AdenWorks CEO Gives Back To Needy Thai Community
DALLAS – Richard J. Dobrey, founder and president of rustic teak manufacturer, AdenWorks Ltd., recently returned to Dallas after a home-building trip in Thailand. Because AdenWorks’ furniture is constructed of recycled teakwood, most of Dobrey’s business trips to the country are for buying and management purposes. However, his February trip revolved around giving back to the Thai community that has played such an integral part in AdenWorks’ nine years of successful growth.
Dobrey joined with Habitat for Humanity Thailand to help construct safe housing and offer a better quality of life to a lower class family in need of a place to call home. For five intense days of work, a diverse team consisting of eleven people from four different countries joined together to build a safe home and new future for a Thai family.
“It isn’t every day that I am able to directly work in the Thai communities where we purchase eco-friendly teakwood used for AdenWorks,” Dobrey said. “This past trip was about more than business, it was a chance for me to build a home for a deserving family, and I am grateful to Habitat for Humanity for giving me this rich opportunity.”
AdenWorks’ recycled teakwood furniture is manufactured in Thailand from recycled farm implements such as ox carts, ox bows, plows, wagon wheels, hubs, fence posts, dilapidated teak barns, and feeding troughs just to name a few. Each piece of furniture is handmade by true artists in the Thai community. These artisans are able to recreate AdenWorks’ visions through the use of antique implements of past farming days. The end result allows for retailers and designers to offer their customers pieces of history creatively transformed into rustic furniture.
Dobrey and the team of eleven “joined in the fight against poverty housing and homelessness.” As they hauled sand, mixed and hauled cement, set cement blocks, dug holes for septic tanks and constructed the house, they were joined by the ecstatic future homeowners who eagerly helped every step of the way. When the Thai family was presented with their new home their eyes filled with tears of appreciation.
During this difficult economic time, Dobrey said it was refreshing to have the opportunity to give back to a community that has been instrumental in AdenWorks ability to provide unique handcrafted teak furnishings for designers and retailers in the US.
With the home’s completion, another family was able to be taken off the streets of Thailand. Dobrey’s experience prompted him to return to the AdenWorks’ office with a new mission: to donate 10 percent of AdenWorks’ profits to the construction of homes in Thailand.
About AdenWorks Ltd.
Established in 2000 by Richard J. Dobrey, AdenWorks is a wholesale furniture company with a variety of styles and a constant goal to manufacture, design, and distribute sustainable teakwood furniture handcrafted from antique farming artifacts. AdenWorks provides retailers and designers with rustic, western, lodge and rustic contemporary furniture collections for both indoor and outdoor use. Functionality, sustainability, creativity, and longevity form the foundation upon which each piece of AdenWorks’ furniture is built.
Dallas-based AdenWorks was created to provide top quality recycled teak furniture along with proactive service and integrity to retailers and designers throughout the United States and Canada. AdenWorks’ environmentally-friendly collections utilize recycled rustic teakwood that accent a variety of indoor and outdoor living areas. AdenWorks’ permanent showroom is located in the Dallas Market Center. Visit www.AdenWorks.com for furniture collections and additional information.
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Aynsley Kindig, AdenWorks Ltd.