Bernie & Phyl’s Furniture In The Community

Fifty copies of the Sleeping Beauty Special Edition DVD will also be given away; lots of fun activities and prizes for everyone who comes.

Braintree, MA, September 16, 2008 – Bernie & Phyl’s Furniture, in conjunction with Radio Disney, will host a family fun-filled Sleeping Beauty event on Saturday, October 4, 2008 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Bernie & Phyl’s Braintree store on 180 Wood Road.  Families can enter to win the grand prize, “A Royal Bedroom Makeover,” which includes a child’s bedroom set from Bernie & Phyl’s with Sleeping Beauty bedding and room décor items from Radio Disney.  The winner will be drawn that day, but does not need to be present to win.

The first 50 parents to register in the store will receive a complimentary copy of the Sleeping Beauty Special Edition DVD, prior to its scheduled release to the public on October 7, 2008. Parents and children are invited to come to Bernie & Phyl’s dressed in their favorite Sleeping Beauty costumes for a day of music, dancing, and a Sleeping Beauty-themed scavenger hunt, trivia, and prizes.  Radio Disney cast members and characters will be playing popular Disney songs.

“We are excited to host this special event with Radio Disney and to give one lucky child a bedroom makeover,” said Michelle Rubin Pepe, Director of Community Relations and the daughter of Bernie and Phyl. “As a family-run business, we know how much children, including our own, love Sleeping Beauty.  This is going to be a fun event and we are looking forward to seeing everyone there.”

Based in Norton, MA, Bernie & Phyl’s Furniture is one of the largest furniture retailers in New England.  The family-run business has six stores in: Braintree, MA; Hyannis, MA; Nashua, NH; Raynham, MA; Saugus, MA; and Westboro, MA.  Bernie & Phyl’s Furniture received the prestigious Better Business Bureau Local Torch Award for Excellence, in 2007 and 2004, which is given to companies that embody the highest ethical standards.  In 2002, the company was named “Retailer of the Year” by the National Home Furnishings Association, which is the highest honor in the retail home furnishings industry.  The company ranks among the Top 100 furniture stores in the country according to Furniture/Today magazine.

 

Bernie & Phyl’s Furniture and Coldwell Banker delivered the first toys of the holiday season to The Home for Little Wanderers Big Wishes for Little Wanderers annual toy drive.  The gift drive will run from November 28 through December 16 and will support the at-risk children and families that The Home serves.  People can donate new, unwrapped toys and/or gift certificates at all Bernie & Phyl’s stores or at participating Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage offices.  Pictured from left to right: Mark Lippolt, EVP and Chief Administrative Officer of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage New England; Bernie Rubin, Co-Founder of Bernie & Phyl’s Furniture; and Joan Wallace-Benjamin, President and CEO of The Home for Little Wanderers.

Bernie & Phyl’s Furniture recently donated four sofas to the Boys & Girls Club of Souhegan Valley in Milford.
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Norton, MA, December 22, 2006 – Massachusetts Governor-elect Deval Patrick thanks Larry Rubin, CEO of Bernie & Phyl’s Furniture, for co-sponsoring this year’s toy drive for The Home for Little Wanderers.  Thousands of toys were collected at Bernie & Phyl’s Furniture stores and delivered to the Home’s toy room to be given to at-risk children and families that the Home serves.  Bernie & Phyl’s is a long-time supporter of The Home for Little Wanderers and works with them on numerous charitable endeavors throughout the year.

Braintree, MA, September 20, 2006 — Bernie & Phyl’s Furniture recently co-sponsored a child car seat safety check at its Braintree store.  Over 60 families had their car seats checked and correctly reinstalled by the state police.  Nine seats had to be replaced because they were too old or in bad condition.  According to the state police, 98 percent of all the child safety seats they inspect are installed incorrectly.  The event was co-sponsored by WCVB-TV/Channel 5, the Mass State Police Traffic Program Section, Babies ‘R’ Us, and the New England Toyota Dealers Association.  Shown here are Sgt. Michael A. Crosby of the Massachusetts State Police (left) and Bernie Rubin, co-founder and chairman of Bernie & Phyl’s Furniture (right).

