Nov 2, 2022

High Point Market event raises $17,000 for hunger relief

The “Home vs. Hunger” event at High Point Market raised $17,700 for World Central Kitchen’s crisis-related hunger relief programs, according to Gift for Life, in partnership with home manufacturers and market-makers.

“We can’t begin to express our gratitude to Gift for Life’s Home vs. Hunger team,” said Cole Daugherty, chair of Gift for Life. “They did an extraordinary job of organizing, partnering and delivering a first-ever event at High Point Market. Gift for Life’s home market debut event was well-attended by top home brands, influential media and design community movers and shakers.”

Held Oct. 21 in the Eichholtz showroom in the heart of downtown High Point, the event raised its total with donations from Eichholtz and Loloi as well as many individual contributions from the home industry and design community. During the evening, Home vs. Hunger committee members shared information about World Central Kitchen and Gift for Life’s fundraising efforts.

The Home vs. Hunger committee will be developing an ongoing series of fundraising activities at High Point Market.

Home vs Hunger committee members include:

• Sharon Davis, ART
• Jen Dolan, Arteriors
• Jenny Heinzen York, Currey & Company
• Jonathan Cochran, Eichholtz
• Chris Amos, International Market Centers (IMC)
• Mark Furlet, International Market Centers (IMC)
• Russ Jones, Ivystone
• Douglas Self, J. Douglas
• Sandra Standefer, Loloi Rugs