A Shade Above Makes Selecting Window Coverings Easy

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AShade Above Window Fashions provides a unique experience for consumers shopping for window coverings. Their interactive showrooms allow customers to operate more than 100 different shades and blinds. Bruce Abramson, president of A Shade Above Window Fashions, has been in the window covering industry for more than 30 years. He recently answered some Bruce Abramson, President of A Shade questions about his busi Above Window Fashions ness and what differentiates it from the competition. Please describe your showrooms.

We’ve been serving South Florida since 1984. In 2000, our Davie showroom was selected as the nation’s first Hunter Douglas Window Fashions Gallery. This summer we opened a second showroom in Sunrise near Sawgrass Mills. Both of our stateof-the-art showrooms offer a wide variety of indoor and outdoor shades and blinds from top national and international brands. We have products to fit all budgets. What products do you offer?

We provide many of the top products on the market, including plantation shutters, roller and patio shades, roman shades, horizontal and vertical blinds, automated awnings and patio screens, decorative grilles, Luminette, Silhouette, Pirouette and PowerView and Somfy automation. What products are currently trending in the window covering industry? Plantation shutters remain one of our most popu

lar products. They are a timeless window treatment that is always in style. If you’re looking for a decorative statement, plantation shutters provide trim work around your window, including a new contemporary frame. Depending on which shutter you choose, they can complement any decor. What other trends can customers spot in your showrooms?

If you’re looking for a soft, contemporary look, transitional roller shades are an ideal product that can work in any room. These shades alternate sheer and solid fabric, allowing a single Plantation Shutters shade to transition from open to close. It’s a perfect shade for those who want a view but also light control and privacy. Do you carry room darkening products? We’re always adding to our collection of blackout shades and we have interactive displays that show different degrees of darkness. We offer stylish shades that provide total blackout in bedrooms and media rooms. Customers love our Duo Shades — during the day a transparent shade gives you a view of the outside while maintaining privacy and keeping out the heat. At night the blackout shade Transitional Roller Shades keeps the room private while main business model is special. Our full-size displays are taining darkness in the morning. Both shades work available for the customer to view and operate as together in one unique system. it will appear in their home. Our employees have What’s available for patios and other outdoor spaces? decades of experience in the window covering indus Our patio shades allow you to relax on your patio try, so they can answer personalized questions that without melting in the sun. These shades can be oper will help customers make the best decisions tailored ated manually with a cable guide for wind resistance, to their needs. or the shades can be motorized in a track. We also What’s the best way for customers to contact you? have retractable patio screens that protect you from To schedule an appointment at one of our showbugs on muggy days but allow you to raise the screens rooms, visit our website AShadeAboveFlorida.com when you want open air. For the ultimate in cover or call us at 954-434-8701. Our knowledgeable staff age, we have fashionable European style automated will provide a personalized in-depth tour of our awnings that automatically retract on a windy day. many interactive displays. Our full-service package How have you adapted during Covid-19? includes professional measuring and installation by Early on in the pandemic, we knew we’d have a our Hunter Douglas certified technicians. unique challenge. Many people are working from A Shade Above’s Davie showroom is located at 5967 home and using this time to renovate their homes. So South University Drive, on the northwest corner of we had to ensure that we had a safe way for customers University Drive and Stirling Road. to shop. We introduced an appointment system where A Shade Above’s Sunrise showroom is located at people can book a private showroom tour, either by 13051 West Sunrise Boulevard, on the northwest corvisiting our website or calling us. We also introduced ner of Sunrise Boulevard and Yellow Toucan Road. virtual showroom appointments where we can meet For more information, call 954-434-8701. with customers via video. All of our staff and customers wear masks. With so many choices, how do you help customers make a decision? When customers visit our showrooms, they receive a tour of the newest shades and blinds available today. We recognize that it can be difficult to make decisions from small samples. That’s why our Family Owned For 36 Years

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COMMUNITY NEWS Jackboy, Partners with the Miami Dolphin’s Albert Wilson Foundation to Provide More Than 2,500 Meals to Broward County Students and Families

The Albert Wilson Foundation (AWF), founded by Miami Dolphins wide receiver Albert Wilson to enrich the lives of children in foster care and raise awareness about social justice and racial inequality issues impacting those in the foster care system (he, too, came up through the foster care system), recently partnered with Sniper Gang and EMPIRE music artist, Jackboy, to donate more than 2,500 meals to Broward County, FL, students and families. The partnership also included funding to help AWF launch its youth mentorship program, which is currently slated to begin in early 2021. In total, Jackboy donated $10,000 to benefit youth, families and local businesses in Broward County.

On September 1, Jackboy purchased 80 lunches and 2,500 meal vouchers from Dutch Pot Jamaican Restaurant. The 80 lunches were then delivered to students who attend Eagle Nest Middle School by Albert Wilson and Jackboy. Since students are not currently attending school in-person, parents were advised that meals would be available to pick up in a socially distanced, drive through setting on the school’s grounds. The remaining 2,500 meal vouchers will benefit Broward County families and children in foster and relative/nonrelative care associated with the child dependency system. Since hitting the music scene in 2017, the 23-year old rap artist and native South Floridian, Jackboy, has amassed more than 85 million views on YouTube and more than 160 million streams across all streaming music platforms. Jackboy holds his South Floridian community close to his heart and pledged $10,000 to supporting local businesses and families in need who may have been impacted by Covid-19.

About The Albert Wilson Foundation

The Albert Wilson Foundation is a charity founded by Miami Dolphins WR Albert Wilson to enrich the lives of children in foster care. It strives to change the destiny of foster children and break the cycle of abuse, neglect and abandonment. With an average of 40-60% of foster youth identifying as Black or Hispanic, the Foundation also serves as a voice and an agent of change dedicated to raising awareness for social justice and racial inequalities. The Foundation not only works to support youth during their transition in and out of foster care, but also provides a platform for transitioning youth to learn about legal rights, laws and social issues impacting people of color. Its goal is to provide scholarships to those wishing to continue their education outside the state of Florida, in addition to rewarding youth who continue to excel in the classroom and extracurriculars, despite all obstacles and circumstances. For more information visit http:// www.albertwilsonfoundation.org.

About Jackboy:

Born in Haiti and raised in Pompano Beach, Florida, Sniper Gang artist Jackboy beams with a captivating personality and charisma. He emphasizes the importance of words, both in conversation and melodic rapping as seen throughout his career and latest album Living In History, which came out August 28, 2020. The 14 track offering reflects the unprecedented and challenging times this country is facing due to the pandemic and social injustices.

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