ASID Fundraiser To Be Held On March 16th

Furniture World Magazine

Jubilation 07, the ASID Foundation fundraiser, will take place during INTERIORS 07: The ASID Conference on Design, in San Francisco, Calif., on Friday, March 16, from 6 – 8 p.m., at the Galleria at the San Francisco Design Center. This event, sponsored by ASID Industry Partners TOTO® and JESSITT-GOLD iNTERIORS, will bring together more than 1,000 members of the design community to celebrate the contributions and support the renewed mission of the Foundation. “Jubilation 07 will be our biggest and brightest Foundation event, thanks to the tremendous support of ASID members, chapters and Industry Partners,” said Jack Pruitt, Director of Development, ASID Foundation. “The generous donations of our partners will help support innovative research and education initiatives that raise awareness of the important role that interior design plays in our global community.” This fabulous “fire and ice” themed evening will include cocktails, food and fun with a special silent auction and live auction, led by Martha Rayle, FASID, past president of the Society. Numerous ASID Industry Partners, chapters, Foundation supporters and friends have donated unique luxury items for both auctions that include a week-long vacation at the five-star, Casa Villa Estrella, in Acapulco, Mexico; a custom pool table from Olhausen Billiard Mfg., Inc., Industry Partner of ASID; a five-day stay in a beautiful log cabin on Alaska’s Kenai River (generously donated by the ASID California San Diego Chapter); a unique Italian-manufactured necklace of sterling silver spheres, white ceramic beads and platinum; ergonomic Leap® and Think® chairs by Steelcase, Inc., Industry Partner of ASID; and a luxurious velvet and silk throw from the Vonnoisseur L’Opera collection of Stroheim, Industry Partner of ASID. INTERIORS 07 will be in San Francisco, Calif., from March 15 – 18 at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco. To register for the conference, please visit www.asid.org/interiors07. To learn more about the mission and work of the ASID Foundation, Inc., visit www.asid.org/asidfoundation or e-mail foundation@asid.org. About ASID Foundation The American Society of Interior Designers Foundation, Inc., is tax-exempt charitable organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”), and all contributions to it are deductible as provided by the IRS. About ASID: ASID is a community of people—designers, industry representatives, educators and students—committed to interior design. Through education, knowledge sharing, advocacy, community building and outreach, the Society strives to advance the interior design profession and, in the process, to demonstrate and celebrate the power of design to positively change people’s lives. Its more than 38,000 members engage in a variety of professional programs and activities through a network of 48 chapters throughout the United States and Canada. To learn more about ASID, visit www.asid.org.