A 91原创 furniture store is extending a helping hand to those who have been burned-out from their homes at Paddington Station apartments.
Leons, which opened in 91原创 last September, has donated new furniture for the amenities room in the second building that was not damaged by the December 2016 fire.
The room 鈥� titled Leons Community Corner 鈥� will also serve as a mini showroom, as all victims of the 86 units destroyed are being offered a discount in the store.
鈥淲e want to take some of the burden away from some of the people that have faced such tragedy,鈥� said Leons sales and merchandising manager Dave Sharpe.
鈥淚n the 110 years of their (Leons) existence, they have honoured themselves in providing to community.鈥�
The connection was made when Paddington strata members Donna Francis and Donna Moore approached sales associate Mike York of Leons asking for help. Together, they brainstormed a way to combine what Leons does, with the needs of Paddington.
Any of the residents hoping to furnish their places with the couches, carpet, coffee table and artwork that has been donated by Leons can even buy the set right from their amenities room, and Leons will replace the room with a new one.
鈥淲hat was exciting to me was just their (Leons) openness to community. That鈥檚 what I love,鈥� Francis said.
鈥淎nd we鈥檝e done the research for them (the residents),鈥� Moore added. 鈥淏ecause it鈥檚 been hard enough to be out of their homes for this time, and a lot of people don鈥檛 even know the steps to take. So the fact that we can bring the information to them means it鈥檚 stuff that they are not going to have to think about, because it鈥檚 been hard for everybody.鈥�
Francis and Moore also feel that upgrading the room will help the residents of the building feel pride in their home again.
Before the fire, the large room had just one old couch sitting in the corner with a white slip cover on it.
鈥淭his is going to be, I think, the conversation, because we鈥檙e not used to this at Paddington,鈥� Moore said. 鈥淲e are not used to this loveliness, we鈥檙e just getting there, and this is lovely.
鈥淣or will the people who live here be used to it, so it鈥檚 going to start the conversation, what is this?鈥�
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