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Distinguished Member Award

Charles Blankenship receives

"Distinguished Member Award" from UFA

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Charles Blankenship (on the right) during preparation for a grand opening at one of our Wood You Furniture stores.

Wood You Furniture has been serving our customers for over thirty years with quality real wood furniture. When Wood You Furniture was first started in Jacksonville, FL in 1977 no one could have known just what Wood You was to become. Charles Blankenship came on board with his first personal store in 1979 and after becoming a partner, with Alton Johnston, in Wood You Distributors Inc. he played a significant part in the growth of this company from that time on. His forward thinking and determination helped propel this company into a tremendous growth spurt from the late 1980's into the 21st century.

Mr. Blankenship was one of the charter members for the foundation of the Unfinished Furniture Association (UFA), also holding numerous positions over the last two decades on the board of trustees and serving on multiple steering committees, over the years, for the national association (UFA).

Later he was honored to lead Wood You Distributors into becoming the first ever international unfinished furniture chain; opening in the Bahamas and eventually into Trinidad, where they stand to this day.

During a National Show for the Unfinished Furniture Association Mr. Blankenship was awarded the "Distinguished Member Award" recognizing and rewarding his decades of service and positive contributions to the growth of this wonderful industry.

Congratulations, Mr. Blankenship. Your positive mark has been left on this industry as a whole and on Wood You Distributors Inc. in particular. As a company we would like to recognize Charles Blankenship. Thanks Mr. B. you should be proud of your legacy. You have been a wise counsel in this industry and built your legacy throughout this country, both within Wood You Furniture and beyond!

Comments (10)

Real wood music to my ears I just love it and I envy all the people that have purchased from wood you.I am in Canada and all I can do is watch and be amazed at these lovely furniture.I will visit the store on my next visit to Trinidad and who knows I might be able to take a little wood you with me.Keep up the good work.

We, at the New Port Richey Wood You, would like to extend our congratulations to Mr. B . . . Well done Mr. B!

Karen and Chuck

I miss Wood You! We moved from Missouri and do not have a store near us. Came to the site to see if you sold via the internet then started reading your blog.

Glad to see your company and its leadership honored, my house is full of your wonderful products.

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Response to Cheryl,

We miss you and your family too Cheryl! Make sure and stop back in next time you are in town. Thank you for your business, we would love to see some pictures.

Sincerely,
Brett B.
Wood You Distributors

I bought my first piece for Wood You funiture in the early 90's from my local Wood You, for my business and my home. Love it! Solid and classy! The furniture is impressive . . . (comments edited) . . . I am really impressed with the way the blog is being handled by Brett. He has put the customer first through his comments. . . . (comments edited) . . . and keeps the blog on track. We need more business men like you!

Wood You, keep up the good work. My Grand kids will be needing furniture in the future. Congrads Mr. Blankenship

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Response to Wanda:

Wanda,

Thank you for your input and for your time spent on the blog, come back soon and we will continue to share our ideas and opinions

Regards,
Brett B.
Wood You Distributors

I read this blog often and have a few comments . . . (comments edited) . . . Charles Blakenship, congratulations on your award!

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Response to Barry:

Barry,

Thank you for reading the blog frequently! This blog has always been about letting everyone having their own voice so here is yours!
Thank you for your support of Wood You Distributors, it means the world to me personally as an employee!

Sincerely,
Brett B.
Wood You Distributors

To whoever posted this morning. Thank you for your very entertaining post but unfortunately I will not be able to post it. My intention was not to create a pile on, just acknowledge an award.

Thank you for taking the time to read our blog. I hope you will continue to do so and continue posting.

Regards,
Brett B.
Wood You Distributors

Love this blog, although not sure why all the heated conversation. It seems great to me that anyone in the company would get honored. It says a lot about the company and the people behind it. Maybe there is a team building lesson needed for Wood You.

As a customer, I love the furniture and all the information this blog provides. Keep providing great products and prices. . . . (comments edited)

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Response to JoJo:

JoJo,

Thank you for your kind words and your words of wisdom. There is a lot to be learned from your simple post.

Regards,
Brett B.
Wood You Distributors

Just wanted to give my congrats to Mr. B. I read the blog often but rarely comment. When I saw this blog post I had to put my two cents in.

I spent some five years plus in the Wood You system first as a manager in a few different Jacksonville stores and then as a store owner in Bradenton, FL

The counsel I received from Mr. Blankenship was always a positive force in my young business owner's life. I have since moved on but the lessons that I have learned while in the Wood You System have served me well in my other endeavors.

What a quality company offering great values throughout. I still buy my furniture from you guys any time I need something. Thank you for the opportunities offered and the lessons taught.

Congrats Mr. B. an award well deserved, in honor of you I say "GO GATORS"!

Matt Blythe
Jacksonville, Florida

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Response to Matt:

Matt,
My man, great to hear from you! Thanks for the kind words I know Mr. B. will appreciate them. Now quit just reading the blog and start posting more often. You were trained well so I know you still have a lot of knowledge in that brain of yours :)

Regards,
Brett B.
Wood You Distributors

Thanks for the article. I was always curious who was behind such a neat company. My wife and I love our local store here in South Florida.

Charles the Wood You store in my area represents you well, keep up the good work and congratulations on the award!

Mr. B,

Congratulations on earning such an honor. For a person as humble as you are, this must be embarrassing for you, but congratulations none the less.

Rob
A.S. Florida

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