COTA DE CAZA, Calif. – Planned Furniture Promotion’s Roy Hester will be recognized with City of Hope’s International Home Furnishings Industry Lifetime Achievement Award at the organization’s 30th Annual West Coast Golf and Tennis Tournament here on June 13.
The event will be held at the Coto de Caza Golf and Racquet Club and will include golf, tennis and dinner to support City of Hope’s lifesaving research.
Hester has more than 50 years of experience in the home furnishings industry, dating back to the age of 14 when he started working after school and summers in the warehouse for Helmly Furniture in West Palm Beach, Fla. I.C. Helmly Furniture was started by Hester’s grandfather in Savannah, Ga., and over the years expanded to 11 locations in Florida.
Hester is a alumni of the University of Florida graduated with Honors in both business and law. While attending school there he worked for Rhodes Furniture and opened his own furniture store while attending law school. After graduating, Hester continued the family business by opening a second furniture store in 1978 in Winter Garden, Fla.
Since closing his furniture store in 1988, Hester has worked with Planned Furniture Promotions and is currently senior vice president. He has helped to administer some of the largest retail furniture liquidations including Levitz, Roberd’s, Rhodes, Huffman Koos, Leath, HomeLife, Wickes and Modernage. He most enjoys helping independent family retailers maximize their financial return when they decide the time is right for them to exit the business.
City of Hope is one of the nation’s top comprehensive cancer centers and high-impact biomedical research enterprises. Their research has led to the development of synthetic human insulin and four of the top cancer drugs. Each year, more than 100 million people around the world benefit from discoveries made at City of Hope.
For additional information, please contact Loren Boyko at (626) 222-9764 or send an email to furniture@coh.org.
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