Pleasant Mattress Donates Mattresses For Four-Home Habitat For Humanity Build

Furniture World News Desk on 4/27/2017

Ivania Duarte and two of her three children shown here at the Pleasant Mattress event will benefit from the donation once their Habitat for Humanity home is complete.

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Pleasant Mattress’ new mattress donation will help complete four Habitat for Humanity homes for families in the greater Los Angeles area. The company donated 10 new mattresses to Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles (Habitat LA) to provide each person in the homes with new, healthy sleep surfaces throughout the homes soon to be completed in Montebello, Calif.

The donation was part of the company’s The Premiere 2017 recently hosted to celebrate its retail and vendor partners, new product, and strategy for this year. Ivania Duarte and her three children were in attendance to accept the donation on behalf of the four families moving in later this year.
The Duarte family of four currently lives in a two-bedroom apartment adjacent to a power plant, as well as a waste management plant. The exhaust from the factories makes it difficult to breathe, and the apartment is in need of plumbing repairs.

“Of course, we’re excited about our new home, but Pleasant Mattress’ donation of new, comfortable mattresses is beyond belief,” Duarte said. “Knowing that we’ll have clean, new beds to sleep in is just one more generous act of kindness. I truly believe that the good foundation to a child’s education and well-being is a good night’s sleep. We’ll definitely be able to accomplish that now with the new beds.”
In addition to a down payment and monthly mortgage payments, The Duarte family has invested 500 hours of sweat equity in their own home and the homes of others before moving in.

“We are honored to partner with Habitat for Humanity, their mission and integrity aligns with our culture at Pleasant Mattress.” said Rion Morgenstern, president and CEO of Pleasant Mattress. “Often, we take for granted the comforts of a warm, comfortable place to sleep and a roof over our heads. Being able to meet the needs of four families in the Montebello community means a lot to our entire organization.”

The four-home community is expected to be ready for move-in this summer, and Erin Rank, president and CEO for Habitat LA, said the donation ensures a healthy beginning for each of the families.

“We appreciate Pleasant Mattress’ commitment to our mission of creating a world where everyone has a decent place to live,” Rank said. “Without our donors, partners and volunteers, we would be unable to fulfill our work of partnering with low-income families to achieve strength, stability and self-reliance through homeownership.”

Pleasant Mattress is an independent, family-owned mattress supplier in the Western United States. The company employs 150 people and has been in business since 1959 when it was founded as the Pleasant Bag Co. The company is a licensee and manufacturer of the Spring Air, Eclipse International and Eastman House brands. The company produces traditional mattresses and specialty sleep products in its 150,000-square-foot facility in Fresno, Calif. For additional information visit PleasantMattress.com.

Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles brings people together to build homes, communities and hope. As the top nonprofit homebuilder in the greater Los Angeles area with five consecutive Charity Navigator 4-Star ratings, Habitat LA has partnered with volunteers, donors and Habitat homeowners to build, renovate and repair more than 1,200 homes locally and worldwide since 1990. The lives of thousands of individuals have been transformed as a result of having a decent and affordable place to call home. Habitat homeowners help build their own homes and pay an affordable mortgage. By supporting Habitat LA through volunteerism, donations and supporting affordable housing, everyone can help families achieve the stability and self-reliance they need to build a better future. To learn more, visit HabitatLA.org.