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Mayor
accepts
Art Van
donation
of 150
beds for
firefighters
Christmas
Eve
Delivery
Made to
Engine
50
Ladder
23
DETROIT
–
Detroit
Mayor
Dave
Bing was
joined
by Art
Van
Elslander,
founder
and
chairman
of Art
Van
Furniture,
and
Detroit
Fire
Commissioner
Don
Austin
today to
accept
the
furniture
store’s
donation
of 150
mattress
sets for
Detroit
firefighters.
The
donation
was made
through
the
Detroit
Public
Safety
Foundation
in
support
of the
Mayor’s
Active
and Safe
Detroit
Campaign.
“I am
pleased
that Art
Van
Furniture,
a local
family-owned
business,
has made
such a
significant
commitment
to
support
our City
and its
first
responders,”
Mayor
Bing
said.
“Our
dedicated
firefighters
are
grateful
for such
generous
support
from the
communities
they
serve.”
Fourteen
sets of
mattresses
and box
springs
were
delivered
this
morning
to City
of
Detroit
Fire
Department
Engine
50
Ladder
23 on
the
city’s
east
side.
The
firehouse
is one
of the
busiest
in the
country
and was
featured
in the
documentary
Burn,
which
chronicles
the
daily
experiences
of
Detroit's
dedicated
firefighters.
An
additional
136
mattress
sets
will be
delivered
by Art
Van
Furniture
to
Detroit
fire
stations
after
the
first of
the
year.
"Thanks
to the
leadership
of Mayor
Dave
Bing and
the
generosity
of
corporate
citizens
like Art
Van
Furniture,
Detroit's
firefighters
will
have
comfortable
beds to
sleep on
in the
fire
houses.
These
new
mattresses
will
help
them get
a good
rest in
preparation
for
responding
to calls
for
assistance,"
said Jim
Nicholson,
chairman
of the
Detroit
Public
Safety
Foundation.
Mayor
Bing’s
Active
and Safe
Detroit
Campaign
is a $50
million
initiative
to help
Detroit
become a
safer
and
healthier
place to
live,
work and
visit.
The
campaign
brings
together
leaders
from
business,
government,
philanthropic
organizations
and the
community
to raise
money
for
Detroit
recreation
center
programs,
equipment
and
assistance
for the
Fire and
Police
Departments,
and
support
for the
Youth
Violence
Prevention
Initiative
and
Broken
Windows
Policing
Initiative.
“We
wanted
to step
up and
do our
part to
help the
city of
Detroit,”
Founder
Art Van
Elslander
said of
Art Van
Furniture’s
donation.
“It is
an honor
and a
privilege
for us
to help
ensure
comfort
and
proper
rest for
these
brave
men and
women
who put
their
lives on
the line
for us
every
day.”
Anyone
interested
in
supporting
the City
of
Detroit’s
first
responders
are
encouraged
to go
online
to:
www.detroitpublicsafetyfoundation.org/donate.
Wish
lists
for the
Detroit
Fire and
Police
Departments
are
posted
on the
website.
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