Press:

• Reading Eagle: Evolution in the office space - Employers balance trends and efficiency in developments, renovations (link)
• Reading Eagle: Working together finds its catalyst - A new initiative sponsored by the Greater Reading Chamber of Commerce & Industry gives small business owners a chance to collaborate (link)
• Reading Eagle: Liven up home or office on a budget (link)
• Reading Eagle: Entrepreneurial-excellence Awards (link)
• Reading Eagle "Working together finds its catalyst in Berks" - furnishings and artwork by Furniture Soup (link)
• Reading Eagle Sunday Edition of Home & Real Estate Section (link)
• Eastern PA Business Journal article (PDF)
• Berks County Living Magazine Feature (PDF)
• Furniture Soup client Winedown featured in Berks County Living Magazine (PDF)

Affiliations:

• "The Group" (formerly Springford Business Alliance)
• TriCounty Area Chamber of Commerce
• Greater Reading-Berks Chamber of Commerce & Industry
• Northeastern Berks Chamber of Commerce
• Berks Lancaster Green Building Association
• Reading-Berks Association of Realtors, Inc.
• Commercial Industrial Council
• Southeastern PA Associated Builders & Contractors
• MidAtlantic BX

Volunteer and Donation Work:

• Extreme Makeover; Home Edition, #804, Trish Urban's residence, Hamburg, PA. Brenda oversaw the supply of furniture and carpet tile rugs for the VIP tent and Tracy was a volunteer, at all odd hours, for "Art World" with a team of local decorative artists for the interior decor.
• Greater Reading Young Professionals - Community Advancement Committee
• School 2 Workplace Committee Member and Speaker
• Berks Women In Crisis
• Windsor Street Decorator Show House
• Opportunity House Souper Bowl
• Teen Challenge International
• Friend, Inc.
• Bell Tower Dog Days
• Kutztown University Performing Arts Series
• Junior Achievement of Greater Reading and Lehigh Valley
• The Garden Club of Reading
• Berks County Senior Citizenʼs Councilʼs Art Group

Achievements:

• 2009 WBE Certification “Women Business Enterprise” by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Bureau of Minority and Women Business Opportunities
• 2004 to 2009 Global Industries Outstanding & Superior Dealer Awards
• 2007 Greater Reading-Berks Chamber of Commerce & Industry Entrepreneurial Excellence Award to Brenda Gaul and Tracy McKay of Furniture Soup, Inc.
• 2005 Greater Reading-Berks Chamber of Commerce & Industry Marketplace Mardi Gras Madness; Most Imaginative Trade Show Booth
• Rapport Leadership International; Leadership 1 and Power Communication