Flexsteel Furnishes House of Hope at Duke Children’s Hospital
March 17, 2009
Flexsteel Industries Inc. (NASDAQ: FLXS), Dubuque, Iowa has joined forces with the Evanosky Foundation and its House of Hope project. House of Hope is a home away from home for families with children with metabolic disorders who are going through the transplant process at Duke University Children's Hospital.
A transplant procedure typically requires families to travel out of state and stay in North Carolina for five to 10 months, creating a significant financial and emotional burden. Recognizing that most families do not have the financial resources to fund two homes, especially while incurring substantial medical bills, the Evanosky Foundation developed the House of Hope, a luxury apartment in Durham, N.C., made available to families free of charge.
Flexsteel supported the House of Hope by donating more than $15,000 of furniture and plans to provide an additional $15,000 for a second home that is scheduled for completion this month.
Flexsteel’s Chief Designer, Mike Smith, has a direct interest in the cause (his nephew
received a transplant at Duke University Children’s Hospital).
"Flexsteel is behind this project 100 percent," Smith said. "The comfort these houses provide the families is an inspiration to all of us. It's a tough battle for these families and having a comfortable place to recover is priceless.”
The Evanosky Foundation opened its first House of Hope in Durham in December. Bob Evanosky, president of foundation, enlisted the help of Flexsteel's Smith, his brother-in-law, to design a comfortable and tranquil setting for families whose children are recovering from a bone marrow or stem cell transplant.
These children have severely compromised immune systems and must be in a clean environment with limited contact with the public. Because these families must be isolated from others and stay inside much of the time, it is critical to the child's recovery process that the entire family be able to stay in a positive environment, without financial burdens. Smith was responsible for the interior décor and
employed homelike amenities such as walls painted in warm, neutral tones, a high-efficiency washer and dryer, a computer with high-speed wireless Internet access, flat screen televisions, DVD players, and a video gaming system. Special amenities that enable a cleaner environment and reduce dust accumulation, such as laminate wood floors, ceiling fans and wood blinds, were also installed.
Furniture was all supplied by Flexsteel. All of the upholstered furniture is covered in a specially patented material that is both comfortable and can be easily disinfected—which is critical for transplant patients. Rocky Mount, N.C.-based Uttermost supplied approximately $5,000 of lamps, clocks and wall decor.
A transplant procedure typically requires families to travel out of state and stay in North Carolina for five to 10 months, creating a significant financial and emotional burden. Recognizing that most families do not have the financial resources to fund two homes, especially while incurring substantial medical bills, the Evanosky Foundation developed the House of Hope, a luxury apartment in Durham, N.C., made available to families free of charge.
Flexsteel supported the House of Hope by donating more than $15,000 of furniture and plans to provide an additional $15,000 for a second home that is scheduled for completion this month.
Flexsteel’s Chief Designer, Mike Smith, has a direct interest in the cause (his nephew
received a transplant at Duke University Children’s Hospital).
"Flexsteel is behind this project 100 percent," Smith said. "The comfort these houses provide the families is an inspiration to all of us. It's a tough battle for these families and having a comfortable place to recover is priceless.”
The Evanosky Foundation opened its first House of Hope in Durham in December. Bob Evanosky, president of foundation, enlisted the help of Flexsteel's Smith, his brother-in-law, to design a comfortable and tranquil setting for families whose children are recovering from a bone marrow or stem cell transplant.
These children have severely compromised immune systems and must be in a clean environment with limited contact with the public. Because these families must be isolated from others and stay inside much of the time, it is critical to the child's recovery process that the entire family be able to stay in a positive environment, without financial burdens. Smith was responsible for the interior décor and
employed homelike amenities such as walls painted in warm, neutral tones, a high-efficiency washer and dryer, a computer with high-speed wireless Internet access, flat screen televisions, DVD players, and a video gaming system. Special amenities that enable a cleaner environment and reduce dust accumulation, such as laminate wood floors, ceiling fans and wood blinds, were also installed.
Furniture was all supplied by Flexsteel. All of the upholstered furniture is covered in a specially patented material that is both comfortable and can be easily disinfected—which is critical for transplant patients. Rocky Mount, N.C.-based Uttermost supplied approximately $5,000 of lamps, clocks and wall decor.
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