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Ante4Autism Announces Sponsors for 11th Annual Event

Furniture World News Desk on 10/31/2018


Ante4Autism, the annual charity poker event that runs before Las Vegas Market, recently announced that Eclipse International & Eastman House have signed up as $5,000 Platinum Sponsors, Planned Furniture Promotions has renews their $2,500 Gold Sponsorship, as well as Big Sandy Superstore at the Silver $1,000 level.  They join Leggett & Platt Inc. as the Presenting sponsor and Symbol Mattress as the Final Table sponsor for the 2019 event to be held at the Golden Nugget – Saturday, January, 26th, 2019.  

The event's Co-Hosts also wish to thank Englander, Englander President & CEO Kevin Toman for their Bronze sponsorship and Joyce Cassen, MD for her sponsorship.  They join Ashley Furniture Industries ($10,000), Furniture First National Buying Group ($10,000) and Protect A Bed ($5,000) as repeat sponsors for 2019.  We would also like to thank Leggett & Platt for the banners for the event, Warrior Chip for the 2019 souvenir chip they have donated for all players and The Layout Company for the logo table felts again this year.  The 11th annual Ante4autism event will be held in the Grand Event Center of the Golden Nugget.  The newly redesigned web site – Ante4autism.com, has all the details of the event.  Sponsorship guidelines are on the web site, with a complete explanation of each level of sponsorship.  Sponsors can sign on there and players can sign up to register to play now ($150 entry fee) or by contacting Doug Krinsky.   

Past celebrities to play are: Nicholas Gonzalez, Erik Seidel, Jennifer Harmon, Frank Kassela, Kenna James, Chip Jett, Karina Jett, Jeff Madsen, Kevyn Major Howard, The Duke of Fremont, Bryan Caraway, Dennis Haskins, Scott Flansburg , Taylor Barton, Jose Canseco, Jacqueline & Chris Laurita, Ricardo Laguna, and Erik Aude.

The 5 Autism charities who will receive proceeds from the 11th Ante4autism event are:  Reece School in NYC, Stynchula Foundation, Cleveland Clinic Center for Autism, National Autism Association of Southeast Ohio and Autism Speaks.

Co-Hosts of the Ante4autism event:  Joseph Amato, Stuart Carlitz, Randy Coconis, Karina Jett, Doug Krinsky, Mike McQuiston, Anthony Mehran, Phil Miner, Allen Parvizian, Myra Stone, and Jerry Williams.  


More about Ante4Autism: Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) are diagnosed in 1 in 59 children in the United States according to the CDC!!  It is 4 times more prevalent in boys than girls. ASD occurs in all racial, ethnic and socioeconomic groups. The Co-Hosts are committed to helping the families and individuals impacted by Autism in any way they can. For more information, visit Ante4autism.com.