Las Vegas, NV – July 8, 2024 – Gift for Life, the gift and home industries’ longest-running, volunteer-led national charitable organization, is thrilled to announce the expansion of its successful Home vs Hunger fundraising campaign at Summer 2024 Las Vegas Market, July 28 – August 1, 2024, at World Market Center Las Vegas.
This expansion marks a significant milestone for Home vs Hunger, previously held exclusively at High Point Market. The initiative in Las Vegas is spearheaded by CMA Gift & Home, a prominent sales agency serving the western states. Emalee Hoffman, co-chair of Gift for Life and VP of Sales for CMA, said, “I’m excited to lead this kickoff and look forward to enthusiastic participation by CMA vendors. We invite other Las Vegas Market exhibitors – whether manufacturers or sales agencies – to join us in raising funds for World Central Kitchen’s crisis-related hunger relief efforts.”
Gift for Life’s Home vs Hunger team members include Sharon Davis, ART; Jen Dolan, Arteriors; Jenny Heinzen York, Currey & Company; Jonathan Cochran, Eichholtz; Chris Amos, ANDMORE; Mark Furlet, ANDMORE; Monica Loving, Ivystone; Russ Jones, Ivystone; Douglas Self, J Douglas; Christie Schellenbach of Ivystone; and Sandra Standefer, Loloi Rugs.
Founded in 2010 by Chef José Andrés, World Central Kitchen (WCK) is a nonprofit organization that is first to the frontlines providing fresh meals in response to crises, while working to build resilient food systems with locally led solutions. Applying a model of quick action, leveraging local resources, and adapting in real time, WCK has served more than 300 million nourishing meals around the world. When disaster strikes, WCK’s Relief Team mobilizes with the urgency of now to start cooking and serving meals to people in need. By partnering with organizations on the ground and activating a network of local restaurants, food trucks, or emergency kitchens, WCK serves comforting meals to survivors of disasters quickly and effectively. To support regional economies, WCK prioritizes purchasing local ingredients to cook with or distribute directly to families in need. WCK knows that good food provides not only nourishment, but also comfort and hope, especially in times of crisis. Learn more at wck.org.
Gift for Life, the gift and home industry’s longest-running, volunteer-led charitable organization, was founded by Peter Schauben in 1992 in response to the tragic loss of industry lives to AIDS. The organization’s first meeting at the National Stationery Show brought together a cross-section of the industry’s leading publishers, market centers, sales reps, manufacturers, and retailers – all willing to convene and work together towards a common goal. Since that time, Gift for Life has raised nearly $6 million for AIDS research, education, treatment and care through nationwide at-market events, cause marketing programs and direct donations. In 2021, Gift for Life pivoted towards online digital events with a specific emphasis on supporting World Central Kitchen’s COVID-related hunger relief. Since that time, Gift for Life has led gift and home industry efforts to fund provision of nearly 100,000 hot, nutritious meals to communities impacted by crisis and conflict worldwide. Gift for Life continues to support year-round programs that address hunger relief, as well as annual support for AIDS Walk NY which benefits GMHC’s HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention, and advocacy programs. For information, visit www.giftforlife.org.
