Mar 31, 2015

National Stationery Show, DIFFA to raise funds in AIDS Walk New York

The National Stationery Show will renew its partnership with Gift For Life — the gift, stationery and home industries’ sole charitable organization — to participate in the 30th annual AIDS Walk New York to be held Sunday, May 17.

As part of the fourth consecutive year of the collaboration, the joint Gift for Life/NSS team will recruit walkers to raise funds for the fight against HIV/AIDS, with participants either walking the actual 10K course that starts and ends at Central Park or taking a virtual walk through the aisles of the National Stationery Show, slated to run May 17-20, at the Javits Convention Center in New York City.

In 2014, the Gift for Life/NSS team raised $30,372 — 20 percent more its initial fundraising goal — and was ranked among the top 25 teams participating in AIDS Walk New York. The team’s total donations included a generous $5,000 matching grant from Gift For Life’s charity partner, DIFFA: Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS. With DIFFA on board again with another $5,000 matching grant, the team has set a fundraising goal of $25,000 for 2015.

During the past 30 years, AIDS Walk New York has raised more than $140 million to combat HIV and AIDS. The funds sustain prevention, care, and advocacy programs for the thousands of men, women, and families affected by the disease. To join the Gift for Life/NSS team or to donate, visit: https://ny.aidswalk.net/GFLNSS2015, or contact team captain, Su Hilty at HiltyBrady@aol.com.

For more information on the National Stationery Show, visit www.nationalstationeryshow.com.