Nourison and O at Home Magazine Help Rebuild Bilox
Saddle Brook, NJ, November, 8 2006--Nourison Rug Corporation was recently pleased to participate in “O at Home” magazine’s recent "O You!" event in Boston to benefit Katrina rebuilding efforts in Biloxi.
On October 7th, approximately 5000 attendees converged on Boston Convention Center to listen to seminars given by various lifestyle experts such as Stacey London, Nate Berkus, Jim Karas and others, on topics ranging from fashion, home decorating, health and lifestyles.
Nourison sent over 20 of its most beautiful carpets to the event, which were placed on the various seminar stages and in comfortable seating areas throughout the convention center. The carpets were then donated to Architecture for Humanity's Model Home Program, part of Oprah Winfrey’s charitable Angels Network. Architecture for Humanity will be using the rugs as part of its hurricane Katrina rebuilding efforts in Biloxi, Mississippi.
“Through the generosity of Nourison Rugs, low-income homeowners in East Biloxi who lost everything due to Hurricane Katrina will now have a beautiful addition to their newly built homes,” said Sherry-Lea Bloodworth, Gulf Coast development manager.
Approximately 28 homeowners will receive top quality designer rugs as an offering to Architecture for Humanity's Model Home Program, an effort that is sponsored in part, by Oprah's Angel Network.
Additional rugs will also be given to the East Biloxi Relief, Recovery and Revitalization Center for use in a handful of the 70 rehabbed homes they have undertaken, a project that is also part of the Angel Network grant.
“Many recipients of the rugs have been living in substandard conditions for well over a year now, and Nourison is honored to contribute their rugs with the hope of helping each recipient's house feel a bit more like home,” said Julie Rosenblum, brand manager for Nourison.
“Architecture for Humanity is pleased to receive the generous support from Nourison. We can¹t imagine a better housewarming gift for families returning home after Hurricane Katrina,” said Bloodworth.
