PMD Furniture Direct™ co-hosted the 2nd Annual Ante4Autism event at the Las Vegas furniture market on February 9th, giving back in a huge way to Autism Speaks. By the end of the night, combined donations, entry fees, and corporate support totaled over $7,000!
“We had more players than our inaugural event last fall and we were very pleased with the turnout,” said co-host Doug Krinsky. Scott Graham, Vice President of Operations of PMD Furniture Direct™, seller of Royal Heritage Home Furnishings™, was the Grand Champion this year and he graciously donated his winnings back to Autism Speaks, as did other top finishers. Charles Cadrecha finished in 2nd place and Doug Krinsky finished in 3rd place.
Krinsky added, “ We would like to thank everyone that attended or donated to the 2nd Annual Ante4Autism event. We will also continue to accept donations on line or by check as well.” Donations can be made by visiting www.ramarketing.com/ante4autism. The grand total does not reflect donations still being received.
“We were very pleased with the turnout this year and look forward to an even bigger event next February,” said Krinsky. “The furniture industry has a big heart when it comes to giving back and once again we were not disappointed! There is hope with new treatments, therapies and the research being done right now that some day in the near future we can find the cause of autism, and prevent it. The prevalence of Autism is now 1 in 110 births and we need do more research to stop this epidemic from continuing to rise. We thank everyone for their support and hope to see everyone again next year.”
Co-hosts David Wachendorfer, Phil Miner, Jerry Williams, Scott Graham, Joe Amato, Randy Coconis, Stuart Carlitz and Doug Krinsky would like to thank supporters of the event for their corporate support or donation of prizes for the raffle drawing: Leggett and Platt, David Wachendorfer of Tempur-Pedic, Jerry Williams of PMD Furniture Direct™, and Bob Quinn at Restonic. PMD Furniture Direct™ would like to congratulate the night’s biggest winners: Chris Durley (Restonic queen set of bedding), Paul Cowe (2 tickets to the Ohio State vs. Miami football game), Brooke Palmieri (foursome of golf at The Ohio State University Scarlet course), and Scott Goldberg (Tempur-Pedic queen set of bedding). The hosts would also like to thank R & A Marketing, Marv Beneteau at RMG, The Lively Merchant and Binion’s for their help and support of the evening’s festivities.
Autism Speaks is dedicated to increasing awareness of Autism spectrum disorders, to funding research into the causes, prevention and treatments for Autism, and to advocating for the needs of individuals with Autism and their families. It was founded in February 2005 by Suzanne and Bob Wright, the grandparents of a child with Autism. Bob Wright is a Senior Advisor at Lee Equity Partners and served as Vice Chairman for General Electric, and Chief Executive Officer of NBC and NBC Universal for more than twenty years. Wright also serves on the board of directors of the Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation, RAND Corporation and Mission Product, LLC. To learn more about Autism Speaks, please visit www.autismspeaks.org.
Each year at the Tupelo Furniture Market, the “Furniture Retailer of the Year” is awarded to the top furniture retailer. The bi-annual event, which is hosted in Tupelo, Mississippi and occurs every January and August, brings together the elite in furniture retail working with over 800 exhibitors from all over the world pairing them with the industry’s top buyers. This year the award went to PMD Furniture Direct, retailer of fine furniture by Royal Heritage Home Furnishings.
