City of Hope’s Spirit of Life® Award Dinner Set to Take Place on Sunday, April 3, During High Point Market

City of Hope, one of the largest cancer research and treatment organizations in the United States and a leading research center for diabetes and other life-threatening illnesses, announced that its International Home Furnishings Industry’s signature event, The Spirit of Life Award Dinner is set for April 3 at the Sheraton in Greensboro, North Carolina.

The Spirit of Life Award Dinner will once again occur in spring at High Point Market, the largest home furnishings industry trade show in the world. The event is set to honor Nathan Cressman, Magnussen Home president, and Andrew Koenig, CITY Furniture CEO. Roger Friesen, Palliser’s chief revenue officer, will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award.

“I am extremely honored and very proud to be recognized by City of Hope,” said Koenig. “CITY Furniture’s commitment to philanthropic organizations is part of our company’s DNA. We live it and breathe it through our 5% Giving Pledge. Over the years, City of Hope’s powerful research environment has brought forth trailblazing new therapies. We are proud to support all that they do.”

Cressman added, “I’m honored and humbled to be receiving City of Hope’s Spirit of Life Award. Both cancer and diabetes touch all of our lives in some shape or form, so I’m grateful to be able to support these great doctors and researchers of City of Hope in finding the cure.”

The Spirit of Life Award is City of Hope’s most prestigious honor, presented to an esteemed community of furniture industry leaders around the world who have made a significant commitment to leading-edge research and lifesaving cancer care. Honorees are selected for their notable contributions to the community in which they live and the profession in which they work.

Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Friesen adds, “It is an honor to be recognized by such an outstanding organization as City of Hope. Its breakthrough research and medical treatments bring hope to millions around the world facing life-threatening diseases. Hope is everything.”

City of Hope is dedicated to speeding new research ideas into medical treatments to quickly bring cures to patients. Its breakthrough research has led to therapies now used by millions of people worldwide.

For millions around the world facing life-threatening illnesses, hope is everything. Hope is research leading to better therapies. Hope is a scientist working tirelessly to speed new medicine to patients. Hope is City of Hope on the search for medical cures.

The International Home Furnishings Industry (IHFI) at City of Hope is made up of philanthropic and volunteer leaders across sectors, including furniture manufacturers, retailers, bedding, accessories, media and more. Since 1965, IHFI has raised over $100 million to support research and patient care for life-threatening illnesses, such as cancer and diabetes.

For more information on the 2022 Spirit of Life Award Dinner, please visit CityofHope.org/IHFI-Gala or contact Loren Boyko at [email protected].

City of Hope will also hold their annual summer event, the West Coast Golf & Tennis Tournament, on Monday, June 13, at Coto de Caza Golf & Racquet Club in Orange County, California. The event will honor Roy Hester, senior vice president and managing director of Planned Furniture Promotions. The tournament will be a fun-filled day with games and prizes, a crepe station on the course, guacamole hole, silent and live auction, and much more!

For more information on the 2022 West Coast Golf & Tennis Tournament, please visit CityofHope.org/IHFI-Tournament.

About City of Hope

City of Hope’s mission is to deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today. Founded in 1913, City of Hope has grown into one the largest cancer research and treatment organizations in the U.S. and one of the leading research centers for diabetes and other life-threatening illnesses. As an independent, National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center, City of Hope brings a uniquely integrated model to patients spanning cancer care, research and development, academics and training, and innovation initiatives. Research and technology developed at City of Hope has been the basis for numerous breakthrough cancer medicines, as well as human synthetic insulin and monoclonal antibodies. A leader in bone marrow transplantation and immunotherapy, such as CAR T cell therapy, City of Hope’s personalized treatment protocols help advance cancer care throughout the world.

With a goal of expanding access to the latest discoveries and leading-edge care to more patients, families and communities, City of Hope’s growing national system includes its main Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, scheduled to open in 2022, and Cancer Treatment Centers of America. City of Hope’s affiliated family of organizations includes Translational Genomics Research Institute and AccessHope^TM. For more information about City of Hope, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram and LinkedIn.

About CITY Furniture

CITY Furniture, a South-Florida based, family-owned American furniture and mattress retailer, and fine upholstery manufacturer and one of America’s Top 100 furniture retailers, operates over 21 showrooms from Miami to Vero Beach, and in Southwest and Central Florida, as well as 14 Ashley Home Store showrooms as the brand’s Southeast and Southwest Florida licensee. For more information, please visit cityfurniture.com.