Yes, it’s time to roll out the welcome mat again, this time for three new additions to our ever-growing list of generous souls stepping up to sponsor next month’s Party for Life extravaganza:
BRONZE SPONSORS ($1,000)
JJI International, Inc.
J. Grob Associates
FRIEND SPONSORS ($500)
KI Home by Martin
Remember, Sponsors get perks. Not to mention one seriously fun night (I mean c’mon…have you been to the Boathouse at Central Park???).
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Gift for Life is pleased to announce the past week’s worth of new additions to the stellar list of Party for Life Sponsors:
SILVER SPONSORS ($2,500)
Evergreen
Ganz
BRONZE SPONSORS ($1,000)
HFN
225 Limited
Urban Expositions
Mary Ann Tonkin
tecsys
FRIEND SPONSORS ($500)
Southern Accents Today
Lines by Alan Green
NASA (Nat’l Alliance of Sales Agencies)
Peterson Associates
Don’t forget that when you become a Sponsor, you get perks. Check ‘em out; it’s worth it (not to mention the fact this is gonna be one seriously fun party).
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Hmmm…holiday warmth beginning to have an impact? Maybe. Or maybe it’s just a reflection of how important it is to many of us that we combat HIV/AIDS with full force.
To that end, Gift for Life warmly welcomes the newest additions to our list of 2011 Party for Life supporters. Thanks for standing with us, everyone. Together, we create positive impact.
GOLD SPONSORS ($5,000)
Las Vegas World Market Center
Mainstreet Collection
Freeman
SILVER SPONSORS ($2,500)
OneCoast
Lazy Susan
Greeting Card Association
Evergreen
BRONZE SPONSORS ($1,000)
230 Fifth Avenue – Newmark Knight Frank
Mike Druckman
Snap Retail
Jeff Little
David Moses
FRIEND SPONSORS ($500)
Always Upward
Woodstock Percussions
Ted Products
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Each week brings more smiles as additional sponsors join us in supporting our Party for Life fundraiser. High fives all around to the following folks who know how to put their money on the mark…
…beginning with a drum roll, thanks to an upgrade since last week:
PLATINUM SPONSOR ($15,000)
George Little Management / New York International Gift Fair
Followed by two new additions:
GOLD SPONSOR ($5,000)
Dallas Market Center
BRONZE SPONSOR ($1,000)
Bungalow
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Welcome to DIFFAPORIUM: Shop for Life—a chance to shop your brains out while doing good.
A temporary emporium featuring hundreds of high-end donated products by designers, retailers, manufacturers, and artisans will be professionally merchandised, then opened to the public with posted prices at wholesale or below. All proceeds from the sale benefit DIFFA: Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS—Gift for Life’s sole charitable beneficiary.
Admission is free…here’s when the doors open: [click to continue…]
The January fund rasier, Party for Life, is our biggest push all year in the financial battle against HIV/AIDS. Thanks to the generosity and determination of a lot of folks, we’re off to a terrific start. Special thanks to Marcia Miller and Mud Pie for stepping up as our first Presenting Sponsor. You rock!
The latest additions to our Supporters list are:
PRESENTING SPONSOR ($25,000)
Mud Pie
DIAMOND SPONSOR ($10,000)
George Little Management / New York International Gift Fair
BRONZE SPONSORS ($1,000)
Alok International
Gift Box Corporation of America
41 Madison
Workman Publishing
FRIEND SPONSORS ($500)
Travel Planners
Wellspring
Archipelago Inc.
Don’t want to be left out, do you…? Good, because the entire industry is watching. Click here to see your company name listed on our next Sponsors news blast.
For a number of years I was aware of Gift for Life and impressed with the dedication and goals of the GFL Board. Additionally, I was aware of so many talented people in the gift, home and design industries who were no longer with us. What a loss of creative genius and loss of wonderful human beings.
I was thrilled when I was invited to be a member of the GFL Board of Directors eight years ago. Since then I have learned so much about the insidious breadth of AIDS. In the beginning it was thought to infect one singular group, but we all now know AIDS/HIV has no bounds. In early years of AIDS many children with hemophilia were innocently infected by blood transfusions. No one singular group, race, or resident of any single continent is free from the potential of infection.
The medical industry has learned much and thankfully made many advances and with the help of generous donations research has allowed infected people to live “normal” lives. But there is so much more to be done. We can’t give up.
Jill Sands
The Trend Forecaster
Once again, Gift for Life is a beneficiary of the annual charity golf tournament held during the Gift and Home Trade Association national conference. This year’s location? The spectacular English Turn in New Orleans, on November 18, 2010. [click to continue…]
Having been in the Gift and Home industry for over 20 years, I was devastatingly exposed to the loss of friends and work associates to HIV/AIDS and I wanted to find a way to be a part of the solution.
In 2002, after working at the LA Mart for about 2 years, we decided to have a fund raising event party to benefit Gift For Life. As Marketing Director, the planning and execution for the event was primarily my responsibility. It was a huge effort for the team here at the LA Mart but fortunately it gave me the opportunity to meet Sheila Charton who was working for AMfar, the charity that GFL sponsored. The event was a huge success and continued to be one of the largest GFL fundraisers on the West Coast for years to come.
I stayed in close touch with Sheila and when a board seat became available, Sheila recommended me and I happily became a GFL board Member. The good work that GFL does is so important. As medical advances progress, this disease tends to be thought of as long-term or chronic instead of terminal, so naturally the public is not as aware as it once was to its ongoing devastation. HIV and it’s rate of new infection is still a huge issue and I am proud to be a part of this wonderful group that works so hard to keep the Gift and Home community aware and educated in HIV and HIV related issues.
Frank Joens
Vice President, Sales
California Gift Show / L.A. Mart
