FERDINAND, IN. – Best Home Furnishings’ employee fundraising effort raised $4,100 to donate to JDRF, an organization that funds research for Type 1 Diabetes.

Every Wednesday throughout March, employees at Best Home Furnishings locations were encouraged to wear a blue shirt. For each blue shirt worn, $2 was added to the organization’s total donation amount. To encourage employee participation further, Best provided every employee with a blue shirt in advance of March.

“We are grateful for the opportunity to support various organizations, such as JDRF’s type 1 diabetes research,” says Brian Lange, president of Best Home Furnishings. “We recognize there are many organizations that need funding and awareness assistance, and it’s our goal to contribute to many different initiatives that represent causes that are important to our emplo....