Jan 30, 2015

Sheryl Crow, Jason Mraz Signed Guitars Added to Party for Life Auction

Gift for Life, the gift and home industries’ charitable organization, announced today the addition of guitars signed by chart-topping entertainers Sheryl Crow and Jason Mraz to the Party for Life action.

The guitars—a pink Fender signed by Crow and a Taylor Big Baby acoustic signed by Mraz—are one-of-a-kind treasures perfect for fans and musicians alike.

The two guitars are being added to the more than 45 auction items – including luxury experiences such as Fashion Week tickets and an exclusive ski/golf club membership, as well as unique gift and home décor products donated by nearly 30 leading suppliers – that will be offered during the annual Party For Life on Monday, February 2, in New York City. The auction items, collectively valued at more than $65,000 are available for pre-event online bidding beginning this week at www.501auctions.com/pfl.

The Party for Life auction will be managed by 501 Auction services, allowing for advance viewing of the unique, and in many cases exclusive, auction items online prior to the event. Beginning today, viewers may preview the auction, pre-register as bidders and submit advance bids via www.501auctions.com/pfl. 501 Auctions uses mobile technology to notify bidders of their bid status and to competitive bids.

Make plans now to attend Gift for Life’s 23rd Annual Party for Life, benefiting DIFFA, on Monday, February 2, 2015, at The Boathouse in New York City’s Central Park. During this fun and festive evening, three industry leaders will receive achievement awards: Susan Feldman, co-founder and chief merchandising officer of One Kings Lane, to be honored with Gift for Life’s Norman Glassberg Trailblazer Award; Beatriz Ball, founder of the eponymous metalware company, to be honored with the Bert Tonkin Gift of Giving Award; and John Grob, founder of J. Grob Associates, to be honored with the Chuck Yancy Lifetime Achievement Award. 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 and DIFFA

Gift for Life unites the gift and home industries against AIDS with more than $5 million raised since its inception in 1992. In 2008, Gift for Life selected DIFFA: Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS, one of the largest funders of HIV/AIDS service and education programs in the U.S., as its sole charity partner. Since its founding in 1984, DIFFA has mobilized the immense resources of the design communities to provide more than $40 million to hundreds of AIDS organizations nationwide. More information is available at www.giftforlife.org