Sunday's Party for Life To Offer More Than $60,000 in Auction Prizes

Press Release

Gift for Life, the gift, stationery and home decor industries' leading charitable organization, announced the highlights of its live and silent auction taking place at the 20th Annual Party for Life benefiting DIFFA, taking place Sunday, January 29, 2012 at The Boathouse at Central Park. A total of more than $60,000 in prizes have been contributed for the auction.

Guests will have the unique chance to bid on an exciting array of valuable prizes in the live auction including:
Yankee Stadium VIP Tour led by a World Series Champion
British Columbia Ski Getaway Package to Whistler
US Open VIP Seats and a Behind the Scenes Tour
Music's Biggest Night Awards Package, including airfare to LA, hotel, event tickets and VIP after party
6 nights in a four bedroom private home in a gated beach community in spectacular Manzanillo, Mexico

In the silent auction, more than 60 prizes will be available for competitive bidding including accommodations in Florida and Mexico, photography services, market trips to Las Vegas and Dallas, home décor items, jewelry, tech/marketing services, housewares, tickets to a San Francisco Giants baseball game, VIP tickets to The Late Show with David Letterman, Broadway tickets, and much more.

“This is our biggest auction to date and an opportunity for guests to bid high for unique items and a great cause,” said Leslie Nathan-Street, chair of the Gift for Life board. “Come join the party and combine networking with support for the industry’s charity.”

Make plans now to attend Gift for Life’s 20th Annual Party for Life, benefiting DIFFA, on January 29, 2012, at The Boathouse at Central Park. Individual tickets are $125, and sponsorships ranging from $500 through $25,000 are available. For details, contact Steven Williams at swilliams@diffa.org, (212) 727-3100.

Each year, Gift for Life hosts events throughout the U.S. benefitting DIFFA. The primary mission of Gift for Life and DIFFA is to eradicate the AIDS pandemic in the U.S. Working together, Gift for Life and DIFFA will continue to raise funds for HIV/AIDS service and education programs. For additional information please visit www.giftforlife.org. Follow Gift for Life’s efforts via their free e-newsletter, available athttp://www.giftforlife.org/about_gfl/press-releases-and-newsletters/.

ABOUT GIFT FOR LIFE
Gift for Life, the gift, home décor and stationery industry’s volunteer group raising funds for AIDS assistance and research through DIFFA: Design Industry Foundation Fighting AIDS, was founded in 1992. Since then, Gift for Life has raised nearly $5 million through special events, cause-related marketing, promotions, and from corporate and individual donations. For more information visit www.giftforlife.org

ABOUT DIFFA
DIFFA: Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS is one of the largest funders of HIV/AIDS service and education programs in the U.S. Since its founding in 1984, DIFFA has mobilized the immense resources of the design communities to provide more than $38 million to hundreds of AIDS organizations nationwide. The DIFFA: Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS Web site is available at www.diffa.org