Capitol Lighting, a retailer of premier lights plus home fixtures, receives recognition for its years of good works and charitable giving

BOCA RATON, FL - Capitol Lighting proudly announces its latest achievement - selection as a finalist for The Next Big Give, a competition that recognizes the good works and impact businesses have on their community.  Currently, Capitol Lighting is focusing its efforts on Habitat for Humanity with the "Making Lives Brighter" campaign.

Capitol Lighting, a leading retailer of premier lights plus home fixtures with eight stores in New Jersey and Florida and worldwide at www.1-800Lighting.com, was selected by The Next Big Give for its company-wide reputation for countless philanthropic endeavors.  "At Capitol Lighting, we are proud to be the light store that gives back to its community.  Over the past several years, we have contributed thousands of dollars in cash and merchandise and hundreds of hours of volunteer time to more than 100 charitable organizations," said Eric Lebersfeld, President of Capitol Lighting.  "We are thrilled to be a finalist of The Next Big Give." 

Capitol Lighting is one of ten finalists in the competition.  The two winners will be announced February 14, 2012. From premier lights and ceiling fans to designer chandeliers plus home fixtures, Capitol Lighting stocks all of the popular lighting designs.  The company's staff of lighting professionals is ready to advise clients, designers, remodelers and architects on any home or business lighting project.  The company offers more than 500,000 products online at www.1-800lighting.com, as well as hundreds of thousands of products in its Florida and New Jersey light stores.

About Capitol Lighting

For more than 85 years, the lighting experts at Capitol Lighting's retail light fixture stores have helped customers find the perfect premier lights plus home fixtures from the largest selection of lighting products– from lamps to elegant bathroom chandeliers, modern shades, and more--at the most affordable prices available. The light store and its eight lighting showrooms are the offspring of a family retailing tradition that dates back to 1924, when Max Lebersfeld, an electrical contractor and immigrant from Austria-Hungary, opened the first light store in Newark, N.J.

Four generations later, Capitol Lighting has expanded the concept to four locations in New Jersey, four in southeast Florida and worldwide online at 1-800Lighting.com. Among their many awards, the readers of New Jersey Monthly magazine recently voted Capitol Lighting as the "Best of New Jersey 2010" for "Where to Shop for Lighting." Additionally, peers and fellow industry professionals have nominated Capitol Lighting for the seventh time for the prestigious ARTS Award for "Best Lighting Showroom" in the East Atlantic.

To find the best prices on your home décor, premier lights plus home fixtures, or to request a quote or browse the latest lighting sale for your next commercial lighting project, please visit Capitol Lighting's website at www.1800lighting.com or call 1-800-544-4846.

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