Art Van Furniture and WXYZ-TV to Fight Hunger with Ninth Annual “Together We Can” Community Food Drive
Furniture World News Desk on
10/31/2017
Art Van reports that for the ninth consecutive year, Art Van Furniture and WXYZ-TV are teaming up with Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan to fight hunger in metro Detroit with their annual “Together We Can” food drive. This year’s goal is to collect 25,000 pounds of non-perishable food items from Tuesday, October 24 through Friday, November 17, 2017.
“Every can, bag or box of non-perishable food items make a difference,” said Kim Yost, president and CEO of Art Van Furniture. “When we open up our pantries and make a donation we feed those in need, as well as the spirit, during the holidays.”
Art Van Furniture’s 27 participating stores are in Ann Arbor, Auburn Hills, Battle Creek, Bay City, Bloomfield Hills, Burton, Chesterfield Township, Clinton Township, Dearborn, Drayton Plains, Flint, Howell, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Lansing, Livonia, Novi, Port Huron, Royal Oak, Saginaw, Southfield, Sterling Heights, Taylor, Warren stores on East 14 Mile Road and on Schoenherr Road, Westland and in Toledo, Ohio.
New this year, guests dropping off donations can learn how to register to win one of 27 family four-packs of tickets to the Detroit Lions vs. Minnesota Vikings Thanksgiving Day NFL game at Ford Field on November 23.
In 2016, 20,319 pounds of assorted non-perishable food was collected as part of the “Together We Can” campaign. Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan, a non-profit organization feeding hungry people in Southeast Michigan for over 40 years, provided nearly 17,000 meals to metro Detroit residents.
More about Art Van Furniture: Art Van Furniture is the Midwest's largest furniture retailer. The company operates more than 120 stores throughout Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Iowa, including freestanding Art Van PureSleep mattress stores, Art Van Flooring stores, Art Van Furniture franchise locations and Scott Shuptrine Interiors, the interior design division of Art Van Furniture, as well as a full-service e-commerce website. Founded in 1959, the company is headquartered in Warren, Mich. For more information, visit artvan.com.