Platypus Store Hold Auction For School

On Saturday, June 2, 2012, during its Grand Opening celebration, PLATYPUS, the custom home furnishing store, in Chester, N.J. held a charity auction to benefit The Midland School. All forty auction lots of furniture and home décor were sold and 100 percent of the proceeds were donated to the Midland School, a comprehensive special education school for children with developmental disabilities.

On Friday, June 8, 2012 PLATYPUS owner, Mr. Jeffrey Schulman presented Midland with a check for $14,625—the proceeds from the Grand Opening auction celebration. “We are so grateful to Jeffrey Schulman and the PLATYPUS team for putting this event together,” said Executive Director, Philip M. Gartlan. “The whole experience exceeded our expectations way beyond the amount raised. We were touched to see a group of people that believed so strongly in the Midland mission that they went above and beyond to support it.”

Founded in 1960, The Midland School, located in North Branch, N.J., is a nationally recognized, nonprofit comprehensive special education school dedicated to the individual, social, emotional, academic and career needs of children with developmental disabilities. The school currently serves 189 students ages 5 through 21 from 13 counties in New Jersey. In addition to traditional academic subjects, Midland provides speech and occupational therapy, counseling and social skill instruction. Midland provides job training to all students, and as a result, 70 to 80 percent of Midland graduates obtain competitive employment within their communities after graduation. The school also provides continuing social and recreational activities for its graduates through an active Alumni Association. For more information, visit www.midlandschool.org.