Mattresses

The 400 mattresses donated for flood victims are starting to leave the warehouse. Whew! Above two Furniture Bank volunteers, Scott Perrin and Simon Shirley, help a couple recently displaced because of the September floods, load their free mattress.

Weeks ago when the Furniture Bank received the 3 semi trucks full of mattresses, we weren't quite sure where to put them. With the rows of sofas, large and small wood pieces, dining room tables and chairs, where were we supposed to squeeze them? After many hours of mattresses streaming through the bay doors, we finally had them stacked and leaning in every available corner of the warehouse. We've moved around them, shifted them and overlooked them for a few weeks.

Last week when our first appointments to receive mattresses arrived we were delighted! I was also particularly thankful for the volunteers that took time out of their day to help the flood victims get mattresses out of our warehouse and into people's trucks. The thought of moving a large amount of mattresses again, was not a pleasant one.

The Furniture Bank is receiving referrals from The American Red Cross and Salvation Army for individuals that need mattresses because of flood damage.

Though the Furniture Bank does not normally provide flood assistance, we are glad we are here to help with our regular clients, people who are moving out of homelessness, living with HIV/AIDS or fleeing domestic violence situations, and people that find themselves in unique and difficult life situations like the September floods.