BIA Kicks Off Promotion to celebrate its 120th anniversary, North Brunswick, New Jersey-based mattress manufacturer and licensing group Bedding Industries of America has created a limited edition 120th Anniversary Eclipse mattress. From April 25 through Oct. 29, 2025, proceeds from the sales of the Eclipse anniversary mattress will benefit Beat Autism Now Inc. Doug Krinsky, founder of Beat Autism Now Inc., expressed his appreciation to BIA Founder Stuart Carlitz and the entire team at BIA for putting together the Eclipse promotion to Erin Short at R & A Marketing for designing the new Beat Autism Now Inc. logo.
Ante4autism will offer 10 travel adventures in the silent auction this year. They can all be found on the website: Ante4autism.com. You can buy them now or wait until the auction on July 26 at South Point.
According to a news release, the 17th Annual Ante4autism event will be held Saturday, July 26, 2025, at the South Point Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Sponsors and players can now sign up online at Ante4autism.com or contact Doug Krinsky to sponsor or play in the event. In addition, the South Point Hotel and Casino has given Ante4autism attendees a special room rate over the weekend: Call 1-702-796-7111 and enter the special code: ANTE025, which is available Friday through Sunday. The Friday and Saturday rate is $129 and $59 on Sunday with a resort fee of $22.
Current 2025 Sponsors
- $25,000 Presenting Sponsor: Bedding Industries of America
- $15,000 Final Table Sponsor: 3Z Brands
- $10,000 Diamond Sponsor: Furniture First National Buying Group
- $5,000 Platinum Sponsors: Ashley Furniture Industries, Planned Furniture Promotions, TD Retail Card Services, anonymous donation, Leggett & Platt, Karl and Cathi Glassman, Furniture First golf outing
- $2,500 Gold Sponsor: Taekwondo America, Furniture First golf outing
- $1,000 Silver Sponsor: Englander, Joyce Cassen, MD, Furnituredealer.net
- $500 Bronze Sponsor: Colonial LLC
The 5 autism-related charities that will receive proceeds from the event are:
- Aces for Autism
- AJ Foundation
- All R Friends
- National Autism Association of Southeast Ohio
- Oakstone Academy
You can find more information about each charity by clicking on their logos on the website Ante4autism.com.
Sponsorship Guidelines
The 17th Annual Ante4autism Sponsorship Guidelines are on the website at Ante4autism.com. Sponsors and players are encouraged to sign up early to help support the 5 autism charities.
Doug Krinsky thanked all the co-hosts who volunteer their time, including:
- Joey Amato — Rock N Roll City Mattress
- Stuart Carlitz — Bedding Industries of America
- Bo Coconis and Randy Coconis — Coconis Furniture
- Nick Hrkman — Southerland Sleep
- Karina Jett — Keller Williams VIP
- Mike McQuiston — Carpenter
- Anthony Mehran — Huffman Koos Furniture
- Myra Stone, David Wachendorfer — Delandis Sleep,
- Jerry Williams — Retail Service Systems Inc.
The Centers for Disease Control’s latest incidence numbers report that the prevalence rate of children on the autism spectrum is now 1 in 31. This event supports the families, kids and adults on the autism spectrum, the news release said.
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