Norton, MA, July 31, 2006 — Bernie & Phyl’s Furniture co-founder and chairman Bernie Rubin and Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield recently filmed a series of public service announcements at the Home for Little Wanderers’ Boston Early Intervention (BEI) program in Brighton urging people to become involved in their community.  The Home for Little Wanderers is a favorite charity of Bernie & Phyl’s Furniture and the Red Sox.  Pictured from left to right: Bernie Rubin, Tim Wakefield, and Lisa Rowan-Gillis, vice president for development and communications at the Home.

Braintree, MA, February 7, 2006 – New England Patriot Vince Wilfork will make a special appearance at Bernie & Phyl’s Braintree store at 180 Wood Road on Saturday, February 11, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. to sign autographs and to talk about opportunities for people to become a child’s mentor. The event is part of a major public service campaign called “Be a Champion for a Child” that Bernie & Phyl’s Furniture launched last fall in conjunction with Vince Wilfork and the Mass Mentoring Partnership.

The “Be a Champion for a Child” program highlights the need for high-quality youth mentoring throughout Massachusetts. The campaign featured a series of television and radio spots starring Wilfork and Bernie Rubin, co-founder of Bernie & Phyl’s Furniture, encouraging more people to get involved with mentoring kids. Currently, there are thousands of children across the state in need of mentors. For every two kids matched with an adult, one remains on a mentoring program’s wait list.

“Mentoring has played a very important role both in my life and in Vince’s life,” said Bernie Rubin. “We hope a lot of people will come out to meet Vince and to talk to us about how he or she can make a difference in a kid’s life by becoming a mentor.”

For the past five years, Bernie & Phyl’s Furniture has sponsored the National Mentoring Month public service campaign for the Mass Mentoring Partnership. Last year, the Partnership presented the company with the first Champions of Mentoring Award for their long-standing support and commitment to mentoring kids.

Norton, MA, January 9, 2006 — New England Patriot Vince Wilfork recently taped a public service campaign with Bernie Rubin at the Bernie & Phyl’s store in Braintree to encourage adults to become mentors for children.  These spots will run during National Mentoring Month in January on Channel 7.  This is the second collaboration between Wilfork and Bernie & Phyl’s Furniture – a major mentoring promotion featuring the duo ran on WBCN this past fall.  Larry Rubin, Bernie Rubin, and Rob Rubin, from Bernie & Phyl’s Furniture, are pictured with Vince Wilfork in the middle.

Braintree, MA, November 21, 2005 — Bernie & Phyl’s Furniture is sponsoring a toy drive in conjunction with WB Channel 56 to benefit needy children across the state. People can donate new unwrapped toys in their original packaging at Bernie & Phyl’s Braintree store from December 6 to 16. The toys will be distributed to local charitable organizations serving children, including the Department of Social Services Kids Fund, the Latin American Health Institute, and the South Boston Neighborhood House.

A special “family day” will also be held at the Braintree store on Saturday, December 10, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. People can come and meet the WB 56 “spokesphibian,” Michigan J. Frog, who will pose for photos and hand out prizes to everyone who donates a toy.

“This is the second year that we have held toy drives in all of our stores and we are thrilled to be able to help make the holidays a little happier for families in need,” said Bernie Rubin, co-founder and chairman of Bernie & Phyl’s Furniture.

Westboro, MA, November 21, 2005 — Bernie & Phyl’s Furniture is sponsoring a toy drive in conjunction with WB Channel 56 to benefit needy children across the state. People can donate new unwrapped toys in their original packaging at Bernie & Phyl’s Westboro store from December 6 to 16. The toys will be distributed to local charitable organizations serving children, including the Department of Social Services Kids Fund, the Latin American Health Institute, and the South Boston Neighborhood House.

“This is the second year that we have held toy drives in all of our stores and we are thrilled to be able to help make the holidays a little happier for families in need,” said Bernie Rubin, co-founder and chairman of Bernie & Phyl’s Furniture.