Meet businessman and hero Jim McIngvale, owner of the Gallery Furniture chain of stores in Houston, who opened his doors to flood victims in need. Check it out:
Our GF N FWRY & GF Grand PKWY stores are open for those in need. If you can safely join us, we invite you for shelter and food. God Bless. pic.twitter.com/IHHgjKmjMY
— MattressMack (@MattressMack) August 28, 2017
Update. The store rescued people in its truck, too:
Mr. McIngvale told CNN that he’ll help out once the flood waters recede by donating mattresses:
Furniture store owner shelters Houston evacuees, plans to donate mattresses: “We’re trying to help these people get back on their feet.” pic.twitter.com/yNtywVDDTy
— Michaela Pereira (@Michaela) August 29, 2017
What an awesome story. As of this broadcast, he’s sheltering around 1000 people and feeding them via the stores’ in-house restaurants:
Jim McIngvale, aka @MattressMack, opened his Houston furniture store to evacuees. "We're thrilled to have them." https://t.co/tPwPsT2NFI
— New Day (@NewDay) August 29, 2017
Mr. McIngvale did this during Hurricane Katrina as well:
Kudos to Gallery Furniture in Houston – opened their showrooms to victims of flooding. Did so in Katrina. BZ. https://t.co/chHazgjlbs
— Dennis Morrison PhD (@DrDennyM) August 28, 2017
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