I became aware of Real Wood Floors back in November of last year, when I met Samuel Cobb, Real Wood Floor's Vice President of Sales and Marketing, for a project he wanted help bringing awareness to. Seeing as that I have always had a soft spot for organizations like Habitat for Humanity, the Kitchen, and Inner City Outreach, I immediately took interest in what Real Wood Floors has been doing over the last few years.
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| Not just installing floors, but changing lives. |
Over the course of the last few years, Real Wood Floor's has stepped up and helped a cause that very few people are aware of, a group of children that are often swept under the table, China's orphans. Abandoned children in China are horribly common, especially for children with debilitating physical handicaps, and although China reports the number of orphans at 50,000, for a population of 1.2 billion, it is believed the number of children both in orphanages and living on the street is probably well over several million. The children range from newborns, adolescents, pre-teens, and teenagers, all searching for just someone to take care of them. Needing love, care, and someone just to hold them and tell them everything's going to be 'okay'. Couple this with birth defects, constant pain from infections, and sickness, and you can see how badly these children can suffer, and many do.
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| Doing what they do best. |
Real Wood Floors partners with Shepherd's Field Children's Village in providing comfort to children like Benjamin, born with Apert's Syndrome, causing deformity of the hands, feet, and head. A child that was just dropped off as a baby to the doorsteps of the village, most likely because his family had no means to care for him. How does Real Wood Floors help? They do what they do best, install new floors for the children to play on. It all started in 2007, when Real Wood Floors came and installed brand new flooring throughout one of the orphanages. And not some cheap knock off, or remnants they had lying around, but real high quality hardwood floors.
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| A contractor taking some time to make an impact on a little girl. |
The orphans received more than floors though, once the volunteers, made up of contractors and employees, arrived they formed a strong bond between these children and the love of the little boys and girls quickly took hold. These were not men who were just here to do a job. These were an example of the good in world that is in us all.
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| Fiona |
It has been over four years now, and since 2007, Real Wood Floors has installed over 25,500 square feet in flooring and has made over $50000 in donations to Shepherd's Field. It has now become their mission, and Real Wood Floors isn't even close to stopping. Looking to expand their reach to other countries with needs, including the U.S., they have officially created the foundation Fiona's Hope, named after one of the children who has since passed on but left an indelible mark on their hearts, as well as working on a program called, One Box / One Day, to assist in the donation process.
I honestly have only touched the surface of what Real Wood Floors has done and what they are planning to do. Harter House is proud to bring awareness to Real Wood Floors, Fiona's Hope, One Box / One Day, and Shepherd's Hope Children's Village, and we ask that you take a moment to read more at the following site:
Real Wood Floor's Mission Page: www.realwoodfloors.com/mission
Real Wood Floor's Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/realwoodfloors
Shepherd's Hope Children's Village: http://www.chinaorphans.org/index.html
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