Hospice wins $10K flooring prize

MEADVILLE It was close, but thanks to local residents, Hospice of Crawford County has won $10,000 worth of free flooring in a nationwide contest for a planned Hospice House.

We won by 40 votes, Gina McCauley, program director for Hospice of Crawford County, said in a news conference Friday announcing the win.

Hospice of Crawford County and Foulks Flooring America won the $10,000 prize of carpeting/flooring in the recent Flooring America Stainmaster Carpets nationwide Improve Your Home, Improve Your Hometown contest.

Hospice of Crawford County plans to open Hospice House, a residential home on North Wayland Road between Meadville and Titusville, for patients with life-limiting illnesses. The new home is undergoing renovation and is expected to open in November, McCauley said.

Hospice of Crawford County was chosen as the non-profit beneficiary to win the donation since Foulks was voted the winner in the special online contest that took place from April 9 to May 20. Foulks was the top vote-getter among the 550 Flooring America stores across the U.S. Each store had a designated charity or non-profit organization.

McCauley said the staff at Hospice of Crawford County was deeply humbled by the massive outpouring of support the agency received in the flooring contest.

Truly, the dream of a hospice house would still be a dream without the active participation and support of our community, McCauley said. We gratefully thank all of our supporters for their ongoing support of our hospice program.

The contest was an opportunity for Stainmaster Carpet, in partnership with Flooring America, to acknowledge the importance of small business owners, charities and non-profits in the communities where they operate, said Mike Foulk.

We chose Hospice of Crawford County because of its remarkable commitment to our community, said Foulk. Hospice House will be a wonderful place for patients, and relaxing for them.

Voters in the internet-based contest had to be 18 years or older and only one vote per email address was accepted. While final vote totals werent revealed, Meadville, with 13,388 residents, won by 40 votes by topping Evansville, Ind., with 117,429 residents and Columbia, Mo., with 108,500 residents, as well as beating out sites in major markets such as Chicago and St. Louis.

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Hospice wins $10K flooring prize