Home vs Hunger Returns to High Point Market with a New Fundraising Goal

September 24, 2024, High Point, NC… Gift for Life’s Home vs Hunger team brings its signature “Party with a Purpose” fundraising event back to Fall High Point Market, on Sunday, October 27, 2024, from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the Eichholtz Showroom, 129 S. Hamilton Street, High Point.

Following the success of its April 2024 “Party with a Purpose,” which raised over $21,000 for World Central Kitchen’s crisis-related hunger relief programs, Gift for Life’s Home Vs Hunger team is gearing up for another impactful evening. The event will once again offer industry professionals and hunger relief supporters a chance to mingle, enjoy an evening of entertainment and contribute to a vital cause.

“Our last three Home vs Hunger events were tremendous successes, and we are eager to build on that momentum with this October's gathering,” said Russ Jones, Chair of Gift for Life’s Home Vs Hunger team. “Home Vs Hunger is more than just a fundraiser; it's a testament to the generosity and spirit of our industry. We invite everyone to join us for an event at which every contribution will make a tangible impact on communities in need.”

This October’s event promises an evening of camaraderie and purpose, with the goal of raising an ambitious $30,000 to further support World Central Kitchen's vital efforts in crisis-related hunger relief. The Home Vs Hunger initiative, which debuted at High Point Market in October 2022, has now raised over $60,000 through various fundraising activities, including in-person events at High Point Market in Fall 2022, Spring 2023 and Spring 2024, as well as an online campaigns in February 2023 following devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria and in August 2023 following destructive wildfires in Maui.

There is a $20 suggested donation per person. Pre-purchase tickets at www.giftforlife.org/donate, or RSVP by emailing HomeVsHunger@gmail.com by October 23. All industry members are encouraged to attend and support this essential cause.

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.

Gift for Life 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, the gift and home industries’ longest-running, volunteer-led, national charitable organization, 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. More information is available atwww.giftforlife.org. 

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 atwww.wck.org.