Lending a Helping Hand: Ashley Furniture Donates 51 Beds to the Florida Sheriff’s Youth Ranch

Jason Futch reporter2.riverbendnews@gmail.com In a significant act of kindness and giving back, Ashley Furniture made a considerable donation to the Florida Sheriff’s Youth Ranch (FSYR) by delivering 51 twin pillow top mattresses with all the amenities, including gel pillows, comforters, sheets. This was made possible by a recent chance encounter between a staff member and a FSYR alumni. According to Arnetta Jacobs, Program Director for the FSYR, she had been browsing at the Ashley store in Tallahassee when she encountered former youth ranch alumni Cole Carritz, who resided at the ranch several years ago. Carritz is now employed with the furniture retailer. “He asked me if there was