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Kathy Ireland to Receive Design for Life Award

By Home Furnishings Business in Community/Charitable Support on August 17, 2010

Gift for Life, the charitable organization of the gift, stationery and home decor industries announced that Kathy Ireland will receive its first Design For Life Award.

The award will be presented Jan. 30 at the annual Gift for Life fundraising event, to be held at the Central Park Boathouse in New York City.  Additional honorees for the Bert Tonkin Gift of Giving Award and the Trailblazer Award will be made in the coming weeks.
 
Ireland is CEO and chief designer for kathy ireland Worldwide, the design and marketing firm whose mission is "finding solutions for families, especially busy moms."  More than $1.4 billion of product designed by kathy ireland Worldwide was sold last year.

"Kathy is one of the most talented and respected people in the home and gift industries," said Jenny Hammons, chair for Gift for Life. "We are especially grateful that she will be honored by Gift for Life."

"It is a tremendous honor to join Gift for Life in waging a peaceful war on the enemy of HIV/AIDS," Ireland said. "Gift for Life has raised millions of dollars and powerful awareness in the gift and home decor industry. It is heart breaking to experience the ignorance, discrimination and stigma that many people living with HIV continue to experience. New infections are happening. People are still dying. Yes, we have treatments, but we do not have a cure. We must embrace our loved ones and offer them support in their courageous battle to live inspiring lives, as they contribute to our industry and the world. The design community has been particularly impacted by HIV and none of us can rest until this disease is a distant memory and the people who live with it are free of discrimination in every form. This event in January is one of the most important passions in my life."

Individual tickets for Gift for Life€™s 19th Anniversary Party will be sold, and sponsorships, from $500 through $25,000 also will be available. For details, contact Steven Williams at swilliams@diffa.org, or call 212.727-3100.

More information on the event is available at the Gift for Life Web site.



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