Furniture First Partners With Ante4autism

Furniture World News Desk on 6/20/2017

Andrew Kauffman (Pictured above), CEO, Furniture First, (4th from left) joined Bo Coconis, Randy Coconis, Doug Krinsky, Kerry Diem from Furniture First, Shannon Coconis (President, NAASEO), Chad Coconis (Left to right) to present the $17,444 Ante4autism check to NAASEO 6/5/17 at the 8th Annual Tee it Up For Autism golf outing in Zanesville, OH.

Furniture First national buying group recently announced that it has partnered with Ante4autism to support families and kids impacted by Autism. The Furniture First national buying group, at their May, 2017 Board meeting, unanimously passed a resolution to support the Ante4autism charity event with a $10,000 donation each year, for the next 3 years. Andrew Kauffman, CEO, Furniture First, commented to Ante4autism Founder Doug Krinsky “The board of Furniture First has been looking to partner with a national charity and since Autism touches so many lives, both throughout the Furniture First membership, as well as across the country, the Ante4Autism charity event was a good fit.” Kauffman went on to say, “It is a furniture industry event which takes place at the Winter Las Vegas Market each year.”

Krinsky stated, “The Co-Hosts were very excited to hear about the unanimous support from the Furniture First board and 3-year commitment.” He continued “Furniture First members have been supportive of our event in the past, but this commitment takes that support to a whole new level!” “They are a class act in every sense of the word,” Krinsky commented! Furniture First was founded in 1994 and has 222 Members representing over 469 storefronts with combined annual retail sales of over $2 billion dollars.

The 10th Annual Ante4autism event will be presented by Leggett & Platt. Karl Glassman and Leggett & Platt have been there from the start and we thank them for their continued support of our cause. The event will once again support 5 charities from across America that help the families and kids impacted by Autism. An announcement will be forth coming about those charities for the 10th Annual Ante4autism event in the near future.

Co-Hosts for the 10th Annual Ante4autism event include: Karina Jett, Professional Poker Player: Allen Parvizian, APAR Management, LLC: Myra Stone, Independent Representative: Randy Coconis, Coconis Furniture; Stuart Carlitz, Eclipse International; Phil Miner, Symbol Mattress; Mike McQuiston, Symbol Mattress; Jerry Williams, BoxDrop Mattress & Furniture; Anthony Mehran, Huffman Koos Furniture; Joseph Amato, Rock N Roll City Mattress and Doug Krinsky, Brooklyn Bedding.

Autism spectrum disorders are diagnosed now in 1 in 68 children in the United States, and 1 in 42 boys. It is very important we continue to help all the families impacted by Autism in any way we can.

The 10th Annual Ante4autism poker tournament runs Sunday, January, 28th, 2018.