Brook Furniture Rental Founder Bob Crawford Forms Brook Furniture Foundation

Furniture World Magazine

Bob Crawford, CEO and founder of suburban Chicago-based Brook Furniture Rental, Inc., has announced the formation of the Brook Furniture Foundation in celebration of the company's 20th anniversary. Brook, a leading national supplier of residential, office and convention furniture has showrooms in California, Illinois, Nevada and Wisconsin. The Brook Furniture Foundation will donate residential and office furnishings to support organizations for abused women and disadvantaged children. As Crawford made the announcement at Brook Furniture Rental's 20"' anniversary celebration at the Chicago Civic Opera House on March 18, he committed to donate furniture worth $1 million over the next five years. At the same time, Crawford also awarded the foundation's first grant of $25,000 in office and residential furniture to the Chicago Abused Women Coalition. "In the 20 years that Brook has been serving the business and residential community, we've succeeded by making service the number one word in our vocabulary," said Crawford. "We know the meaning of that word very well. Truly being a service-oriented company goes beyond serving our customers. It means serving our community and the people who need us most." In its ongoing commitment to end violence against women and children, Brook Furniture Rental will accept applications from groups dedicated to providing assistance to abused women and children. Organizations interested in receiving an application can call Bob Crawford at 847-593-0343. Brook Furniture Rental, based in Arlington Heights, Illinois, is a nationally recognized provider of upscale rental furnishings to the residential, commercial and convention markets. With locations in Illinois, Wisconsin, California, Nevada, Texas, Georgia, Florida and New Jersey, Brook has 21 showrooms, seven distribution centers, four clearance centers and a staff of more than 400 team members.