Bob’s Discount Furniture Awards $25,000 to Gov. John Fairfield Elementary School of Saco, Maine

Furniture World News Desk on 11/25/2014

Bob’s Discount Furniture reported that it  presented a $25,000 check to Gov. John Fairfield School of Saco, Maine, the winner of this year’s ninth annual Celebrate the Arts contest. The school is determining how to best use the funds to enhance its visual, creative, and performing arts programs to benefit the entire student body.

“We’re always excited to see the impact that additional funding for the arts can make on schools and their students,” said Cathy Poulin, public relations director, Bob’s Discount Furniture. “Bob’s understands the importance of keeping arts and culture in our schools, which is why we’re so pleased to be able to show our support for these vitally important programs.”

The winning school was randomly selected from nearly 4,000 entries – the largest number in the contest’s history – submitted from across the 11 states where Bob’s Discount Furniture operates. This year’s winning entry came from Fairfield School parent Carrie Green.

“Access to a robust arts curriculum is important to me,” said Carrie Greene. “Art gives my kids a freedom to be creative. In that creativity, they find a resulting sense of pride and accomplishment that builds confidence and makes them happy.”

Bob’s Discount Furniture started the Celebrate the Arts contest in 2006 after seeing numerous school districts dealing with budget cuts by scaling back their fine arts and cultural programs. The company’s charitable Outreach Program created the annual contest to call attention to the problem and help schools in the communities it serves to support and maintain their arts programs. Since then, Bob’s has awarded more than $300,000 to support arts programs in the schools.

“We’re so excited by this award, which will help broaden our childrens’ horizons and spark their creativity by strengthening our cultural arts programs,” said Maureen McMullin the school’s principal. “Thanks to Bob’s, our students will have even more opportunities to enjoy and participate in the arts.”

For more information about Bob’s Discount Furniture and its ongoing charitable programs, visit www.BobsCares.org.

About Bob’s Discount Furniture: Bob’s Discount Furniture provides a wide variety of quality furnishings – including living room furniture, bedroom furniture, dining room furniture, office furniture and home accents – at everyday low prices. The stores also offer a unique and enjoyable shopping experience featuring cafes in each store with free gourmet coffee, ice cream, cookies and candy. Since 1991, Bob’s has built strong customer loyalty by offering the highest-value home furnishings at the lowest possible prices. With 54 furniture stores located throughout New England, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia, the Manchester, Conn.-based company has become the 14th-largest U.S. furniture chain. Bob’s is committed to supporting communities where its stores are located through a variety of charitable giving efforts. Bob’s Discount Furniture Charitable Foundation has anchored the company’s philanthropic work for more than 15 years. In addition, the Bob’s Outreach program was created as a separate entity to help schools and children-related charities. Every year the company donates more than $100,000 to schools and more than $1.5 million to charities through these programs. For more information on Bob’s charitable programs, visit http://www.bobscares.org.