Win an Autographed AIDS Walk New York Celebrity Gift Bag on EBay and Raise Money to Fight HIV/AIDS
A celebrity gift bag autographed by the celebrities and VIPs at the 20th Annual AIDS Walk New York is currently being auctioned on eBay to support the Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC) and its HIV/AIDS services to men, women and children living with HIV in New York City. Norah Jones, Maureen McGovern, Hal Sparks and others have signed the gift bag.
New York, NY (PRWEB via PR Web
Direct) June 2, 2005 -- A celebrity gift bag autographed by the celebrities
and VIPs at the 20th Annual AIDS Walk New York is currently being auctioned on
eBay to support the Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC) and its HIV/AIDS services to
men, women and children living with HIV in New York City. This special auction,
which is a replica of the $1,800-valued gift bags given to this year’s AIDS Walk
New York celebrity participants like Grammy Award-winning recording artist Norah
Jones, Queer as Folk's Hal Sparks and Queer Eye for the Straight Guy's Jai
Rodriguez, Ted Allen and Kyan Douglas, can be purchased through eBay's Giving
Works, at www.ebay.com/aidswalknewyork. The auction will end on
Thursday, June 9, 2005, at 9 pm EST.
Created by gift bag marketing firm
Klein Creative Communications, this extravagant gift collection is housed in a
Vy & Elle laptop messenger/backpack (www.vyandelle.com) and is covered with signatures of Norah
Jones, Hal Sparks, Jai Rodriguez, Ted Allen, Kyan Douglas, NYC Mayor Michael
Bloomberg, former mayor Ed Koch, Broadway star Maureen McGovern, Judith Light
(Who's The Boss, Law & Order: SVU), Rita Moreno (West Side Story, OZ); John
Spencer (The West Wing); Bill Brochtrup (NYPD Blue); Richard Thomas (The
Waltons); Bruce Vilanch (Hairspray); songwriter Marsha Malamet, poet Jessica
Care Moore, singer/actor Leon and other performers from this year's event.
The collector's item bag is filled with an assortment of the latest in
sporty and healthy items, including ALCiS Daily Relief cream (www.alcis.com); ChocoSoy vegan
chocolates (www.chocosoy.com); a Chronomaster chronograph watch from
Croton Watch Co. (www.crotonwatch.com); a gift card for custom-made men's
swimsuits at He Swimwear (www.heswimwear.com); Intimo performance sports underwear for
men and women (www.intimo.com); an L.L. Bean personal toiletry kit (www.llbean.com); bags of organic,
Fair Trade and decaffeinated Millstone Coffee, plus a gift card for a
three-month supply of coffee (www.millstone.com); colorful hoodie sweatshirts from
NYCWebstore.com (www.nycwebstore.com); Ola Loa Energy drink, plus gift cards
for a 3-month supply (www.drinkyourvitamins.com); Roots of Art's 1000 Agates
necklace (www.rootsofartinc.com); a mobile spa party for four from Spa
Chicks on the Go (www.spachicksonthego.com); Sokol Blosser Winery's Meditrina
organic wine (www.sokolblosser.com); an airbrush tanning session with
Sunchelle at the Haime Munoz Salon (www.haimemunoz.com); five yoga classes and ½ hour healing body
treatment at Universal Force Healing Center (www.universalforceyoga.com); and one-piece criss-cross back
women's swimsuits from Venus USA (www.venususa.com).
“We’re delighted to help AIDS Walk
New York thank their dedicated supporters at this 20th anniversary celebration,”
said Stephanie Jo Klein, founder and president of Klein Creative Communications.
“We think that the positive message of AIDS Walk is underscored in the healthy
products we selected for these special gifts, which we also hope will raise
significant additional funds as part of the eBay auction.”
The 20th
Annual AIDS Walk New York was the largest and most successful AIDS Walk ever
held, setting records for both participation and fundraising. More than 45,000
participants raised more than $5.8 million for GMHC and other local AIDS
organizations. For more information, or to donate, please visit: www.aidswalk.net/newyork.
AIDS Walk New York has
continued to be a huge success since the groundbreaking event at Lincoln Center
in May of 1986. Participation that first year was 4,500 walkers, who raised more
than $710,000 for GMHC. Today, AIDS Walk New York is the world's largest AIDS
fundraising event and has raised more than $83 million for GMHC and other local
AIDS organizations.
About GMHC: GMHC is a not-for-profit,
volunteer-supported and community-based organization committed to national
leadership in the fight against AIDS. Its mission is to reduce the spread of HIV
disease, help people with HIV maintain and improve their health and
independence, and keep the prevention, treatment and cure of HIV an urgent
national and local priority. GMHC provides services and programs to over 15,000
men, women and families that are living with or affected by HIV/AIDS in New York
City. For more information about GMHC programs and services, please visit www.gmhc.org.
About AIDS
Walk Founder: AIDS Walk New York was founded in 1986 by Craig R. Miller and his
organization of activists, MZA Events. Miller is the originator of the AIDS Walk
fundraising model and has raised more than $250 million for leading AIDS
charities nationwide. Miller and MZA have produced this landmark event every
spring for the past twenty years.
About Klein Creative Communications,
LLC: Klein Creative Communications, LLC is a New York-based gift bag marketing
firm specializing in creating VIP gift bags for charity, celebrity and media
events. Founded in March 2004, Klein Creative has arranged exceptional gift
collections for the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Gay Men’s Health
Crisis, Hearst Magazines and the Trump Organization, among others, enabling
event organizers to thank their generous donors, honored guests and performers
in grand style. To reach Klein Creative Communications, visit www.kleincreative.com or
phone 646-472-5951.
Contact:
Stephanie Jo Klein
Klein Creative
Communications
646-472-5951
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www.kleincreative.com
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