'I appreciate y'all lifting me up in prayer'

Jim "Mattress Mack" McIngvale, a Houston businessman known for his philanthropy, continues to significantly impact his community despite facing health issues

Members of the community are sending well wishes to local icon and businessman, Jim “Mattress Mack McIngvale, who said he is recovering from “cognitive” issues.

Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale and Gallery Furniture will host a “Dream Big Mattress Giveaway” where 100 free mattresses will be given away to first responders and teachers on Wednesday.

After the funeral service, a celebration of life will be held at Gallery Furniture on North Fwy. The public is invited to attend both events.

After the funeral service, a celebration of life will be held at Gallery Furniture on North Fwy. The public is invited to attend both events.

In celebration of Military Appreciation Month and the brand’s 70th anniversary, Denny’s is partnering with Gallery Furniture owner, Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale, for a special honor.

Jim ‘Mattress Mack’ McIngvale has had one heck of a week following the Houston Astros World Series win on Saturday night.

Jim ‘Mattress Mack’ McIngvale wants Houstonians and Astros fans to show kindness to visitors as the World Series returns to Minute Maid Park Saturday.

Astros superfan, major wagerer and sales icon Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale is going viral Wednesday morning after video surfaced of the ad pitchman swearing into a crowd in Philadelphia.

Mattress Mack and Gallery Furniture have partnered with a nonprofit to surprise a local grandmother who is helping raise her grandchildren with free children’s furniture on Wednesday.

There were long lines and cars were gridlocked outside Gallery Furniture on North Freeway Thursday morning.

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Gallery Furniture has you covered this holiday season with their ‘Home for the Holidays’ sale happening right now!

Houston businesses and organizations are stepping up in the wake of the deadly tornadoes that ravaged the Midwest over the weekend.

There’s still time to get your home ready for the holidays at gallery furniture’s Thanksgiving super sale!

Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale said Gallery Furniture was selling the most mattresses as their free mattress promotions ends on Tuesday.

Houston sent help to Louisiana by the truckloads Thursday.

Houstonians are working to collect supplies for the region ravaged by Hurricane Ida.

Mattress Mack gives out nearly 20,000 face masks FridayHOUSTON – In true “Mattress Mack” fashion, the business owner will send several University of Houston students to the Final Four game against Baylor this Saturday. Jim McIngvale and Gallery Furniture will also host a Coogs Pep Rally at the Gallery Furniture on North Freeway on Thursday at 11 a.m.During the pep rally, several UH students will win a round-trip charter flight to Indianapolis, tickets to the game and hotel accommodations. The public is welcome to show their Cougar pride in the parking lot of the pep rally. The lucky Final Four trip winners will board a private jet on Friday with the families of the UH coaches to attend the game.

Houston personality and business owner Jim McIngvale placed a seven-figure bet on the Houston Cougars. The Gallery Furniture store owner known as “Mattress Mack” booked a late-night flight to Colorado, where he placed $1 million with DraftKings on the Univeristy Houston at 9-1 to win the NCAA Championship. This historic wager would net McIngvale $9 million, and follows his winning $3.46 million Super Bowl bet on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. According to DraftKings, McIngvale’s bet is one of the largest March Madness wagers on record. I look forward to having skin-in-the-game for the rest of March Madness and seeing these young men compete, especially after the tournament was cancelled last season.”

HOUSTON – Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres sat down Wednesday to meet with Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale virtually about his efforts to give back to Houstonians during last week’s Texas winter storm, including opening both Gallery Furniture locations as warming shelters. We have a saying here at Gallery Furniture that we have a responsibility for the well-being of the community,” McIngvale said. At the end of his interview, DeGeneres wanted to help his GoFundMe page hit his goal of $50,000 to help winter storm victims. Over 700 Houstonians called Gallery Furniture a place of shelter and over 4,000 meals were delivered thanks to Mattress Mack, DeGeneres said during her show. This wasn’t the first time the Gallery Furniture owner opened his stores to those in need.

Hundreds of Houston families received much-needed food at a distribution drive at Gallery Furniture Tuesday.

HOUSTON – There was a steady stream of people pulling up all day Friday picking up supplies. We make that connection,” said Marisa McKimm, a community outreach volunteer with the Cajun Navy. It’s people helping people.””Thanks to all the Texans and Houstonians who have kept the faith in the last five days. Tough times never last, tough Texans do,” said McIngvale. If you would like to donate and register for assistance, visit Cajun Relief.

Deloris Sanchez, 56, and Mallissa Lee, 52, sit on a couch while taking shelters at Gallery Furniture store which opened its door and transformed into a warming station after winter weather caused electricity blackouts on Feb. 18, 2021 in Houston. As millions of people struggled to face freezing temperatures while enduring boil water notices and hourslong rolling power outages, Texans have come together to help one another during the weather crisis. “Neighbors helping neighbors cause that’s what we do in Texas,” one viewer wrote. Residents of the Harvest Green community in Richmond also boasted about their neighbors, sharing how there was an outpour of people volunteering, performing house and pipe inspections, and sharing bottled water among other essential items. Who has been your hero throughout the weather crisis?

