ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – On Saturday, a local charity hosted a Christmas giveaway, giving children in need free beds. Beds4Kidz distributed the mattresses as part of their mission to give 100 kids beds of their own by Christmas.
Their partner, American Home Furniture, provided the organization with over $130,000 worth of mattresses for families across the state. On Saturday, select families were invited to pick up the beds, allowing kids to walk around and pick which bed is the best for them.
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“Sleep is important for these kids, and many of these kids have never had their own bed to sleep in, and it’s really cool. They get to come here and pick out their own bedding, pick out their own mattress, and maybe for the in their life, have their very own personal bed, and that makes me happy,” said Kenton Van Harten, CEO of American Home Furniture & Mattress.
Since its inception, Beds4Kidz has provided over 22,000 kids in New Mexico with a bed of their own…