Home vs Hunger Event at High Point Market Raises $17,000+ for World Central Kitchen
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11/2/2022
At left: Eicholtz CEO Michiel Herkemij welcomes hundreds to the inaugural event; At center: Gift for Life chair, Cole Daughery (center) thanks the crowd for attending.; At right: Home vs Hunger co-chairs, Russ Jones (left) and Douglas Self (right) spoke about fundraising for World Central Kitchen.
Gift for Life, in partnership with industry-leading home manufacturers and market-makers, announced that the “Home vs Hunger” event at High Point Market raised $17,700 for World Central Kitchen’s crisis-related hunger relief programs.
“We can’t begin to express our gratitude to Gift for Life’s Home vs. Hunger team,” said Cole Daugherty, chair of Gift for Life. “They did an extraordinary job of organizing, partnering and delivering a first-ever event at High Point Market. Gift for Life’s home market debut event was well-attended by top home brands, influential media and design community movers and shakers.”
Held Friday, October 21, 2022, in the Eichholtz showroom in the heart of downtown High Point, the ‘get to know you’ event raised a total of $17,700 with generous donations from Eichholtz and Loloi as well as many individual contributions from the home industry and design community. During the evening, Home vs Hunger committee members shared information about World Central Kitchen and Gift for Life’s fundraising efforts.
Following the successful market events this past month, the Home vs Hunger committee will be developing an ongoing series of fundraising activities at High Point Market.
Home vs Hunger committee members include:
- Sharon Davis, ART
- Jen Dolan, Arteriors
- Jenny Heinzen York, Currey & Company
- Jonathan Cochran, Eichholtz
- Chris Amos, International Market Centers (IMC)
- Mark Furlet, International Market Centers (IMC)
- Russ Jones, Ivystone
- Douglas Self, J. Douglas
- Sandra Standefer, Loloi Rugs
Donations to the Home vs Hunger fundraising campaign can be made through year-end at: https://donate.wck.org/HomeVsHunger.
About World Central Kitchen
World Central Kitchen (WCK) was founded in 2010 by Chef José Andrés, World Central Kitchen uses the power of food to nourish communities and strengthen economies in times of crisis and beyond. In 2020, with COVID-19 straining traditional food security safety nets like school feeding programs, city services and food banks, WCK pivoted to safely distribute individually packaged, fresh meals in communities that needed support and launched the Restaurants for the People program to scale nationwide. Fast forward to 2022 and the escalating crisis in Ukraine and at home. When disaster strikes, WCK’s Chef Relief Team mobilizes to the front lines making sure there is always a warm meal, an encouraging word, and a helping hand. World Central Kitchen has provided tens of millions of fresh, nourishing meals for communities around the world. Donations will be used to support emergency food relief efforts and resilience programs. For information, visit www.wck.org. If you’d like to host your own fundraiser for World Central Kitchen, click HERE or contact a member of the Gift for Life board.
About Gift for Life
Gift for Life was founded by Peter Schauben of Appleman 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 2020, when COVID-19 temporarily caused cancelation of in-person events at industry markets, Gift for Life pivoted towards online digital events with a specific emphasis on COVID-related hunger relief. As Gift for Life celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2022, the all-volunteer organization will continue to support programs that address hunger relief. More information is available at www.facebook.com/giftforlife.