May 20, 2013

Las Vegas Market Hosting Gift for Life Benefit at Summer Market

International Market Centers (IMC) announced today that it will host the 3rd annual “Up on the Roof” gala charity event benefiting Gift For Life, the sole charitable organization for the gift, stationery and home décor industries, on Tuesday, July 30, during the Summer 2013 Las Vegas Market, running July 29-August 2, at the World Market Center Las Vegas.

“Las Vegas Market is delighted once again to partner with Gift For Life, helping raise awareness and funds for prevention and treatment of AIDS,” stated Dorothy Belshaw, president of Gift & Home Décor, International Market Centers. “As the leading gift and home décor destination in the western United States, Las Vegas Market is proud and happy to continue its support for this worthy cause, and hope that this year’s event will exceed the nearly $15,000 raised through last year’s “Up on the Roof” party.”

The “Up on the Roof” party will marry fun with fundraising, all set against the spectacular backdrop of the Las Vegas skyline. From 6 to 8 p.m. in WorldView on the 16th floor of World Market Center’s Building B, party-goers will enjoy cocktails, appetizers, live music and a silent auction, and all funds raised will benefit Gift for Life. This year’s silent auction will feature a new “Chinese auction’ format, in which guests place raffle tickets in jars for the auction items they would like to purchase. All guests will receive one raffle ticket with their ticket purchase and can buy additional raffle tickets at the auction.

“We are truly grateful for the continuing generosity of the Las Vegas Market,” commented Stu Teller, chair of the Gift For Life board. “This very special reception is helping our organization educate the public and make a substantive difference in the lives of people impacted by AIDS.”

Tickets to “Up on the Roof’ cost $25 each; anyone purchasing four tickets will get a fifth ticket for free. Tickets can be purchased at http://upontheroofgala.eventbrite.com/, and onsite during Las Vegas Market in the lobbies of both Building A and Building C. Additional information will be posted soon at www.lasvegasmarket.com.

Gift for Life hosts events throughout the U.S. each year to benefit DIFFA. The primary mission of Gift for Life and DIFFA is to eradicate the AIDS pandemic in the U.S. Working together, Gift for Life and DIFFA will continue to raise funds for HIV/AIDS service and education programs. For additional information please visit www.giftforlife.org.

Las Vegas Market is a leading home furnishings and gift marketplace in the western U.S., presenting 1,000+ gift and home furnishings resources in an unrivaled market destination. Las Vegas Market features thousands of gift, furniture and home décor lines, allowing for cross-category commerce among these industries. The Summer 2013 Las Vegas Market runs July 29-August 2, 2013, at World Market Center Las Vegas. For more information, visit www.lasvegasmarket.com.

About Las Vegas Market and International Market Centers, L.P. Las Vegas Market is an international furnishings showcase that combines style, inspiration and productivity in an unrivaled, world-class destination. Situated on World Market Center Las Vegas’ state-of-the-art campus, Las Vegas Market features a comprehensive array of new product from thousands of leading manufacturers and lines in gift, furniture, mattress, lighting, decorative accessories, floor coverings, home textiles and more – delivering Today’s Total Home & Gift Marketplace. Retailers and designers can shop product offerings from trend-setters in all gift and home furnishings categories as well as benefit from complimentary educational, networking and hospitality events. With two markets each year, Las Vegas Market is the only major home furnishings and gift market in the western U.S. offering a unique cross-section of suppliers and buyers spanning these industries. For more information, visit www.lasvegasmarket.com. Find us on Facebook and Twitter.

Las Vegas Market is produced by International Market Centers, L.P. (IMC), the world’s largest operator of premier showroom space for the furnishings, home décor and gift industries. International Market Centers owns and operates 11.5 million square feet of world-class exhibition space in High Point, N.C. and Las Vegas. IMC’s mission is to build and operate an innovative, sustainable, profitable and scalable platform for the furnishings, home décor and gift industries. For more information on IMC, visit http://imcenters.com/.

ABOUT GIFT FOR LIFE and DIFFA

Gift For Life unites the gift and home industries against AIDS with more than $4 million raised since its inception in 1992. In 2008, Gift For Life selected DIFFA: Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS, one of the largest funders of HIV/AIDS service and education programs in the U.S., as its sole charity partner. Since its founding in 1984, DIFFA has mobilized the immense resources of the design communities to provide more than $40 million to hundreds of AIDS organizations nationwide. More information is available at www.giftforlife.org

ABOUT GMHC

GMHC is a not-for-profit, volunteer-supported, and community-based organization which provides prevention and care services to men, women and families that are living with, or affected by, HIV/AIDS in New York City. GMHC advocates for scientific, evidence-based public health solutions for hundreds of thousands worldwide. For information, visit gmhc.org.