🎄 Central Furniture Rescue Celebrates Partnership with the 2026 Festival of Trees!
November 13–15, 2026 | DoubleTree by Hilton | Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Central Furniture Rescue (CFR) is thrilled to announce that we have been selected as the beneficiary of the 2026 Festival of Trees Tree Auction, hosted by The Gazette!
This beloved Eastern Iowa holiday tradition brings our community together to celebrate the season through beautifully decorated Christmas trees, festive entertainment, family activities, and the joy of giving back.
This year, the magic of the holidays will help Central Furniture Rescue continue its mission of turning empty spaces into homes for individuals and families transitioning out of homelessness and crisis.
🎄 Beautiful Trees. Meaningful Impact.
Each beautifully decorated tree sold through the Festival of Trees auction will help support Central Furniture Rescue’s mission.
Every day, CFR collects gently used furniture and household essentials from our generous community and provides them at no cost to individuals and families who are starting over with little or nothing.
A bed for a good night’s sleep. A table where a family can share a meal. A comfortable chair to relax in after a long day.
These everyday essentials make an extraordinary difference.
When you support the Festival of Trees Tree Auction, you’re helping turn an empty space into a place to call home.
❤️ A Community Coming Together
We are incredibly grateful to The Gazette for choosing Central Furniture Rescue as this year’s tree auction beneficiary.
The Festival of Trees is a wonderful example of what happens when our community comes together to make a difference. In addition to supporting CFR through the tree auction, donations collected through the event’s product drive will benefit HACAP.
🎁 Join Us November 13–15!
We invite our volunteers, donors, community partners, families, and friends to experience the magic of Festival of Trees.
Whether you attend, bid on a decorated tree, volunteer your time, or simply help spread the word, you are part of making this holiday season brighter for families in our community.
Event Details
📅 November 13–15, 2026
📍 DoubleTree by Hilton, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
🎄 Beneficiary of the Tree Auction: Central Furniture Rescue
❤️ Product Drive Beneficiary: HACAP
🙌 Volunteers Needed!
It takes many helping hands to make this holiday tradition possible! Volunteers are needed before, during, and after the event.
Click Here to Explore Volunteer Opportunities
Help Us Share the Holiday Magic!
Mark your calendars, invite your friends, and join us in celebrating a season of generosity and community.
Together, we’re doing more than decorating trees. We’re helping furnish homes, restore dignity, and create new beginnings.
From all of us at Central Furniture Rescue, thank you for helping make a house a home. ❤️
Central Furniture Rescue is a Cedar Rapids-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to providing essential furniture and household items to individuals and families transitioning out of homelessness while keeping reusable furnishings out of local landfills.
What we do
We collect basic furniture and household items to provide to those transitioning from homelessness into their own homes.
You can help us accomplish our mission by donating money and volunteering your time and talents.
We receive donations of basic furniture and household items, rescuing them from being sent to the landfill. Then we deliver the beds, dressers, kitchenware, etc. to our clients according to their needs, at no cost, to help turn a house into a home.
We receive client referrals from the area homeless and women’s shelters (See Our Partners page for more infomation). Our clients have worked very hard to overcome homelessness and are moving into their own housing.
Success Stories
We are committed to helping people who need it most. Read about their experiences and successes with Central Furniture Rescue.
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