Houseware Charity Foundation

The mission of the nonprofit Housewares Charity Foundation is, in the spirit of goodwill, to raise funds annually for designated charities and help unite and promote the philanthropic image of the housewares industry.

In a collaborative effort among industry manufacturers, retailers and allied industry partners, the Foundation hosts an annual charitable dinner that coincides with the International Home + Housewares Show. The goals of the dinner are to raise funds for charities, unite our industry and honor its leaders.

Honorees are selected for their humanitarian efforts and exceptional leadership. The Foundation endeavors to create an industry legacy by supporting a single charity in continuity while also partnering annually with charities selected by honorees.

International Home + Housewares Show

Monday, 23 March 2009
6 o’clock in the evening
Main Ballroom

Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers
301 East North Water Street, Chicago

Featuring Chicago’s own award-winning James Beard Chefs…creating a few of their signature specialties!

Business Attire | Reception + Dinner |
Auctions…Awards Program…Music

In partnership with the JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION, The Housewares Charity Foundation is proud to present Chicago’s own award-winning JAMES BEARD CHEFS…

Creating a Once-in-a-Lifetime Culinary Experience:

Grant Achatz | Alinea
Rick & Deann Bayless | Frontera Grill
Paul Kahan | Blackbird
Tony Mantuano | Spiaggia
Bruce Sherman | North Pond
Art Smith | Table fifty-two

We thank them for their culinary perfection and their extraordinary sense of giving! Download Chef Photos (.zip file)

The 2009 Gala Benefited…

The Breast Cancer Research Foundation® was founded in 1993 by Evelyn H. Lauder as an independent, not-for-profit organization dedicated to funding innovative clinical and translational research.

The Foundation supports scientists at top universities and academic medical centers worldwide conducting the most advanced and promising breast cancer research that will help lead to prevention and a cure in our lifetime. A minimum of 85 cents of each dollar donated to the Foundation goes directly to breast cancer research and awareness programs. In October 2008, nearly $35 million was awarded to 166 scientists across the United States and in Australia, Canada, Latin America, the Middle East and throughout Europe. BCRF is proud to be the legacy charity of the Housewares Charity Foundation, which has donated $6 million since 2000. 

For more info, visit www.bcrfcure.org or call: 1.866.FIND.A.CURE.

View other Charities that have benefited since 1989...

Since the First Annual Gala

America’s Second Harvest
Aplastic Anemia & MDS International Foundation
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation
The Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation
The Culinary Institute of America’s Student Scholarships
Habitat for Humanity International
The HCF September 11th Relief Fund
The James Beard Foundation Scholarship Program
JCPenney Afterschool Program
The Maxi Fund to Cure Juvenile Diabetes
The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis
The National Breast Cancer Coalition Fund
The Race to Erase MS
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Target House at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
The University of Chicago Integrated Breast Cancer Research Laboratory — A Partnership between the Housewares Charity Foundation and Carole and Gordon Segal

…the industry at its best!

Thank you for your generosity and support as we continue this proud tradition.

2009 HUMANITARIAN
OF THE YEAR

Tim Adams
Chairman & CEO
Macy's Home Store

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Event Co-Chairs
Philip Brandl, International Housewares Association
Jim Joseph, Oneida Ltd.

Honorary Event Chair
The Honorable Richard M. Daley—Mayor of Chicago

Directors
Myra Biblowit, The Breast Cancer Research Foundation
Peter Cameron, Hartmann, Inc.
Mary Campbell, QVC, Inc.
Ronald Diamond, Conair Corporation
Leon Dreimann, Greystone Brands Inc.
Cyndi Evans, ICD Publications
Antonio Galafassi, Tramontina USA, Inc.
Keith Jaffee, Focus Products Group LLC
Alon Kaufman, HoMedics, Inc.
Herb Landsman, TJX Companies
Marc Navarre, Groupe SEB North America
Barbara Pizzella, Acumen Enterprises Inc.
Leandro Rizzuto, Conair Corporation
Eric Salus, Oneida (Board Member)
Jeffrey Siegel, Lifetime Brands Inc.
Barbara Westfield, HoMedics, Inc.

Honorary Board
Patricia Haegele, Good Housekeeping
Evelyn H. Lauder, The Breast Cancer Research Foundation & The Estee Lauder Companies

2009 GALA PRESS RELEASES:
In the Most Challenging of Times, Houseares Charity Foundation Raises Record, More Than $2.3 Million at the 2009 Gala
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PRESS RELEASE ON OUR HONOREES:
Housewares Charity Foundation To Honor Macy's Adams and
Ulta's Kirby at Charity Gala. Read More...

Award-Winning James Beard Celebrity Chefs Take Center Stage
at Housewares Charity Foundation Gala
Read More | Download Chef Photos (.zip file)