Mattress Firm and Ellen DeGeneres Give Big to Evergreen Elementary

Mattress Firm donated $25,000 and brought 1,000+ volunteers to improve an L.A. school

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Mar 02, 2015, 01:09 ET

HOUSTON, March 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- On Thursday, Feb. 12, Ellen DeGeneres joined more than 1,000 Mattress Firm Holding Corp. (Mattress Firm) employees from across the country to volunteer at Evergreen Elementary School in East L.A. as part of the company's Give Big Day during its annual BEDTalks leadership conference. The Ellen DeGeneres Show will feature a segment about the Give Big event on Mon., March 2 at 4 p.m. EST.

During Mattress Firm's Give Big Day with Ellen DeGeneres on Feb. 12, the nation's largest mattress retailer donated $25,000 and volunteered to help clean and beautify a Los Angeles elementary school. In photo (left to right): Ken Murphy (Co-Chief Operating Officer, Mattress Firm), Heather Lowe (Principal, Evergreen Elementary School), Karrie Forbes (Chief Business Officer, Mattress Firm) , Dale Carlsen (President & Chief Strategy Officer, Mattress Firm), and Steve Stagner (Chief Executive Officer, Mattress Firm).

"Giving back is at the core of Mattress Firm's corporate values and we have a long tradition of volunteering in our home communities across the nation," said Steve Stagner, CEO of Mattress Firm Holding Corp. "Our family of brands is built upon a foundation of helping others, and the Give Big event served as a great opportunity to demonstrate this commitment."

The "Sleep Happy" team volunteered to paint, landscape, organize and clean the school so that the 900 students who attend will have an improved learning environment to foster more creativity, better grades and fun. Research has shown that children learn better in a clean and vibrant learning environment.

Motivating employees through growth, cause and reward is a key part of Mattress Firm's success, and allowed it to become the first nationwide mattress retailer. The company is extending a program supporting 16 hours of paid time off each year for employees to volunteer.

Mattress Firm works with The Ellen DeGeneres Show throughout the year, giving away more than 1,000 beds to audience members and serving as the show's exclusive Sleep Happy partner.

About Mattress Firm
With more than 1,700 company-operated and franchised stores across 36 states, Mattress Firm (NASDAQ: MFRM) has the largest geographic footprint in the United States among multi-brand mattress retailers. Founded in 1986, Houston-based Mattress Firm is the nation's leading bedding retailer with more than $1.2 billion in sales for 2013. The company offers a broad selection of both traditional and specialty mattresses, bedding accessories and other related products from leading manufacturers, including Sealy, Tempur-Pedic, Serta, Simmons, Stearns & Foster, Hampton & Rhodes and Atmos. Mattress Firm guarantees price, comfort and service with the ultimate goal of ensuring customers Save Money. Sleep Happy™.

Mattress Firm was named Furniture Today's "Top Bedding Retailer" in 2013 and a "Top Workplace" by the Houston Chronicle in 2011, 2012 and 2013.

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