Art Van Furniture And WXYZ-TV Join Forces To Fight Hunger With Annual 'Together We Can' Holiday Food Drive

WARREN, Mich., Oct. 20, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- For the sixth year in a row, Art Van Furniture and WXYZ-TV/Channel 7 are working to deep six hunger in our community. The Midwest's No. 1 furniture and mattress retailer and WXYZ-TV/Channel 7 are teaming up with Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan, a non-profit organization feeding the hungry for over 37 years, for the Together We Can food drive. Art Van Furniture will collect donations of non-perishable food items from guests at its 17 locations in metro Detroit from November 1 through 24 to help families in need this holiday season.

For the past five years, the Together We Can food drive collected 70,000 pounds of food for rural, suburban and urban communities throughout metro Detroit. This year's goal is to collect more than 14,000 pounds to help put food on family tables.

"Every little bit helps, whether it's a can of soup or package of pasta, and we encourage everyone to participate," said Gary Van Elslander, president of Art Van Furniture. "The holidays should be a time for celebration, not struggle, for families. Art Van Furniture and WXYZ-TV plan to do all that we can as partners in the Together We Can program to feed the hungry which in turn, feeds the spirit of both recipients and generous donors."

One out of every four households in Michigan faces hunger. Gleaners Community Food Bank makes a tremendous difference, distributing 41,000 pounds of emergency food  each year to more than 550 soup kitchens, shelters and pantries in Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Livingston and Monroe counties.

For more information, visit artvan.com.

About Art Van Furniture
Art Van Furniture is the Midwest's largest furniture retailer and America's largest independent furniture retailer. The company operates 37 stores throughout Michigan, six stores in Chicagoland, one store in Toledo, Ohio, one store in Fort Wayne, a full service e-commerce website, plus 38 freestanding Art Van PureSleep bedding stores in Michigan and Ohio. Founded in 1959, the company is family-owned and headquartered in Warren, Michigan. Visit artvan.com for more information.

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