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.

Join us for a Star-Studded Event during the
International Home + Housewares Show

Monday, 15 March 2010
6 o’clock in the evening
Hilton Chicago
720 South Michigan Avenue Reception + Dinner | Auctions | Awards Program | Music
Business Attire

Presented by the Housewares Charity Foundation in partnership with the
JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION


We thank them for their culinary perfection and their extraordinary sense of giving!

This Year's Gala Benefits Our Legacy Charity
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 2009, nearly $29 million was awarded to 173 stellar scientists across the United States and in Australia, Canada, Latin America, the Middle East and throughout Europe. BCRF is proud to be our legacy charity. With your help, the Housewares Charity Foundation has donated $8 million to BCRF since 2000.

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

View other charities that have benefited since 1998...

- 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.

2010 LIFETIME HUMANITARIAN
Mike George
President & CEO
QVC, Inc.
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Event Co-Chairs
Philip Brandl, International Housewares Association
Mary Campbell, QVC, Inc.

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

Directors
Myra Biblowit, The Breast Cancer Research Foundation
Peter Cameron, Hartmann, Inc.
Ronald Diamond, Conair Corporation
Leon Dreimann, Greystone Brands Inc.
Cyndi Evans, ICD Publications
Antonio Galafassi, Tramontina USA, Inc.
Romi Haan, Haan Corporation
Keith Jaffee, Focus Investments
Jim Joseph, Oneida Ltd.
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, Westfield Marketmakers

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

PRESS RELEASE ON OUR HONOREES:

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QVC President/CEO to Receive Lifetime Humanitarian Award from Housewares Charity Foundation in 2010 Read More | Download Award Recipient Photo

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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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