New Life Furniture Bank hosted its inaugural fundraising gala at the Cincinnati Masonic Center ballroom. More than 350 guests raised nearly $30,000 to help fund pickup, cleanup and placement of donated furniture for Cincinnati families in need.
The gala featured a design challenge with several interior design firms creating vignettes using one piece of donated furniture from NLFB. Participants included Bello Design Group – Kent Shaw and Christie Crawford; Bolce Interior Image – Beau Bolce and John Hinger; David A. Millett Inc. – David Millett and Matthew Millett; Dwellings on Madison – Grace Jones and Jeff Geoberti; Evolo Design – Jay Takach; Fiora Design – Meg Fiora; and High Street’s Matt Knotts.
The gala also honored Jacquie Denny and Brian Graves, co-founders of Everything But The House, and Peter McCreary (posthumously), owner/president of Junk King Cincinnati/Dayton with the Golden Chair Award.
Click on a thumbnail below to view photo gallery from the event.
- Kent Shaw and Christie Crawford of Bello Design Group
- Vignette by David A. Millett
- Meg Fiora
- Bogart Paz, John Hinger and Beau Bolce of Quince & Quinn
- Matt Knotts and Sara Zoller of HighStreet
- Matt Byers, Emily Skinner and Jay Takach of Evolo Design
- Monica Conklin, Antonio Buzzetta, Try Greene, Jay Takach, Emily Skinner, Tricia Spand, Shellie Byers and Matt Byers
- Grace Jones and Jeff Geoberti of Dwellings
- Event chair Kent Shaw and honorees Brian Graves, Jacquie Denny, Judy McCreary and Jack Brendamour with Dana Saxton of New Life Furniture Bank
- Connie Ward, Tricia Reynolds, Shawn Reynolds, Bob Mitchell, Nancy Mitchell and Ralph Ward
- Dana Saxton and Tricia Reynolds of New Life Furniture Bank