ATLANTA, Sept. 19, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- This
summer, to kick off its second year of partnership with Habitat for
Humanity, Ethan Allen donated a
range of home products for resale at Habitat for Humanity ReStores
across North America.
Over the last two years, Ethan
Allen has donated more than 44,000 home products, valued at
over $19 million, to support
Habitat's vision of a world where everyone has a safe and decent
place to call home. The donation helped the Habitat ReStore team
create more jobs and meet their fiscal year fundraising
targets.
"We are grateful for Ethan
Allen's continued partnership and generous donation," said
Lynda Smith, senior director of
Corporate Relations for Habitat for Humanity International. "Beyond
the fact that this was the largest donation in ReStore's history,
the sale of these products allows us to do even more work to help
future homeowners."
Ethan Allen's donation has made a
positive impact on more than 140 local Habitat organizations around
the country. Proceeds from the sale of products, which included
furniture, home goods, and soft goods items, will assist Habitat in
its mission to help families achieve strength, stability, and
self-reliance through shelter.
"Creating happy homes is what we do best," said Farooq Kathwari, Chairman, President and CEO,
Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. "We're thrilled to help families achieve
their dreams of homeownership, and we're proud to support Habitat
for Humanity's work in our communities."
Habitat for Humanity ReStores are nonprofit home improvement
stores and donation centers that sell new and gently used
furniture, appliances, home accessories, building materials, and
more to the public at a fraction of the retail price. Habitat
ReStores are independently owned and operated by local Habitat for
Humanity organizations.
About Habitat for Humanity
Driven by the vision that
everyone needs a decent place to live, Habitat for Humanity began
in 1976 as a grassroots effort on a community farm in southern
Georgia. The Christian housing
organization has since grown to become a leading global nonprofit
working in more than 1,300 communities throughout the U.S. and in
more than 70 countries. Families and individuals in need of a hand
up partner with Habitat for Humanity to build or improve a place
they can call home. Habitat homeowners help build their own homes
alongside volunteers and pay an affordable mortgage. Through
financial support, volunteering, or adding a voice to support
affordable housing, everyone can help families achieve the
strength, stability, and self-reliance they need to build better
lives for themselves. Through shelter, we empower. To learn more,
visit habitat.org.
About Ethan Allen
Ethan
Allen Interiors Inc. (NYSE: ETH) is a leading interior design
company and manufacturer and retailer of quality home furnishings.
The company offers complimentary interior design service to its
clients and sells a full range of furniture products and decorative
accessories through ethanallen.com and a network of approximately
300 Design Centers in the United
States and abroad. Ethan
Allen owns and operates nine manufacturing facilities
including six manufacturing plants and one sawmill in the United States plus one plant each in
Mexico and Honduras. Approximately 75 percent of its
products are made in its North American plants. For more
information on Ethan Allen's
products and services, visit ethanallen.com.
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SOURCE Habitat for Humanity International