HOUSTON, March 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- On
Thursday, Feb. 12, Ellen DeGeneres joined more than 1,000 Mattress
Firm Holding Corp. (Mattress Firm) employees from across the
country to volunteer at Evergreen Elementary School in East L.A. as
part of the company's Give Big Day during its annual BEDTalks
leadership conference. The Ellen DeGeneres Show will feature a
segment about the Give Big event on Mon.,
March 2 at 4 p.m. EST.
"Giving back is at the core of Mattress Firm's corporate values
and we have a long tradition of volunteering in our home
communities across the nation," said Steve
Stagner, CEO of Mattress Firm Holding Corp. "Our family of
brands is built upon a foundation of helping others, and the Give
Big event served as a great opportunity to demonstrate this
commitment."
The "Sleep Happy" team volunteered to paint, landscape, organize
and clean the school so that the 900 students who attend will have
an improved learning environment to foster more creativity, better
grades and fun. Research has shown that children learn better in a
clean and vibrant learning environment.
Motivating employees through growth, cause and reward is a key
part of Mattress Firm's success, and allowed it to become the first
nationwide mattress retailer. The company is extending a program
supporting 16 hours of paid time off each year for employees to
volunteer.
Mattress Firm works with The Ellen DeGeneres Show throughout the
year, giving away more than 1,000 beds to audience members and
serving as the show's exclusive Sleep Happy partner.
About Mattress Firm
With more than 1,700
company-operated and franchised stores across 36 states, Mattress
Firm (NASDAQ: MFRM) has the largest geographic footprint in
the United States among
multi-brand mattress retailers. Founded in 1986, Houston-based Mattress Firm is the nation's
leading bedding retailer with more than $1.2
billion in sales for 2013. The company offers a broad
selection of both traditional and specialty mattresses, bedding
accessories and other related products from leading manufacturers,
including Sealy, Tempur-Pedic, Serta, Simmons, Stearns &
Foster, Hampton & Rhodes and Atmos. Mattress Firm guarantees
price, comfort and service with the ultimate goal of ensuring
customers Save Money. Sleep Happy™.
Mattress Firm was named Furniture Today's "Top Bedding
Retailer" in 2013 and a "Top Workplace" by the Houston
Chronicle in 2011, 2012 and 2013.
More information is available at mattressfirm.com, or on
Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
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