Saugus, MA, August 9, 2005 — Bernie & Phyl’s Furniture will host a child car seat safety event at its Saugus store at 901 Broadway on Friday, August 26, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. During this time, parents can have trained technicians check to see that their infant/child car seat is installed correctly and have it reinstalled if it is not. This event is being co-sponsored by WCVB-TV/Channel 5, the Mass State Police Traffic Program Section, and New England Toyota Dealers.
Restraining a child properly in a motor vehicle can literally mean the difference between life and death. Using a correctly installed car seat that is appropriate for the child’s weight and age can be the crucial difference in case of an accident.
“This is the third year we have held this car seat event at our Saugus store and it is always a big success,” said Bernie Rubin, chairman of Bernie & Phyl’s Furniture. “Participating in the car seat safety check will help keep kids safe and remind parents that everyone needs to buckle up in the car.”
Raynham, MA, August 1, 2005 — Bernie & Phyl’s Furniture was recently thanked by Teen Challenge New England, of Brockton, MA, for donating nearly $1,000,000 worth of furniture to the organization over the past year and a half. Teen Challenge sells the donated goods through its thrift store to help support youth and adults with life controlling addictions become established in society through mentoring, counseling, education, and job training. Bernie and Phyllis Rubin, co-founders of Bernie & Phyl’s, were presented with a special award during a tour of the Teen Challenge thrift shop and facilities. Pictured from left to right: Bernie and Phyllis Rubin, Nicole Mazzarella, manager of the thrift shop, and Richard Longo, program development director.
Norton, MA, June 21, 2005 — Bernie Rubin, co-founder and chairman of Bernie & Phyl’s Furniture, recently attended the company’s fifth annual American Red Cross Blood Drive. The drive was held for the second time at Bernie & Phyl’s Raynham store. Over 60 donors came to give blood. Pictured from left to right: Bernie Rubin, co-founder and chairman of Bernie & Phyl’s Furniture, Laurie Teixeira, donor recruitment representative for the American Red Cross, blood donor Eugene Polanick, and Kathy Affsa, Red Cross technician.
Norton, MA, June 15, 2005 — Bernie & Phyl’s Furniture recently received the first Champions of Mentoring Award from Mass Mentoring Partnership (MMP) for their commitment to expanding high-quality youth mentoring throughout Massachusetts. Bernie & Phyl’s has sponsored National Mentoring Month for the past four years, including funding MMP’s public service campaign. Bernie and Phyllis Rubin, co-founders of Bernie & Phyl’s Furniture, accepted the award at the first Annual Champions of Mentoring Breakfast, which was held at Fenway Park and co-hosted by the Boston Red Sox. Pictured from left to right: Terry Francona, Manager of the Boston Red Sox; David Shapiro, Chief Executive Officer of Mass Mentoring Partnership; Phyllis and Bernie Rubin; Larry Rubin, President of Bernie & Phyl’s; and Rob Rubin, President of Merchandising and Marketing for Bernie & Phyl’s.
Norton, MA, July 14, 2005 — Bernie Rubin, a.k.a. Bernie from Bernie & Phyl’s Furniture, recently spent an evening at Fenway Park with a group of children from the Home for Little Wanderers in Boston, as part of his sixth annual “Bernie’s Baseball Buddies” program. Bernie arranged for the kids to get a tour of the park and meet Red Sox pitching ace Tim Wakefield, shown here autographing a ball for one of the kids. Bernie and the kids hung out and ate peanuts, hot dogs, pizza, soda, and ice cream, and watched the Red Sox beat the Cincinnati Reds.
Photo credit: ©2005 Randy H. Goodman
Norton, MA, June 1, 2005 — Joan Wallace-Benjamin, President and CEO of The Home for Little Wanderers, presents Bernie and Phyllis Rubin, co-founders of Bernie & Phyl’s Furniture, with some artwork as a token of appreciation for the company supplying furniture for one of the organization’s group homes. The Rubins received the gift recently at the Home’s 15th annual “Voices & Visions” Art and Creative Writing Event, which was attended by 200 donors who raised $75,000 for The Home for Little Wanderers, New England’s oldest and largest child welfare agency. Pictured from left to right: Joan Wallace-Benjamin, Phyllis and Bernie Rubin, and Jack Harrington, a Home for Little Wanderers board member.
Norton, MA, May 12, 2005 – Bernie & Phyl’s Furniture and Amesbury Chair Company recently donated a dining room table and eight chairs to the Franciscan Hospital for Children in Boston. The hospital recently renovated a room in their mental health unit where families can meet with hospital staff to determine a course of treatment for their child. The furniture was given to the hospital to make the space more welcoming and hospitable. This is Bernie & Phyl’s second donation to the hospital. Last fall, they donated ten rocker gliders that are currently in use throughout the facility. Pictured from left to right: Mike Green, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Amesbury Chair Company; Larry Rubin, Chief Executive Officer of Bernie & Phyl’s; Rob Rubin, President of Merchandising and Marketing for Bernie & Phyl’s; and Ralph J. Buonopane, Ph.D., Program Director for the McLean-Franciscan Child and Adolescent Mental Health Program.
Norton, MA, January 7, 2005 – Bernie & Phyl’s Furniture recently helped furnish a new group home for the Home for Little Wanderers. Bernie & Phyl’s, a long-time supporter of the Home for Little Wanderers, donated furniture for the living room, dining room, entertainment room, and bedrooms of the new home. The entire project was dubbed an “Extreme Makeover” by WCVB-TV Channel 5, which helped coordinate the project, because the site – an old convent in Roxbury, MA – had to be renovated in less than a month so that the kids could move in by Christmas. Hundreds of volunteers and other businesses joined Bernie & Phyl’s in donating goods and services to make the transformation a reality.
The project was close to the retailer’s heart because the children moving into the new group home are the same ones that have participated in the “Bernie’s Baseball Buddies” program for the past four years. Each year, the company hosts the kids at a special event and game at Fenway Park. The Home for Little Wanderers is New England’s largest child and family service agency, providing services to an estimated 10,000 children with over 25 programs each year.
“This was such a great project. And being able to help these kids in particular was very special to us. We know these kids and love them. Helping them make their new house a real home was an honor for us,” said Bernie Rubin, co-founder of Bernie & Phyl’s Furniture.
Westboro, MA, November 24, 2004 — Bernie & Phyl’s Furniture is co-sponsoring a toy drive with Boston’s WB Channel 56 at its Westboro store. From December 2–12, new unwrapped toys still in their original packaging may be donated at the store, which is located at 272 Turnpike Road. At the end of the drive, the toys will be distributed to organizations serving children in need across the state.
On Saturday, December 11, 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.
“We are very happy to serve as a collection point for toys to be given to needy children,” said Bernie Rubin, co-founder and president of Bernie & Phyl’s Furniture. “We welcome the chance to help the kids and help community families do something that will add to their own holiday experience by sharing with those less fortunate.”
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Saugus, MA, November 19, 2004 — Bernie & Phyl’s Furniture just kicked off a major toy drive for the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program at all of their large stores. The Rubin family, which owns Bernie & Phyl’s Furniture, (left to right, son Rob Rubin, daughter Michelle Pepé, Bernie Rubin, son Larry Rubin, and Phyllis Rubin are shown here with Sgt. Maj. Kip W. Carpenter), encourages other families to drop by the Saugus store sometime between November 22 and December 19 to bring a new unwrapped toy in its original packaging to contribute to the toy drive.