Christmas Cheer Is in the Air at the Festival of Trees! 🎄
Central Furniture Rescue volunteers are spreading Christmas joy at the DoubleTree!
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at the DoubleTree in downtown Cedar Rapids!
Today, our amazing Central Furniture Rescue volunteers are busy decorating CFR’s very own Christmas tree for The Gazette’s Festival of Trees! And judging by the pictures, they’re having just as much fun as they’re working!
We sure do LOVE our volunteers! ❤️ Their creativity, laughter, generosity, and willingness to give their time make our mission possible. Today, they’re trading furniture and household essentials for ornaments, lights, and a little Christmas magic!
Come See Our Tree This Weekend!
🎄 November 13–15, 2026
📍 DoubleTree by Hilton, Downtown Cedar Rapids
Bring your family and friends for a weekend filled with beautiful Christmas trees, holiday excitement, and family fun!
Central Furniture Rescue is honored to be this year’s Festival of Trees beneficiary! What a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the season while supporting our mission of turning empty spaces into homes for individuals and families starting over.
Be sure to find CFR’s tree, enjoy the festivities, and stop by to say hello!
We can’t wait to see you this weekend! ❤️🎄
Take a peek at these behind-the-scenes photos of our wonderful volunteers decorating our tree at the DoubleTree!
🎁 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
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.
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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