Bernie & Phyl’s Furniture and Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage To Collect Toys for Local Children in Need
Raynham, MA, November 27, 2006 – Bernie & Phyl’s Furniture and Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage are partnering this holiday season to collect toys for The Home for Little Wanderers’ (The Home) Big Wishes for Little Wanderers holiday gift drive. The gift drive will run from November 27 through December 15 and will support the at-risk children and families that The Home serves.
People who are interested in donating new, unwrapped toys and/or gift certificates can drop the items off at all of Bernie & Phyl’s stores including its Raynham location, 244 New State Highway, or at the Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage office in Taunton located at 40 Summer Street.
The Home needs toys for children ranging in age from infant to 13 years old, but also has an urgent need for gifts for the 14 to 18 year old teenagers in its care. Teenagers are frequently overlooked during the holiday giving season. Some great gift ideas for teenagers are gift certificates to clothing outlets, music stores, and online retailers. Additional suggestions include school supplies, sporting goods, personal items such as toothpaste and toothbrushes, and hair and skin products.
Anyone interested in choosing a gift from a child’s personal wish list can visit www.thehome.org and click on “Big Wishes.” People who don’t have time to deliver a gift, can shop from a general list of gift ideas on www.bigwishesforlittlewanderers.com and have the gift delivered directly to The Home’s Toy Room free of charge.
“The Home for Little Wanderers helps so many kids and families throughout our community,” said Bernie Rubin, chairman and co-founder of Bernie & Phyl’s Furniture. “We hope our neighbors will join us in bringing happiness and joy to the numerous children and families who need us this holiday season.”
The Home for Little Wanderers is a nationally renowned, private, non-profit child and family service agency providing services to thousands of children and families, through 20 programs. The mission of The Home is to ensure the healthy emotional, mental, and social development of children at risk, their families, and communities. With a history dating back to 1799, The Home for Little Wanderers is the oldest child welfare agency in the nation, and the largest in New England.
Based in Norton, MA, Bernie & Phyl’s Furniture is one of the largest furniture retailers in New England with six stores in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. In 2004, Bernie & Phyl’s Furniture received the prestigious Better Business Bureau Local Torch Award for Excellence, 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 67 among the Top 100 furniture stores in the country according to Furniture/Today magazine. The retailer has six stores in New England: Braintree (50,000 s/f); Nashua, NH (86,000 s/f); Raynham, MA (55,000 s/f); Saugus, MA (50,000 s/f); Westboro, MA (42,000 s/f); and Weymouth, MA (Bedding and Clearance Center).
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage is the largest residential real estate brokerage company in New England. With more than 5,500 sales associates and staff in more than 100 office locations, the organization serves consumers in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire and Maine. Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage is a member of the NRT family of companies. NRT Incorporated, a subsidiary of Realogy Corporation (NYSE: H), operates Realogy’s company-owned real estate brokerage offices. For more information please visit www.NewEnglandMoves.com.
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