LOCATION CHANGE: Announcing Furnishing Hope’s May 2012 Absolutely Fabulous Warehouse Sale
Orange County, California will be having a warehouse sale like it has never seen before on May 5 and 6, 2012. From Guy Chaddock armoires to Pierce Martin end tables and CoCaLo baby bedding to debuting Furnishing Hope’s new line of Absolutely Fabulous furniture, this will be a sale none will soon forget. Saturday and Sunday will be open to the public. We receive donated items from the community which we will sell at drastically reduced prices. We invite you to go on a treasure hunt! This monthly...
Read MoreCounting Down the Days
When military servicemembers deploy, it’s tradition to count down the number of days left, towards the end, until they will return to their family and friends in the States. Lance Corporal (LCpl) Jeremy Thomas, United States Marine Corps, had 30 days left until he would head home to see his wife, Jesica, and his young daughter. When setting security on a compound, LCpl Thomas laid in a prone position on the roof of a building in Sangan, Afghanistan. He put his left hand on a pressure plate, which set off an...
Read MoreBECCA Swim Teams Up With Furnishing Hope for 2012 Swimwear Collection Donation
We are excited to announce BECCA Swim’s commitment to donate a portion of every swimsuit sold from three groups in the 2012 collection to support our wounded warriors. These military service members will be returning from the front lines due to severe injuries sustained while serving. Furnishing Hope furnishes homes for wounded warrior families who are ready to move from the hospital to housing, to continue their healing process. Often, the housing is a temporary sanctuary while the military member attends...
Read MoreReading Signs Saves Lives
On his fourth deployment to Afghanistan for Operation Enduring Freedom, Sergeant (Sgt) Israel Matos and his team were standing guard on a bridge. It was an unusually quiet day in an area that is normally busy. While talking with a local elder about the elder’s arthritis in a group including a corpsman and linguist, Sgt Matos noticed the older gentleman increased nervousness. Sgt Matos then looked over at two of his Marines standing watch on a bridge checkpoint, who were approached by a motorcyclist...
Read MoreCalled to Service, From the Sea
Before Lance Corporal (LCpl) Kurt Mason joined the United Stated Marine Corps, he was a fisherman. Years of life on the water shaped his mature outlook. A seeker of responsibility, LCpl Mason feels guilty his guys are fighting without him in Afghanistan. “When deployed, I would take cat naps; I needed to ensure my guys were ok when we were out,” he shared. Since his abrupt return to the States, he has been transitioning from hyper-vigilant to healing his injuries. LCpl Mason and his wife, Angela, met in...
Read MoreDo Not Go Gentle…
Spending an afternoon with the Vanderbecks on United States Marine Corps base, Camp Pendleton, was a joy for Furnishing Hope’s volunteers. On August 2, 2011, with the help of donations from Living Spaces furniture and BECCA swimwear, the Furnishing Hope team transformed a house into a home for Corporal (Cpl) Aaron Vanderbeck, and his wife, Rachel. Cpl Vanderbeck’s right elbow was injured with fragments during a gun fire fight in Afghanistan from a Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) incident, in mid-July 2011. A...
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