The number crunching is done, the calculator put away…and the numbers are official. Gift for Life is happy to announce that “Kings and Queens Casino Night” raised more than $100,000 for our fight against AIDS. Sweet.
This may have been our eighteenth year hosting a soiree, but make no mistake—the annual GFL get-together has been reinvented to become the gift, home, and stationery industry’s coolest not-your-grandma’s-fundraiser bash. If you’ve ever wanted to rub elbows with movers and shakers in an environment where everyone kicks back and loosens up, well…here you go.
Quoting Jenny Hammons, GFL Chair:
“This year’s event focused on fun and games as well as the chance to meet and greet across the industry. To date we have raised more than $4 million for HIV/AIDS research and assistance through the generous help of partners and party attendees. We look forward to seeing everyone in January 2011.”
So what did you miss if you didn’t make your way down 11th Avenue to la.Venue that night? Casino-style gaming, food, drink, a DJ, prize drawings, and a silent auction with some seriously cool loot:
- Sonoma Valley Wine Tour from Alexander Valley Vineyards, Dry Creek Vineyard and Murphy-Goode Winery
- Gift certificates from Archipelago Botanicals, A Simple Touch Spa, and ICU Eyewear
- Premium seats for both Yankees and Mets games
- Tickets to a Broadway show
- Fashions from Tracy Reese, Chado Ralph Rucci, and Diego Binetti
- Designer totes and handbags from Toss Designs, Rebagz Eco-Chic Handbags, Bungalow, Kathy L. Barrett Selections, Kate & Sara Handbags, and Anna Griffin
- Customized bins by Oscar de la Renta and Camilla Staerk for Vipp Home
- Home accessories from Two’s Company, John Derian, John Pomp Studios, Kravet Inc., and Thistle & Bee
Don’t miss out on next year’s celebration; subscribe to our email updates or sign up for our RSS feed to be among the first to hear all about the 2011 party. You never know who you might meet (or beat) at the blackjack table….
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