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The Salvation Army Of High Point Announces Inaugural “Darrell & Stella Harris Champion Of Hope Dinner” And Community Sponsor

Furniture World News Desk on 2/20/2017




Heritage Home Group Presents Sponsorship Check to The Salvation Army of High Point. (Left to Right: Jeff Harris, owner of Furnitureland South; Chuck Portaro, Advisory Board Member of The Salvation Army of High Point; Laura Holland, Vice President of Marketing & Communication for Heritage Home Group; Jason Harris, owner of Furnitureland South; Hannah Joyce, Marketing & Development Coordinator for the High Point Salvation Army.)

Heritage Home Group recently announced that they will be the inaugural community sponsor for The Salvation Army of High Point’s "Darrell & Stella Harris Champion of Hope" benefit dinner.

Heritage Home Group, headquartered in High Point, and the parent company for the iconic furniture brands Henredon, Maitland-Smith, La Barge, Hickory Chair, Pearson, Laneventure, Drexel-Heritage, Thomasville, Lane, and Broyhill, donated $10,000 to show their support and become the community underwriter for The Salvation Army of High Point’s inaugural "Darrell & Stella Harris Champion of Hope" benefit dinner.

The first Darrell and Stella Harris Champion of Hope Dinner and Celebration will be held May 16th at the High Point Country Club. A nationally known headline speaker, to be announced shortly, will give a keynote address and The Salvation Army will recognize volunteers and donors from the past year. The event will be open to the community as well as other corporate sponsors.

The prestigious Champion of Hope Award was named in memory of Furnitureland South founders Darrell & Stella Harris, in honor of the Harris’ long-standing support of The Salvation Army. Each year at the Darrell and Stella Harris Champion of Hope Dinner, a new company or individual who makes outstanding contributions to the High Point Salvation Army will be recognized.

Captain Bobby Jackson, commanding officer of The Salvation Army of High Point explains, "We are looking forward to this inaugural community event becoming one of our area's premier celebrations to honor the legacy of giving by Darrell & Stella Harris which is now continued by their two sons and owners of Furnitureland South, Jeff and Jason Harris. We are also excited to recognize this year's Champion of Hope Award recipient who has made a tremendous impact on our local community."

The recognition of the new Champion of Hope Award recipient will be a surprise announcement the evening of the event. FOX 8 WGHP was named 2016's very first recipient at the Salvation Army Women's Auxiliary Red Kettle Luncheon. Remaining Champion of Hope Dinner details will be announced to the public within the next few weeks.

More about The Salvation Army: The Salvation Army, an evangelical part of the universal Christian church established in London in 1865, has been supporting those in need in His name without discrimination for 130 years in the United States. Nearly 30 million Americans receive assistance from The Salvation Army each year through the broadest array of social services that range from providing food for the hungry, relief for disaster victims, assistance for the disabled, outreach to the elderly and ill, clothing and shelter to the homeless and opportunities for underprivileged children. 82 cents of every dollar The Salvation Army spends is used to support those services in 5,000 communities nationwide. For more information, go to www.salvationarmyusa.org.