WATCH: Van Gogh Designs contributes $170,000 to Surrey Memorial Hospital during COVID19
Darpan News Desk Darpan, 11 Dec, 2020 07:38 PM
WATCH: A feel good story for your Friday. Van Gogh Designs Furniture will donate furniture worth $170,000 over a 2-3 year period to Surrrey Memorial Hospital. Meet Jeet Dhindsa President and CEO Of VanGogh Designs who joined DARPAN to talk about this philanthropic act during these #COVID19 times.
Based in South Surrey Van Gogh Designs has been manufacturing handcrafted furniture locally since 1993.
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