Furniture Sharehouse Tweets its Way to $10,000!

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. - Dec. 21, 2016 - PRLog -- How valuable is a tweet? When it's "short & tweet", it is worth $10,000.  Furniture Sharehouse (http://www.furnituresharehouse.org/), Westchester's Furniture Bank, tweeted its way to $10,000 by entering Deluxe Corporation Foundation (http://community.deluxe.com/deluxe-corporation-foundation/)'s Short & Tweet Grant (http://community.deluxe.com/deluxe-corporation-foundation/deluxe-short-tweet-grants-program-2016-recipients/) program. Over 900 groups across the United States participated in the 2016 program which awarded ten nonprofits $10,000 each. In addition to the tweet, nonprofits submitted a separate 500-word essay explaining their mission and activities as the nominated organization's primary mission had to fit the Deluxe Foundation's grants focus areas (http://community.deluxe.com/deluxe-corporation-foundation/#grant-focus-areas).

Winning Tweet: Every child deserves a bed to sleep on, a table to eat at. @furnsharehouse provides free furniture directly to families in need #DeluxeCares

Winning the $10,000 grant came as a surprise to Furniture Sharehouse founder Kate Bialo who was focused on the "Power of 10" gala, the organization's fundraiser which kicked off the celebration of 10 years of furnishing local families in need.  Alison Paul, development consultant, and Laura Ruddy, communications director, teamed up to enter and produce the winning entry.

"What I love the most about this amazing grant is that it proves how easy it is to explain our mission – with just a few words, everyone can understand immediately what it means to struggling families to be able to obtain free furniture to fill their empty apartments and begin to rebuild their lives in comfort and dignity," said Bialo.  "We are extremely grateful to Deluxe Corporation Foundation for recognizing the importance of filling this "hidden need" and making it possible for us to help many more families "make a house a home," she added.

Furniture Sharehouse will use the grant to help it address a critical and growing need in Westchester County by providing free furniture to those moving out of homeless shelters into apartments as well as to other economically challenged individuals and families who do not have funds for furnishings.

Furniture Sharehouse helps over 450 Westchester families and individuals each year by collecting gently-used furniture from the community and redistributing it directly to help those in need fill their empty apartments and rebuild their lives. Since 2007, Furniture Sharehouse has distributed over 57,000 items worth over $3.4 million to more than 10,000 individuals in need from their warehouse located at Westchester County Airport. Clients are referred by a network of over 25 member agencies including Westhab, WestCOP, Human Development Services of Westchester, Hope's Door, Choice, The Guidance Center and many more. For information on their donation guidelines and pick-up/drop-off procedures, go to www.furnituresharehouse.org.

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About Furniture Sharehouse
Furniture Sharehouse, Westchester County's Furniture Bank, accepts donations of gently-used furniture for redistribution to needy families in Westchester County. Furniture Sharehouse is a New York State not-for-profit organization, and is tax-exempt under IRS section 501(c)(3). Donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent permitted by law. www.furnituresharehouse.org

About the Deluxe Corporation Foundation
The Deluxe Corporation Foundation is a grant-giving institution that has partnered with educational, cultural and human service nonprofit organizations for more than 50 years to enrich the communities of Deluxe Corporation employees. An independent 501(c)(3) organization, the Deluxe Corporation Foundation has received funding from Deluxe Corporation to support its mission of giving back to the communities it serves.

About Deluxe
Deluxe Corp. is a growth engine for small businesses and financial institutions. Nearly 4.6 million small business customers access Deluxe's wide range of products and services, including customized checks and forms, as well as website development and hosting, email marketing, search engine optimization and logo design. For our approximately 5,600 financial institution customers, Deluxe offers industry-leading programs in checks, customer acquisition, fraud prevention and profitability, data and analytics. Deluxe is also a leading provider of checks and accessories sold directly to consumers. For more information, visit us at www.deluxe.com, www.facebook.com/deluxecorp or www.twitter.com/deluxecorp.