I was at the first meeting of Gift for Life at the National Stationery Show in the early 1990s, but I am not a founding member. However, I did join the board early on as an editor on one of the gift trade magazines.
I was eager to get involved with Gift for Life for several reasons. First, I knew a few of the super-talented folks in our industry whom we had already lost to AIDS. Second, I had young children and wanted to work to ensure that a vaccine or cure might be found in their lifetime, so they would not have to worry about the threat of HIV/AIDS.
Over the years, I have remained on the board as a representative of the various trade magazines for which I’ve worked, as well as independently when I was between permanent positions. I enjoy the camraderie of the board members and, most important, the opportunity to help to raise funds to fight HIV/AIDS worldwide.
It’s an honor to be a board member of Gift for Life.
Kathy Krassner
Krassner Communications
