Valentines Winner

By dianahellismedia • February 18, 2024
Annual Valentine's Day Mattress Winner! We delivered Bailey's brand-new Immunity Queen Size Mattress Set valued at $2,999. She was the lucky winner of our annual Valentine's Day giveaway. "I'm very grateful that they can do this yearly," said Bailey. "It gives people a chance to do something for themselves. Like most parents, I put things on the back-burner if it doesn't involve my kids." Winning the mattress was just what she needed. The past few years have been challenging. "In late 2022, I left a really bad relationship. The majority of my belongings were tossed out or destroyed." Due to a work-related injury, Bailey's been out of work for over a year. After three surgeries, the doctors are unsure if she can return to her position as a medical assistant. "When I saw 16 Cents' Facebook post about the contest, I thought it could be an amazing opportunity to get a new bed," said Bailey. "I needed one but didn't have the funds for it. All our extra money goes straight to the kids." Bailey has been sleeping on an old mattress purchased several years ago and is looking forward to sleeping on the new one. "It was hard to believe we won until 16 Cents messaged me," said Bailey. "I'm looking forward to having a new mattress, let alone a whole new set. It's really special. I feel like this is going to be our year."

With temperatures hovering around freezing and bundled up from head to toe, we set out to make sure people struggling with homelessness would stay warm this winter. For an entire weekend in November, we camped in the parking lot of our downtown store to raise awareness about homelessness and encourage people to donate gloves, socks, hats, boots, and other essentials.

With your help and the gift of generous hearts like Korbin Cabrera, we filled 50 barrels full of warm winter gear to help the Salvation Army of Spokane, People Without Homes and Giving Back Packs.

Korbin is a sweet 6-year-old boy who raked leaves to raise money to buy 100 gloves, socks, hats and 15 blankets for our 3rd annual Crazy Campout. His spirit for helping our community was contagious, and his story was quickly picked up by a local news station. Donations came from all over the country.

Thank you to each and every one of you who made the 3rd annual Crazy Campout a huge success. Because of you, homeless men, women, and children will be warm this winter! We can’t think of a better way to make a positive impact in our community!