Taylor King and Interiors By Decorating Den Team Up to Fight Breast Cancer

Furniture World Magazine

Taylor King announced that the company will host a seminar to benefit the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation this Spring at the International Home Furnishings Market in High Point. The seminar entitled “A Day at the Market,” is open to any individual interested in donating to those who have been touched by this disease. Co-sponsored by Interiors by Decorating Den, the event will take place on Tuesday, April 19th, 2005 outside the entrance of the Taylor King showroom in the atrium located on the 2nd floor of the 200 Steele Building. Tickets are $125 and all proceeds will go to the Komen Foundation. “A Day at the Market” will afford guests a unique opportunity to experience the International Home Furnishings Market, usually open only to retailers. The day’s events will commence at noon with a luncheon catered by Emerywood Fine Foods. The afternoon will feature a seminar by Carol Bugg, VP and Director of Design for Interiors By Decorating Den. With over thirty years of experience, Bugg received her training at the International Institute of Interior Design in Washington D.C. and the Parsons School of Design in Paris. She has written three best-selling books and has appeared as a design expert on various radio and television programs. The seminar will focus on enlightening consumers on strategic design tactics and other ways to improve the home. A breast cancer survivor is also scheduled to speak, and she will share her knowledge and experiences related to the disease as well as information about risk factors, prevention measures, and means of early detection. Later in the afternoon, attendees will take a tour of the Taylor King showroom and witness the newest design trends in upper end furniture. “We are proud to be a part of such a great event,” stated Del Starnes, President of Taylor King. “Interiors by Decorating Den has assembled an informative and enjoyable afternoon that benefits a wonderful, charitable foundation." “We are very grateful for the opportunity to deliver this seminar,” stated Carolyn Jordan, District Manager of Interiors by Decorating Den. “With the help of Taylor King, we will enlighten and entertain our guests with great food and design tips while at the same time creating awareness in the community about the dangers of breast cancer.” Jordan, who coordinated the event with other Decorating Den franchise owners in the Piedmont Triad and Triangle areas, normally holds one seminar a year to benefit the Komen Foundation. Tickets for “A Day at the Market” are available to the general public for $125 each. All proceeds will go to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, a global leader in the fight against breast cancer through its support of innovative research and community-based outreach programs. To purchase tickets or make a donation to the Komen Foundation, please contact Carolyn Jordan at 336-992-7275 or email cjinteriors@aol.com. About the Komen Foundation The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation was established in 1982 by Nancy Brinker to honor the memory of her sister, Susan G. Komen, who died from breast cancer at the age of 36. Today, the Foundation is an international organization with a network of more than 75,000 active volunteers working through local Affiliates and events like the Komen Race for the Cure® to eradicate breast cancer as a life-threatening disease. A global leader in the fight against breast cancer, the Foundation fulfills its mission through support of innovative breast cancer research grants, meritorious awards and educational, scientific and community outreach programs around the world. Together with its Affiliate Network, corporate partners and generous donors, the Komen Foundation has raised more than $740 million for the fight against breast cancer. For more information about breast health or breast cancer, visit the Foundation’s Web site at www.komen.org http://www.komen.org/ or call the Foundation’s National Toll Free Breast Care Helpline at 1.800 I’M AWARE® (1.800.462.9273). Taylor King, a locally owned upholstered furniture designer and maker located in Taylorsville, North Carolina, continues to introduce new designs influenced by current, contemplative lifestyle trends that are sending families searching inside for comfort and solace. Taylor King combines new furniture designs, and especially new fabrics, with three decades of quality manufacturing traditions. The Taylor King brand of bench-made upholstered seating and coordinating accessories helps set important tones in the industry and step forward comfortably to capture the new, cozy lifestyle. Taylor King is a major employer in Alexander County, North Carolina, and prides itself in the fact that many of its employees have been with the company since its initial founding in 1973.