This Sunday: Gift for Life’s annual Party for Life in NYC
Gift for Life, the gift, stationery and home decor industries’ leading charitable organization, today announced the exciting details of its winter 2011 national fundraising event and 19th anniversary party. Gift for Life’s Party for Life, benefiting DIFFA, will be held on Sunday, January 30, 2011, from 6:30 to 10 p.m. at the Central Park Boathouse in New York City. The popular event will take place during the New York International Gift Fair®.
“It’s a party, it’s a fundraiser, it’s a great event for entertaining and mingling,” said Jenny Hammons, chair of the Gift for Life board. “This single evening raises much needed funds and touches the lives of people around the country.”
The Party for Life will feature food, drink, and a short program honoring industry leaders with three awards: the Design for Life Award being presented to Kathy Ireland, the Bert Tonkin Gift of Giving Award being presented to David Moses, and the Trailblazer Award being presented to Mud Pie LLC founder and CEO Marcia Miller.
Guests will also compete for a wide array of prizes available at silent auction including jewelry, photography services, and more. Three live auction items will tempt guests with unique experiences: two VIP tickets to a taping of The Late Show with David Letterman and hotel accommodations for two nights at the Trump SoHo New York hotel. Also available are two VIP tickets with backstage passes for the Janet Jackson concert on March 19 in New York City.
The centerpiece prize is luxury accommodations in a first-class resort in Turks and Caicos. This prize package includes seven days and six nights in a 3200 square foot condominium at the Seven Stars resort on the island of Providenciales. This prize has been generously donated by Patricia and Gerard Creagh.
Individual tickets to the Party for Life are available for $125.
Make plans now to attend Gift for Life’s 19th Annual Party for Life, benefiting DIFFA, on Sunday, January 30, 2011 at The Boathouse at Central Park. For details, including ticket sales and sponsorships, contact Steven Williams at swilliams@diffa.org, (212) 727-3100. Additional information and tickets are also available at www.giftforlife.org.
The primary mission of Gift for Life and DIFFA is to eradicate the AIDS pandemic in the U.S. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention reports an increased incidence of HIV infections in the United States in 2008. Working together, Gift for Life and DIFFA will continue to raise funds for HIV/AIDS service and education programs.
ABOUT GIFT FOR LIFE
Gift for Life, the gift and home decor industry’s volunteer group raising funds for AIDS assistance and research through DIFFA: Design Industry Foundation Fighting AIDS, was founded in 1992. Since then, Gift for Life has raised nearly $4 million through special events, cause-related marketing, promotions, and from corporate and individual donations.
ABOUT DIFFA
DIFFA: Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS is one of the largest funders of HIV/AIDS service and education programs in the U.S. 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. The DIFFA: Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS Web site is available at www.diffa.org
