I am so proud to see the continued support for the golf outing – it’s grown immensely since when it first started.”

The golf outing has raised more than $6 million for charity in its 29-year history. The annual event was started by Planned Furniture Promotions, a leading home furnishings sales promotion company founded by Rosenberg. Bob’s Discount Furniture became an event partner in 1991, when Kaufman and Rosenberg started the company.

“It’s great to see both familiar and new faces each year as the golf outing continues to grow,” said Rosenberg. “The generous support from our partners and guests has helped us stay true to our mission to give back to the local community.”

More about Bob’s Discount Furniture: Bob’s Discount Furniture provides a wide variety of quality furnishings – including living room furniture, bedroom furniture, dining room furniture, office furniture and home accents – 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’s has built strong customer loyalty by offering the highest-value home furnishings at the lowest possible prices. With 73 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’s is committed to supporting communities where its stores are located through a variety of charitable giving efforts. Bob’s Discount Furniture Charitable Foundation has anchored the company’s philanthropic work for more than 15 years. In addition, the Bob’s 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’s charitable programs, visit http://www.bobscares.org/

More about Planned Furniture Promotions: Planned Furniture Promotions, Inc. (PFP), an affiliate of Gene Rosenberg Associates, LLC, is the foremost furniture industry specialist in conducting high impact promotional sales. Since 1962, PFP has specialized in creatively planning and successfully implementing thousands of sale promotions for national, regional and local retailers of all sizes that are interested in quitting business, retiring, raising cash, and achieving other urgent goals. PFP applies its unparalleled expertise and offers a broad range of services to help retailers maximize value including purchasing inventory using its substantial buying power, management, sales staffing, advertising, financing, and other critical areas. For more information, visit www.PFPnow.com.