Heather: AS WE'VE MENTIONED,
BACK TO SCHOOL SEASON IS HERE.
GETTING A GOOD NIGHT'S REST IS
SO IMPORTANT.
Tim: ONE LOCAL STORE IS
MAKING IT THEIR MISSION TO HELP
KIDS REST EASY.
TODAY'S SPONSOR, ASHLEY HOME
STORE.
WE HAVE MORE INFORMATION ON A
COOL PROGRAM YOU'RE DOING IN THE
COMMUNITY.
WHICH WE WILL GET TO IN A
MINUTE.
FIRST, LET'S TALK ABOUT YOUR
FAMILY'S LONG HISTORY WITH
FURNITURE STORES.
WE'RE GOING BACK FIVE
GENERATIONS?
Guest: YES, 1872 WAS WHEN MY
GREAT, GREAT GRANDFATHER WAS A
CABINET MAKER BY TRADE.
BEGAN MAKING FURNITURE.
I'M THE FIFTH GENERATION.
Tim: THEY'VE BEEN MAKING THE
FURNITURE.
Guest: WE STARTED OUT THAT
WAY.
AND GOT INTO RETAIL FURNITURE IN
THE THIRD GENERATION OF THE
FAMILY BUSINESS.
AND SO WE MOVED FROM SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS UP TO CENTRAL ILLINOIS.
STARTED IN THE ASHLEY HOME STORE
BUSINESS IN 2006.
AND WE OPENED THE CHAMPAIGN
STORE HERE.
Heather: I THINK PEOPLE
WOULD BE SURPRISED TO LEARN THAT
ASHLEY HERE IN CHAMPAIGN IS
LOCALLY-OWNED.
THAT'S EXCITING!
Guest: WE ARE HERE IN THE
COMMUNITY.
WE HAVE THREE OTHER LOCATIONS IN
BLOOMINGTON, PEORIA AND EAST
PEORIA.
Heather: BEING HERE IN THE
COMMUNITY, YOU ACTUALLY ARE
INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY AND
GIVING BACK.
Guest: YES.
Heather: WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT TODAY, THE HOPE TO
DREAM PROGRAM.
ONE OF THE MANY THAT YOU'RE
INVOLVED WITH.
Guest: YES.
Heather: LET'S TALK ABOUT
WHAT THAT ENTAILS.
THE HOPE TO DREAM PROGRAM IS
A PROGRAM WE HAVE YEAR-ROUND.
SO FAR ANY MATTRESS PURCHASE AT
ONE OF OUR LOCAL STORES, WE HAVE
A $FIVE DONATION THAT GOES TO A
FUND.
AT THE END OF THE YEAR, WE DO A
MATTRESS DONATION TO HOWEVER
MANY BEDS THAT WILL FILL FOR A
KID.
IT'S THE COMFORTER, PILLOW,
SHEETS, FOUNDATION.
WE SET THEM UP WITH A BED THEY
CAN CALL THEIR OWN AND HAVE A
GREAT NIGHT'S SLEEP.
Heather: NICE.
Tim: TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE
WAYS THOSE ARE DISTRIBUTED.
WHO DO YOU WORK WITH IN OUR
COMMUNITY, AND HOW DO YOU DECIDE
WHO GETS WHAT, ET CETERA?
Guest: HERE IN CHAMPAIGN, WE
WORK WITH HABITAT.
WE'VE WORKED WITH THE CUNNINGHAM
HOME.
BLOOMINGTON, WE'VE WORKED WITH
BABY FOLD.
PEORIA, WE'VE GOT CONTACTS AS
WELL.
WE TRY TO MAKE TWO TO SOMEBODY
IN EACH COMMUNITY WE DONATE TO.
Heather: WE HAVE A MATTRESS
HERE ON-SET TODAY!
THIS IS ONE EXAMPLE OF A POPULAR
MATTRESS.
CHIME.
I'VE NEVER SEEN A MATTRESS IN A
BOX, THOUGH.
Guest: YEAH, THIS IS
AMERICA'S NUMBER ONE SELLING
MATTRESS IN A BOX.
IT UNFOLDS.
IN 24 HOURS, YOU HAVE A BED THAT
COMES OUT OF A BOX.
IT'S A GREAT WAY FOR US TO --
ESPECIALLY STUDENTS HERE, BACK
TO SCHOOL TIME, MOVING INTO
APARTMENTS, DORMS.
THEY CAN COME.
DRIVE IN THEIR CAR TO THE STORE.
GET THE MATTRESS LOADED: IT'S A
SIMPLE THING.
Tim: NO MORE USING TWINE TO
PACK THE STATION WAGON.
[LAUGHTER]
Tim: HOW BIG DOES THIS GET?
Guest: THIS IS A TWIN.
WE DO TWIN, FULL, KING.
ALL OF THEM.
WE ROLL THEM UP AND PUT THEM IN
A BOX.
Tim: DO YOU HAVE TO STAND
BACK LIKE YOU'RE OPENING THE
MUFFINS IN THE CAN?
Guest: IT'S A SLOW ROLL.
[LAUGHTER]
Guest: SOME HAVE PILLOWS
INSIDE.
LIKE THE ONES WE DONATE FOR THE
PRACTICE PAL.
Tim: WOW.
Heather: WONDERFUL.
IT SAYS ANY MATTRESS YOU SELL
THERE AT ASHLEY, THAT GOES BACK
TO DOING THAT.
Guest: YES, WE PUT IT
TOWARDS OUR FUND.
THIS WEEK, WE HAVE FROM TODAY
THROUGH MONDAY, WE HAVE A
PROMOTION GOING ON, WHERE IT'S
BUY ONE, GET ONE.
AND SO IF YOU BUY A MATTRESS
OVER $799, WE'LL GIVE AN ENTIRE
BED SET.
IT TAKES 90 PURCHASES TO FILL
ONE BED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
DURING THIS WEEK, IT'S BUY A
MATTRESS OVER $799, WE'LL GET
THE WHOLE SET.
Heather: IT'S MOVE-IN
WEEKEND AT U OF I.
SO OPPORTUNITIES FOR MASS
TRESSES TO GO HOME TO THOSE IN
NEED.
GREAT WORK!
Tim: THIS IS FANTASTIC!
I DESPERATELY WANT TO OPEN THIS!
Guest: WE CAN DO THAT LATER.
Tim: OKAY.
Heather: NEXT TIME.
THERE'S LOOK AT SOME OTHER ITEMS
UP FOR GRABS THERE AT THE ASHLEY
HOME STORES HERE IN CENTRAL
ILLINOIS.
FOUR LOCATIONS.
AND WE'LL CONNECT YOU WITH ALL
OF THEM.