Bob’s Discount Furniture’s Annual Golf Outing Raises More Than $440,000

Manchester, Conn., July 21, 2014 — Bob’s Discount Furniture and Planned Furniture Promotions  announced today that their 2014 Golf Outing raised $441,000 for charities.

The money will benefit a number of organizations carefully selected by Bob’s Discount Furniture Charitable Foundation, including Camp Rising Sun, Cardinal Cushing Centers, Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, Family & Children’s Aid, Prudence Crandall Center, the Jimmy Fund and Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters.

This year, 240 participants took part in an opening round of golf at the Tunxis Plantation Country Club in Farmington, Conn. An evening gala at the Farmington Club followed and was attended by 420 guests, who enjoyed dinner, as well as silent and live auctions. The Golf Outing, hosted by Bob’s Discount Furniture co-founders Gene Rosenberg and Bob Kaufman, was attended by Bob’s employees, Planned Furniture Promotions’ members, vendors and partners.

“We are very grateful for the continued support this special event has received from across the furniture industry, and from our friends and neighbors,” said Kaufman. “We’re thrilled that this event has allowed us to come together and give back to the children in the communities our stores serve.”

The annual event was started 27 years ago by Planned Furniture Promotions, a leading home furnishings sales promotion company founded by Rosenberg. Bob’s Discount Furniture became an event partner four years later in 1991, when Kaufman and Rosenberg started Bob’s.

“Thanks to the generosity of those involved with this event, many children in need will be helped by these funds,” said Rosenberg. “It’s been an honor to be a part of this event for 27 years straight.”

About Bob’s Discount Furniture Charitable Foundation

Bob’s is committed to supporting communities where its stores are located through a variety of charitable giving efforts. For more than 16 years, Bob’s Discount Furniture Charitable Foundation has anchored the company’s philanthropic work by partnering with the American Red Cross in New England to promote blood drives, and by supporting a wide variety of other charities. In addition, the Bob’s Outreach program was created as a separate entity to help schools and children-related charities. Every year the company donates more than $100,000 to schools and more than $1.5 million to charities through these programs. For more information on Bob’s charitable programs visit www.BobsCares.org, and follow us on Twitter @MyBobs_Charity.

About Planned Furniture Promotions

Planned Furniture Promotions, Inc. (PFP), an affiliate of Gene Rosenberg Associates, LLC, is the foremost furniture industry specialist in conducting high impact promotional sales. Since 1962, PFP has specialized in creatively planning and successfully implementing thousands of sale promotions for national, regional and local retailers of all sizes that are interested in quitting business, retiring, raising cash, and achieving other urgent goals. PFP applies its unparalleled expertise and offers a broad range of services to help retailers maximize value including purchasing inventory using its substantial buying power, management, sales staffing, advertising, financing, and other critical areas. To learn more about PFP, visit www.pfpromotions.com.