Staples Promotional Products

Build-A-Thon days that furnish homes

Staples Promotional Products hosted a Build-A-Thon for Furniture Bank in November 2024 and another in November 2025, turning a day of teamwork into new furniture for families setting up a home.

Staples Promo is a brand merchandiser, wholly owned by Staples Inc., that has committed to growing its positive impact on its associates, customers and communities. Its Build-A-Thons bring that commitment to families who are moving into a home with nothing to put in it.

At the first Build-A-Thon, 75 employees assembled 30 pieces of furniture for 30 families. A year later, 70 employees came together again and built 14 dressers, one for each of 14 families. Both times the team worked side by side on the floor, fitting panels, drawers and frames together until each piece was finished.

Every piece from a Staples Promotional Products Build-A-Thon goes to the families we serve: newcomers and refugees, people leaving homelessness, and women and children starting over after a shelter stay. A social service agency refers each family to us, and our team helps them choose what their household needs from our showroom.

A dresser means a family can unpack their clothes instead of living out of bags and boxes, and every finished piece is one less thing they go without. Thank you to everyone at Staples Promotional Products who has built furniture for a family they will never meet.