Bob’s Discount Furniture and the Pittsburgh Steelers Unveil New Spaces at PA Boys & Girls Club
Furniture World News Desk on
9/17/2019
Steelers linebacker Bud Dupree with members of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Western PA, along with attendees from Bob's Discount Furniture.
Bob's Discount Furniture, the Pittsburgh Steelers, and the Boys & Girls Club unveiled two newly furnished rooms at the LaRosa of McKeesport Clubhouse of Boys & Girls Clubs of Western PA. Steelers linebacker Bud Dupree made a surprise appearance, led the day’s festivities, and spent some quality time with the kids in attendance.
The event kicked off with the ribbon cutting of the Strictly Business space, a place designated for the club’s music production program, where the club’s leadership team teaches its older members business acumen through Hip Hop Art and Production. The club’s teen career readiness and homework center was also unveiled during the event.
In August, Bob’s hosted the Boys & Girls Club on a shopping trip at the Monroeville store to select the furniture and accessories that would be donated to the new spaces. Bob’s ongoing partnership with the Boys & Girls Club and Pittsburgh Steelers is part of the company’s mission to give back to the communities where Bob’s stores are located.
About Bob’s Discount Furniture: Founded in 1991, Bob’s Discount Furniture is one of the fastest growing furniture retailers in the country. Keeping true to its founding principle that everyone deserves quality furniture, Bob’s provides unsurpassed value with honesty and integrity. Through all the work that happens behind the scenes, Bob’s engineers this value, offering its discount on a wide variety of stylish, quality furnishings, mattresses, and home accents.
With 122 furniture stores across 18 states, the Manchester, Connecticut-based company has become the 12th-largest U.S. furniture chain and proudly holds an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau. In 2019, Bob’s was recognized as a leader in sustainability by both the Sustainable Furnishings Council (SFC) and the National Wildlife Federation (NWF), and listed as a top scorer on the Wood Furniture Scorecard 2019. Bob’s also offers a unique and enjoyable shopping experience, featuring cafes in each store with complimentary gourmet coffee, ice cream, cookies, and candy. The company is committed to supporting local communities through a variety of charitable giving efforts. Bob’s Discount Furniture Charitable Foundation has anchored the company’s philanthropic work for more than 20 years. Additionally, the Bob’s Outreach program was created as a separate entity to help schools and children-related charities. The company donates more than $2.75 million to charities through these programs each year. For more information on Bob’s charitable programs, visit http://www.BobsCares.org/.
About The Pittsburgh Steelers: From the founding of the Steelers in 1933, giving back to the community has always been a priority. Our late founder, Art Rooney Sr., recognized the importance of supporting the community that supports the team and passed that legacy on to his family–son, Dan, Steelers chairman and in turn to his son, Art Rooney II, Steelers president. In addition to the Rooneys, Steelers players, coaches, and front office staff devote numerous hours helping those less fortunate through non-profit and community groups. It’s our way of giving back to the community that has supported the organization for more than 80 years!
About Boys & Girls Club of Western Pennsylvania: Boys & Girls Club of Western Pennsylvania is a unique organization consisting of eight Clubhouses. Our goal is to provide every young person with the essential tools needed for a successful and bright future. Since 1888, when we were founded, the vision of Boys & Girls Clubs has grown and changed with the needs of our youth. In recent years, we have grown our STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) and Workforce Development Programs.
Every day, Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Pennsylvania strive to improve each young person’s life by growing self-esteem, courage, and positive values through our programs. Over 7,600 youth come to our Clubhouses or participate in our programs every year to receive tutoring and homework help, technical training, sports, fitness and recreation, arts programs, summer programming, career readiness, or a safe place to be with friends and mentoring. Our youth gain confidence by developing a sense of competence, usefulness, positive influence and belonging.