Making decisions about risks large or small in the pandemic era is fraught enough. But the storms and outages ravaging Texas and other states have added a whole new layer to the process. But the storms and outages that have hit a big swath of the U.S. over the past several days have added a whole new layer of complexity. They’re taking precautions while there, she said, including wearing two face masks each and keeping their distance from other people. Under normal circumstances, the family could stay with neighbors or family, but the pandemic has made that harder.

HOUSTON – Gallery Furniture has opened two locations as warming shelters for residents who are still without power more than 24 hours after state-mandated blackouts. People can stay warm, get hot food and water at retailer’s locations at 6006 North Freeway in Houston and 7227 W. Grand Parkway South in Richmond. “We’re here to help the community,” said Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale, owner of Gallery Furniture. McIngvale said people should use extreme caution trying to get to the stores. You can find a list of warming centers in the Houston area here.

After a monthslong election, Jim McIngvale, otherwise known to Houstonians as “Mattress Mack,” is finally issuing payouts to Gallery Furniture customers who correctly predicted the Democratic party would win the 2020 presidential election. As part of promotional deal, Gallery Furniture owner Mattress Mack offered a 50% refund of a $3,000+ purchase total or 100% of a $3,000+ purchase total back in-store credit to customers who correctly choose the winner of the November election. According to Houston Chronicle, Mattress Mack said checks to winning customers are going out Monday. Following speculation by social media users that payouts were delayed due to concerns about voter fraud, McIngvale explained to the Chronicle that his company looked to avoid recollecting and redistributing prizes saying, “we didn’t want to pay it twice in case there was a flip, although the odds were very small.”

HOUSTON – Houston icon Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale has stepped up once again to help our community. On Thursday, Mattress Mack converted part of Gallery Furniture into a trade and a charter school complete with childcare and life coaches. The goal of this program is to help Houstonians get the skills they need to move up in the workforce. If the program, which located at the North Freeway Gallery Furniture, is successful, Mattress Mack said they will consider expanding it to the location in Fort Bend County. Community Health Choice, a nonprofit health insurer headquartered in Houston, is one of McIngvale’s community partners for WorkTexas, providing Life Services coaches and other resources onsite at Gallery Furniture for the new initiative.

HOUSTON – By Wednesday evening, employees at Gallery Furniture had packed a second truck of bottled water, diapers, toilet paper and other must-haves filled for those affected by Hurricane Laura in Texas and Louisiana. The North Freeway location serves as a drop-off location for the Houston’s Hurricane Laura Relief Fund. “The products will be on the way to Lake Charles, Cameron and Orange starting tomorrow,” said Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale. Donation sites at the George R. Brown Convention Center and Gallery Furniture will be open from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.Kroger Stores have collection boxes at each of its locations. George R. Brown Convention CenterGround-level, Hall D off Chartres Street and Walker Street1001 Avenida de las Americas DriveHouston, Texas 77010Gallery Furniture6006 North FreewayHouston, Texas 77076A-Rocket Moving & Storage3401 Corder StreetHouston, TX, 77021Requested supplies

Gallery Furniture’s Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale collaborated with Fort Bend County to open the Work Texas Resource Center inside of the Grand Parkway location to help people who are looking for employment.

Mattress Mack wants to help Houstonians stay safe from COVID-19 by giving away 10,000 free masks Friday from 5 a.m. - 9 a.m. at the Gallery Furniture North Freeway store.

HOUSTON – We want to tell you about a way you can help local seniors in need. Many in our area are home-bound and can’t travel to the grocery store for food and essentials. Next time you are shopping for groceries at Kroger, buy a few extra items that you can donate. Items they need include bottled water, non-perishable foods and cleaning products. Contact Gallery Furniture for more information, including how you can request a care package for a senior or disabled citizen.

Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale plans on providing a free meal to seniors and children at his Gallery Furniture store this week.

Gallery Furniture owner Jim ‘Mattress Mack’ McIngvale is calling on Houstonians to help homebound senior citizens.

Mattress Mack, the owner of Gallery Furniture, is recovering after undergoing a neck procedure. On his Facebook page, McIngvale posted a video of himself before and after the medical procedure. “I’ve had a pain in the neck right up to the World Series, hopefully, this will elevate it,” McIngvale said. In the video, doctors at the Spinal Diagnostic and Treatment Center said the procedure went perfectly. The best way to get better is to buy some furniture today and the pain the neck will go away,” McIngvale said from his bed.

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Ariel Segoviano shares his story of hope after Hurricane Harvey and how Jim "Mattress Mack" McIngvale and Gallery Furniture changed his life forever.