Furniture Makers Assist Flood Victims.When the floods of Hurricane Floyd ravaged rav·age v. rav·aged, rav·ag·ing, rav·ages v.tr. 1. To bring heavy destruction on; devastate: A tornado ravaged the town. 2. the North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. coast in September 1999, the American Furniture Manufacturers Association, High Point, North Carolina
High Point is a city located in the Piedmont Triad region of North Carolina -- the 36th largest metro area in the United States with a population of 1.5 million. , sprung into action. AFMA AFMA Australian Fisheries Management Authority AFMA Australian Financial Markets Association AFMA American Film Marketing Association (now known simply as AFMA) AFMA American Furniture Manufacturers Association members contributed more than 7,000 pieces of furniture--valued at $4 million--to the thousands of families whose homes were damaged or destroyed. Furniture items were collected in a warehouse operated by the North Carolina Emergency Management Division and then transferred to staging areas for distribution to more than 1,200 needy families identified by the Salvation Army and other local charitable organizations. In addition to donated furnishings and transportation services, AFMA members also donated cash and supplies to assist flood victims. The AFMA campaign was the largest emergency relief effort in North Carolina and one of the largest on behalf of flood victims in the nation. |
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