| | GFL to Honor Giftcraft's Trevor Cohen at Party for Life on Feb. 5
Make plans now to attend Gift for Life's 26th Annual Party for Life taking place on Monday, Feb. 5, in New York City at a new location, Stage 48. At the event, GFL will be presenting Trevor Cohen, president and CEO of Giftcraft, with its Chuck Yancy Lifetime Achievement Award. Cohen and Giftcraft have pledged a $25,000 donation to kick off the Party for Life fundraising campaign, which last year raised more than $225,000. Individual tickets to the 26th Annual Party for Life are $125 and will be available for purchase soon. Sponsorships ranging from $500 through $25,000 are currently available and can be purchased by clicking here. | | |  | | GFL Honoree Trevor Cohen | | | | | Caminar Latino to Honor Gift for Life and AmericasMart Atlanta on Nov. 3
Caminar Latino will present its Community Award to AmericasMart Atlanta in partnership with Gift for Life at the Caminar Latino 6th Annual Celebration: A Journey Towards Non-Violence, taking place on Friday, Nov. 3, from 6:30-10pm, at Twelve Atlantic Station in Atlanta, GA. The event will provide the opportunity for participants to celebrate Caminar Latino's innovative work in helping families to live a life without violence while also supporting its future work. Tickets are $100 per person; sponsorships are also available. For more information and to purchase tickets, click here. | | | | | The Beekman Boys Honored By GFL at GDA's Retailer Excellence Awards
Gift for Life presented its annual Industry Achievement Award to the Beekman 1802 Boys – Josh Kilmer-Purcell and Dr. Brent Ridge – during Gifts & Decorative Accessories' 66th Annual Retailer Excellence Awards on Aug. 20 at The Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers in New York City. At the event, which this year celebrated the magazine's 100th anniversary, five "Century Awards" were given to retailers, manufacturer's reps, vendors and show management/market centers for excellence in their categories showcased at any point in the last 100 years. | | |  | (From left): GFL Chair George Kacic,
Beekman 1802 Boys' Brent Ridge and
Josh Kilmer-Purcell, and GFL Founder
Peter Schauben. | | | | | | | Las Vegas Market Raises Nearly $16K for GFL
A record-breaking $15,735 was netted at the seventh annual "Up on the Roof" fundraiser to benefit Gift for Life, hosted by International Market Centers during the Summer 2017 Las Vegas Market on July 31. More than 500 gift-and-home industry members attended the event, which featured special celebrity guest Donny Osmond – who entertained the crowd and announced winners of the silent-auction prizes, which included tickets to the "Donny & Marie" show as well as other Las Vegas-themed items and experiences. | | |  | (From left): GFL Founder Peter Schauben,
Donny Osmond, and GFL Chair George Kacic. | | | | | | | Why Do You Support Gift for Life?
"While Duke Cannon Supply Co. generally supports veterans' causes, Gift for Life supports a cause that personally hits home with me, so I'm thrilled to be in a position to benefit this worthwhile organization."
– Anthony Albanese, Co-Founder, Duke Cannon Supply Co., which is donating proceeds from sales of its "Handsome Man Grooming Can" as one of Gift for Life's "Under 40" cause-marketing partners. | | |  | Anthony Albanese, Co-Founder,
Duke Cannon Supply Co. | | | | | | | Spotlight on DIFFA Grantee: Pittsburgh AIDS Task Force
The Pittsburgh AIDS Task Force (PATF) was organized in 1984 to provide services and distribute information about the newly discovered AIDS virus. The group of volunteers offered a legal advocacy program to fight discrimination and implemented a buddy program to provide emotional and practical support to individuals dying from AIDS-related illnesses. Today, PATF is the oldest and largest AIDS service organization in southwestern Pennsylvania. Supporting more than 650 individuals across 11 counties in Pennsylvania, PATF serves as a one-stop-shop for individuals impacted by HIV/AIDS. The organization offers a wide range of services, including permanent housing, advocacy, nutrition and a pharmaceutical program. With DIFFA’s support, the organization launched its medical clinic in November 2016, allowing individuals to access PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis) and to obtain medical care and STI and hepatitis C treatments. Pittsburgh AIDS Task Force is just one of many grantees that DIFFA supports through its grant-making efforts. To learn more about PATF, click here. | | |  | Ashleigh Garcia, Certified Registered
Nurse Practitioner at PATF. | | | | | Did You Know?
According to the World Health Organization's most recent data on global deaths, fewer people on the African continent are dying of HIV/AIDS. However, HIV/AIDS still holds the number-two position, despite the increase in education on prevention and treatment. An estimated 760,000 deaths from HIV/AIDS and related complications were recorded in Africa in 2015, compared with one million deaths from the disease in 2010. | | |  | An HIV-positive woman and
her granddaughter near Zimbabwe. | | | |
