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Jordan’s Furniture hosts Department of Children & Families’ Graduates at Reading Store

Over 200 youth in foster care earn diplomas and are honored at event

On Sunday evening, May 6th, Jordan’s Furniture and the Department of Children and Families (DCF) celebrated DCF youth graduates from the Class of 2012. The event took place at the Jordan’s store in Reading, MA and was hosted by Eliot Tatelman and DCF Commissioner Angelo McClain. Both addressed the honored youth. The evening included dinner, entertainment, and an awards program to acknowledge the great achievements of these youth in foster care. Each youth received a Certificate of Achievement, along with a gift from Jordan’s, including a sports bag, a Red Sox long-sleeve tee-shirt and cap, a TJX store gift card, a Target store gift card, and a cell phone.

Eliot Tatelman and Jordan's Furniture have been sponsoring this achievement celebration for foster youth since 2002, when over 75 celebrants from the DCF Metro Region were invited to the IMAX Theater in Natick. In 2007, the event grew and youth from across the state joined in the celebration. The celebration is now held in Reading to accommodate the number of youth, their foster parents, siblings, and social workers who gather to celebrate their academic achievements each May. Over 200 graduates attended this Sunday. “We are so proud to continue the tradition of hosting this wonderful event”, Tatelman says. “It is important to acknowledge the academic achievements of these great kids, many who have made it through some adverse conditions. It is our way to honor and support them. We look forward to future events and the continued partnership with DCF.”

June 10th through June 16th

Noon to 8pm

All Jordan’s locations

Have you ever wondered if you could adopt an older child?  It’s a big step…but one that people take every day. If you’ve ever thought about it, here’s your chance to find out if you can do it.

From June 10th through June 16th at all Jordan’s Furniture locations, you can learn about adoption from foster care. Find out about older children and sibling groups waiting to be adopted. Have one-on-one, in-depth conversations with social workers…Or just stop by and pick up some information. No pressure. And you have a whole week!

Come to any Jordan’s Furniture location from noon to 8pm from June 10th through June 16th. Find out if it’s time to take that big step. It could change your life…and the life of a child. In partnership with the Massachusetts Adoption Resource Exchange (www.mareinc.org) and the Department of Children and Families.

On Saturday, April 28th at 9am, Jordan's Furniture delivered a truck full of baseball and softball equipment to Fenway Park for the Red Sox Foundation's inner city youth baseball program.

Through their "Double Play Youth Baseball Program," Jordan's Furniture collected gently used baseball and softball equipment from customers at all store locations to donate to the official Red Sox team charity for distribution to their Rookie and RBI youth baseball league teams.

"In this day and age of pay-to-play, there are thousands of kids that just cannot afford to play sports," said Eliot Tatelman of Jordan's Furniture. "We think that every youth should be able to enjoy America's favorite pastime, so we created the Play Ball Program. And with the help of the Red Sox Foundation, we'll be able to reach a lot of inner-city kids in our area."

"We are grateful to partner with community champion Jordan's Furniture on this terrific equipment drive for a second year," said Red Sox Foundation Executive Director and team Vice President for Corporate Affairs Meg Vaillancourt. "Through the collection of gently used equipment, Jordan's is making summer games possible for many disadvantaged kids."

This is the second year that Jordan's has run the youth baseball collection program.

On Thursday, April 19, 2012, Jordan’s hosted the MARE Video Snapshot Premiere Party at their IMAX Theater in Natick. It honored teens in foster care who directed and produced their own “video snapshot”. The videos are used as recruitment tools to find permanent homes and families. The evening was hosted by Jordan’s President/CEO Eliot Tatelman and DCF Commissioner Angelo McLean. Guests included teens in foster care, social workers, foster families, and families waiting to adopt.

The teens produced the videos at a Video Snapshot Camp that took place during February vacation with documentary film students from Adephi University. They were taught the fundamentals of filmmaking including videography, staging, lighting, sound, acting, and interviewing. The project was in partnership with the Massachusetts Adoption Research Exchange.

Jordan's Furniture teamed up with Anton's Cleaners to deliver gently used, like-new prom gowns and cocktail dresses to girls in need looking to attend their high school prom.

Donations were collected from February 1st through April 1st at all Jordan's Furniture locations. And Jordan’s customers delivered! A total of 3,227 gently-used dresses were collected. These dresses, along with the ones donated through Anton Cleaners, will be distributed to girls in need at an "invitation only" boutique in late April, enabling high school girls to try on and select a free gown.

A typical boutique usually includes over 2,000 dresses, all professionally dry-cleaned by Anton's Cleaners. Over 300 volunteers assist the girls, serving as their personal shoppers. Invitations are arranged through a Referral Partners Program of 125 public and private agencies. More than 1,495 girls have been outfitted since the Belle of the Ball program began in 2005.

Thank you to everyone who contributed. You made a special night come true for a lot of young women.

Make a prom dress donation and enter to win a raffle…autographed hockey stick!

Meet the Boston Bruins Ice Girls at Jordan’s Furniture in Reading on Friday, March 30th from 4pm to 6pm. There will be team merchandise, photos, and a Raffle. Bring in a gently-used prom dress to donate to the Belle of the Ball Program and you will be entered to win an autographed hockey stick. Don’t miss it!

