Apr 30, 2012

Gift For Life & National Stationery Show Team-Up For 2012 AIDS Walk New York

Gift for Life, the gift, stationery and home decor industries’ leading charitable organization, has partnered with the National Stationery Show to participate in AIDS Walk New York, a charity fundraiser in New York City’s Central Park on Sunday, May 20 (opening day of the Show). The Gift For Life/National Stationery Show team will recruit walkers and raise funds for the fight against HIV/AIDS.

The Gift For Life/National Stationery Show team will walk 10 kilometers (6.2miles) through Central Park and across New York City’s Upper West Side. At the conclusion of the official route, the Gift For Life/National Stationery Show team will “go the extra mile,” finishing the walk at New York City’s Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, where the National Stationery Show runs through Wednesday, May 23.

“The National Stationery Show is delighted to partner with Gift For Life to support AIDS Walk New York,” said Patti Stracher, General Manager of the National Stationery Show “The event’s overlap with the National Stationery Show’s opening day offers members of the social stationery industry a unique opportunity to support this important cause – whether as walkers along the course or as donors from the exhibit floor.”

Industry members and friends are invited to join the Gift For Life/National Stationery team as both walkers and as donors. AIDS Walk New York begins at 10am on Sunday, May 20. To join the team as a walker, or to make donations to AIDS Walk New York, visit the following URL:http://aidswalknewyork2012.kintera.org/giftforlife_nationalstationeryshow. For questions, contact Cathy Steel, team organizer, atcathysteel@cathysteelassociates.com, or call (203) 340-9251.

Since 1986, AIDS Walk New York has raised more than $122 million for HIV programs and services in the tri-state area, and has grown into the largest AIDS fundraising event in the world. In 2011 alone, 45,000 participants, many of whom were members of more than 3,000 corporate and community teams, raised over $6.2 million for GMHC (Gay Mens Health Crisis) and 50 other tri-state area AIDS service organizations.

ABOUT NATIONAL STATIONERY SHOW
The National Stationery Show is North America’s most comprehensive source for greeting cards, social stationery and related lifestyle products, taking place annually at New York City’s Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. The Show features nearly 800 exhibiting companies and attracts some 11,000 buyers worldwide. The Show also presents extensive educational programming, industry events, and networking opportunities throughout the market week. For additional information and registration, visit www.nationalstationeryshow.com.

ABOUT GIFT FOR LIFE
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 $38 million to hundreds of AIDS organizations nationwide.

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.