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Gift for Life's Home vs. Hunger Raises $47K for World Central Kitchen
November 14,
2024 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry 
Gift for Life’s Home vs Hunger team surpassed an ambitious fundraising goal for 2024, with a record $47,293 raised for World Central Kitchen’s crisis-related hunger relief programs through its “Party with a Purpose” events held at the Spring and Fall editions of High Point Market.
“We are overwhelmed by the industry’s enthusiasm and generosity,” said Russ Jones, Chair of Gift for Life’s Home Vs Hunger team. “Thanks to the support of the design industry and our dedicated partners, this year we have raised more than $47,000 for World Central Kitchen’s vital efforts to combat hunger in crisis situations. This result exemplifies the power of coming together with a shared purpose.”
The most recent “Party with a Purpose” event, October 27 at the Eichholtz showroom in High Point, NC, brought together industry professionals for an enjoyable night of camaraderie and hunger relief philanthropy. Major donors, including Eichholtz, Currey & Company, Ivystone, J.Douglas and Loloi Rugs were among key contributors to the event's success.
Since its inception at the Fall 2022 High Point Market, Home Vs Hunger has raised over $100,000 through a combination of in-person events and online campaigns. This includes past fundraisers that supported efforts following the 2023 earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, as well as the devastating wildfires in Maui.
Donations will be accepted for a few weeks longer at www.giftforlife.org/donate. All funds raised by Home vs Hunger directly support World Central Kitchen’s ongoing hunger relief initiatives, which provide meals to communities affected by natural disasters, conflict, and other crises around the world.
Gift for Life’s Home vs Hunger team members include Chris Amos, ANDMORE; Mark Furlet, ANDMORE; Sharon Davis, ART; Jen Dolan, Arteriors; Jenny Heinzen York, Currey & Company; Jonathan Cochran, Eichholtz; Russ Jones, Ivystone; Christie Schellenbach, Ivystone; Douglas Self, J Douglas; and Sandra Standefer, Loloi Rugs.
Russ Jones, Home vs Hunger chair, and Sarah Mount, Gift for Life chair, promote the World Central Kitchen cookbook at “Party for a Purpose” during Fall 2024 High Point Market.