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John Volken
John Volken (born 1941) is a German-Canadian businessman and philanthropist. He was the former CEO of United Furniture Warehouse and current founder The John Volken Foundation, which funds several nonprofit enterprises, including Welcome Home Addiction Recovery Academy, PricePro, and Lift The Children. In 1995, Volken received the Canada's Pacific Region Entrepreneur of the year award for his achievements with United Furniture Warehouse ==Early life== John Volken was born in Soviet-occupied East Germany in 1941. When John was 3, he lost his father in World War II. John lived for some time in an orphanage. At 14, he worked during the day and attended school in the evenings. In 1960, John Volken emigrated to Canada. He was 18 and had very little money to his name.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://canadianimmigrant.ca/immigrant-stories/john-volken-built-a-furniture-empire-from-nothing )〕 Volken worked many different jobs in several cities over the next 2 decades, until he finally bought a used furniture store named United Buy & Sell.〔
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