近十年来，阿什利家庭商店通过我们的希望梦想项目给北美各地值得的孩子们一个好觉的礼物。12月是该倡议的九周年纪念日。所以我们决定在佛罗里达州坦帕市的Armature Works举办一个派对!

We invited 250 children and their families for an afternoon of activities, games and fun in the sunshine of Florida’s December weather. The festivities helped our program celebrate another milestone during our largest bed donation. Since its founding in 2010, Hope to Dream has donated 100,000 beds to children in need.

This event is one the Ashley family will never forget and will be ingrained in our program’s history and foundation. We wanted to share some of our highlights with you!

Sound the (Fire) Alarm

我们的活动从坦帕消防救援提供的一辆工作的消防车的前排座位开始。该队向所有儿童及其家人进行了消防安全示范。他们在应急准备方面的知识受到了考验，他们学会了成为一名消防员需要具备的素质。

After the lesson, the kids were able to (literally) step into the boots of the firemen and hop into the truck. They all screamed in excitement over becoming a firefighter one day.

We are Lightning the Way

Former players, Brian Bradley and Dave Andreychuk, along with Tampa Bay Lightning’s mascot ThunderBug, were in attendance to play with the kids and prepare them for the Stanley Cup! The kids tested their endurance and agility in the outdoor street hockey rink. Each child took home their own hockey stick and ball to practice!

An Afternoon of Activities

The fun didn’t stop there! The outdoor event space was lined with activities and games for the children to enjoy in the sunshine. They became fairies, superheroes and monsters with the help of the face-painting station. Some took part in our assortment of crafting areas and created amazing masterpieces. We even watched some of the kids best our volunteers at corn hole!

Two-Hundred Fifty Smiles

We closed our event with the largest bed reveal in our program’s history. We cleared the large event space to stage 250 beds for the children to bounce into. Each child received a twin mattress, bed frame, sheets, pillow, comforter, teddy bear and a duffle bag with extra gifts. With this donation, we hope to make a positive impact on the lives of the children by giving them a place to dream about their future.

“A good night’s sleep for any child is critically important. For our children, when you add the independence and ownership of their very own bed, the impact is far greater,” said Chris Letsos, President and CEO, Boys & Girls Clubs of Tampa Bay. “For Ashley Home Stores to be helping over 200 youth receive the gift of their very own mattress and many good nights of sleep to come is transformative in our community. On behalf of our families, we are incredibly grateful.”

Creating a Hope to Dream

We are ever-appreciative for all the hard work that volunteers have given throughout the years of Hope to Dream. Members of the community and the Ashley HomeStore family have offered their time and effort to help achieve our goals of donating beds to all children in need.

阿什利家具工业公司总裁兼首席执行官托德·瓦奈克说:“这项活动一开始是我们组织支持我们地区需要床垫的儿童的一种方式。今天对我们组织来说是一个巨大的里程碑，不仅因为在过去的九年里我们捐出了很多床垫，而且因为这个项目在美国和加拿大得到了很多支持。”我们庆祝来自客户、员工和社区的团结支持，使今天成为现实;这一现实已经影响到10万名儿童，我们的任务是提供一个良好的睡眠和一个属于他们自己的床垫。”

Hope to Dream strives to change the lives of children by providing them with a place to sleep each night. With a good night’s sleep, they can perform better in school and other extracurricular activities. To learn more about the initiative, check out thewebsiteor scroll through ourInstagram.