Meet Hot 106 Morning Team Vezzy Parmesan and Deanna Cruz at Jordan’s Furniture in Warwick on Saturday April 7th for a live broadcast from 10am to 2pm. Register to win 4 tickets plus limo ride to the 100th Anniversary Game at Fenway Park!

Don’t miss it!

2012 Walk For Adoption

to benefit the Massachusetts Adoption Resource Exchange (MARE)

Celebrate Adoption and Help A Child Find a Home

Sunday morning, May 20, 2012

Jordan’s Furniture in Taunton

 
Join Jordan’s Furniture and MARE for a fun-filled family event to celebrate adoption through foster care on Sunday morning, May 20, 2012 from 9am to noon. Walk with your family, your neighbors, and your friends in this 5K (or shorter!) event. There will be games, entertainment, refreshments, and prizes. Join in on the fun and register at www.FirstGiving.com/MARE. Over 500 guests enjoyed last year’s Walk. You can join in on the fun this year and make the difference in the life of a child. Register today.

“Walk For Wishes” at the Warwick Mall

to benefit

The Make-A-Wish Foundation of MA and RI

Sunday morning, March 25, 2012

Registration/breakfast at Jordan’s Furniture and see Splash after the event!

Jordan’s Furniture joins the Make-A-Wish Foundation for the Walk For Wishes fundraiser at the Warwick Mall. Participate in this fun, indoor event for all ages celebrates the hope, strength and joy that wishes bring to children with life-threatening medical conditions. Recruit your family, friends, and co-workers to join in the fun. Registration and a light breakfast will take place at Splash in Jordan’s Furniture at 8:30am. And then after the event, come and see the Splash show for a fun-filled end to a great morning! For more information or to register a team, visit http://walkforwishesri.kintera.org or contact Make-A-Wish at rhodeisland@massri.wish.org.

Over 6,000 garments donated from Jordan’s customers!

Jordan’s Furniture proudly sponsored the Coats For Kids program this winter, an initiative that collected gently-used, quality winter garments for both children and adults of families in need. And a total of 6,527 pieces were donated! Winter garment donations were accepted at all Jordan's Furniture locations and distributed by partners such as The Salvation Army, Cradles To Crayons, MASSCAP, BU Medical Center’s Outreach Van, Community Giving Tree, and others. Schools and students got involved, too.

Jordan’s awarded each of the winning schools with a $1,200 prize, along with tickets to the Tempurpedic IMAX 3D Theater.

Elementary School Winner:
1st – Charles A. Bernazzani School – Quincy, MA

Middle School Winner:
1st – Boston Archdiocesan Choir School – Cambridge, MA

Congratulations to the schools and thank you to all donors. You made the winter months a lot warmer for many area families.

Providence Bruins Players Maxime Sauve and David Warsofsky will be at Jordan's Furniture in the Warwick Mall on February 21 from 3pm to 5pm to meet customers, sign autographs, and take photos.

Reading location/February 23rd through February 26th

Don't miss the 2012 Beatles Rock Art Show at Jordan's Furniture in Reading, in partnership with WZLX 100.7. The traveling "museum" displays rare photographs, artwork, album art, and gold records influenced and featuring the Fab Four. Appearing at the show will be legendary cartoonist Ron Campbell, animator of Yellow Submarine and the Saturday morning Beatles Cartoons.

The show takes place from February 23rd through February 26th and is free to the public. All works are available to purchase. Come see what you've been hearing. Four days only. For more information, logon to www.wzlx.radio.com.

Bobby Valentine has the players who can do it!
JORDAN'S FURNITURE announces the 2012 MONSTER HIT

Starts TODAY

Bobby Valentine, the new manager of the Boston Red Sox, thinks that 2012 could be the year that Jordan's Monster Hit...is hit! "It only takes one swing and one hit for everything to be free. That's a win-win for everyone and I've got the guys who can do it." said Valentine. "Why would anyone shop anywhere else?". Valentine will appear in the Monster Hit TV ads with Jordan's President and CEO Eliot Tatelman. Jordan's Furniture is an official sponsor of the Boston Red Sox.

Buy anything...ANYTHING...at Jordan's Furniture starting TODAY and it could all be FREE, if a Red Sox player hits the Jordan's Furniture baseball graphic on the centerfield sign during any regular season home game between July 16th and September 26th, the last home game of the regular season. Customer's entire purchase is FREE! There is no limit on the amount of furniture and the selection of furniture.

And even if the Sox don't make the hit, Jordan's will distribute to all customers who purchased within the promotional period a Monster Hit Coupon worth 20% of the total purchase, good toward a future purchase.

"This is a great deal!" said Eliot Tatelman, President and CEO of Jordan's Furniture. "And we bought insurance. That way, we're rooting for the Red Sox to make the Monster Hit, too, so that all our customers win free furniture."

Jordan's Furniture's 2012 MONSTER HIT buying period starts today, March 21st. The hitting period at Fenway Park is during home games from July 16th until the end of the regular season on September 26th.

For all promotion detail, terms and conditions, visit any store location or log onto www.jordans.com.

To help celebrate the opening of the Jordan’s Furniture store in the Warwick Mall, hockey players from the Providence Bruins made an appearance at the new store. Over 200 fans showed up to receive autographs and pose in pictures with the players. Fans were also treated to a visit from team mascot Samboni. Some lucky customers also won tickets to upcoming games.