NOVEMBER - DECEMBER 2016 NEWSLETTER

Buy Tickets Now for the 25^TH
Anniversary Party For Life!

Plan now to attend Gift for Life's 25th Anniversary Party for Life fundraiser – taking place on Monday, February 6, from 6:30-10pm at The Boathouse in Central Park in NYC, during the NY NOW tradeshow. Guests will mingle, network and compete for a wide array of fabulous silent auction prizes.

As part of the evening's festivities, Jan van der Lande of Kikkerland Design Inc. will be awarded Gift for Life’s Chuck Yancy Lifetime Achievement Award. Dutchman Jan van der Lande founded Kikkerland Design Inc. in 1992 – the same year of Gift for Life’s founding – by selling products made by independent self-producing designers. Today, Kikkerland has its own design studio and produces about 150 new items every six months – averaging out to a remarkable one product per day.

Party for Life tickets are $125 each and include food, an open bar and dancing; sponsorships begin at $500. Proceeds support the work of DIFFA and its continued efforts to fight HIV/AIDS. For more information and/or tickets, click here.

Events:

Party on Peachtree in Atlanta is January 12

The third-annual "Party on Peachtree" event benefitting Gift for Life and Young Gift Executives (YGE) will be held on Thursday, January 12, from 6-9:30pm at the Capital City Club, during The Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishing Market.

Hosted by AmericasMart•Atlanta and produced by Appelman & Schauben in association with GFL and YGE, the evening will include great food plus a full-service bar. Tickets are $75 each; proceeds from this year's event directly support both Caminar Latino and Atlanta's Street Smart Youth Project "Become A Responsible Teen" (BART) HIV risk-reduction program for adolescents. For more information and to purchase Party on Peachtree tickets, click here.

Support:

"Under 40" GFL Cause-Marketing Program Launches in January

Three gift companies – all with owners under the age of 40 – are collectively partnering on a cause-related marketing initiative to benefit Gift for Life. Ann Page LLC, Duke Cannon Supply Company and The Urban Agriculture Company have each pledged to donate $1,500 to GFL from sales raised from a product or products in their lines throughout 2017.

The products in this cause-marketing program are: four birthday cards from Ann Page LLC, founded by Virginia Thomas; Handsome Man Grooming Can from Duke Cannon Supply Company, co-founded by Anthony R. Albanese; and the "Flower For Life" Organic Flower Grow Kit from The Urban Agriculture Company, founded by Chad Corzine.

Companies interested in participating in a cause-related marketing program to benefit Gift for Life should contact GFL Board Member Matt Katzenson at matt@finelinescompany.com.

GFL Launches New Website

In conjunction with Gift for Life's 25th anniversary, GFL has launched a new website that features information about its founding in 1992 through its present-day fundraising initiatives. The site's development and design were donated by Web Future US, LLC – a full-service digital agency that provides its clients with customized online solutions, outstanding creative design and engaging content.

The new GFL website presents information in three main categories: Participate, Donate and Make a Difference. The Participate section provides details about Party for Life, Gift for Life's annual fundraiser, as well as other nationwide at-market events that benefit Gift for Life. The Donate section encompasses cause-marketing programs as well as direct giving. The Make a Difference section profiles Gift for Life's beneficiary, DIFFA: Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS and its grantees.

GFL Has New 25th Anniversary Logo

Gift for Life has debuted a new logo that highlights its 25th anniversary in 2017. The design for the new logo was donated by Progressive Business Media, a longtime supporter of GFL.

Awareness:

DIFFA National Grants 333K to Support HIV/AIDS Organizations Across the U.S.

On November 15, DIFFA: Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS recognized and awarded $333,000 to its 2016 grantees at its annual DIFFA National Grant Reception. Hosted at Chelsea Piers in NYC, the event gathered more than 100 community leaders and designers to celebrate 26 grantees who provide treatment and prevention services to those impacted by HIV/AIDS. Over the last year, DIFFA National and its chapters awarded nearly $1 million in grants to organizations across the country.

“DIFFA National is proud to support such a dynamic and dedicated group of organizations this year. 2016 has been an exciting year for DIFFA, with record-breaking fundraising events and new initiatives throughout the country. It is because of this success and the support from the design industry that we’re able to grant even more funds to support HIV/AIDS organizations across the country,” said DIFFA Executive Director, Johanna Osburn.

The 2016 grantees recognized are: AIDS Leadership Foothills-Area Alliance (ALFA), Ali Forney Center, Alpha Workshops, Bailey House, BOOM!Health, Callen-Lorde Community Health Center, The Correctional Association of New York, The Doe Fund, Equality Federation Institute, GMHC, God's Love We Deliver, HEAT Program (The Research Foundation for SUNY), Hetrick-Martin Institute (HMI), Housing Works, Just Been Tested Foundation, Inc., Jerusalem House, Lantern Community Services, Love Heals, the Alison Gertz Foundation for AIDS Education, Peter & Paul Community Services, Pittsburgh AIDS Task Force, Planned Parenthood of New York City, Inc., Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE), Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation, Trillium Health, Voices of Community Activists and Leaders (VOCAL-NY) and Washington Heights CORNER Project.

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