Bobbie Gottlieb to receive Gift for Life's Industry Achievement Award

Two's Company CEO to be honored at REAs

-- Home Accents Today, 6/29/2009 9:50:00 AM

Gift for Life announced that Bobbie Gottlieb, CEO of Two’s Company, will be honored with the group’s 2009 Industry Achievement Award during the 58th Annual Retailer Excellence Awards, Sun., Aug. 16 at New York City’s Marriot Marquis hotel. The annual REA event is presented by Gifts & Decorative Accessories, a sister publication of Home Accents Today.

Celebrating its 40th year in decorative and fashion accessories and home décor, Two’s Company began as a distributor of inflatable novelties and has evolved over the years into multiple product categories. Today the company has four divisions, including the signature Two’s Company line, the high-end Tozai Home collection of decorative accessories, the playful Cupcakes and Cartwheels, and a fashion accessories department.

“Bobbie’s creativity and leadership have been matched by her purposeful and tireless industry support,” said Jenny Hammons, chair of the Gift for Life board. “We are honoring the special person, the hard-working entrepreneur, the dedicated humanitarian that is Bobbie.” Tickets for the Retailer Excellence Awards are $150 each, or $1,500 for a table of 10, and available at www.giftsanddec.com.

Gift for Life raises funds for DIFFA: Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS through direct donations,special event sponsorhip – with regional events throughout the U.S. and a national fundraiser in New York City during the New York International Gift Fair – and cause-related marketing initiatives. The primary mission of Gift for Life and DIFFA is to help eradicate the AIDS pandemic in the U.S. by raising funds for HIV/AIDS service and education programs.

Gift for Life’s Kings and Queens Casino Night, benefitting DIFFA, will be held during the next installment of the winter NYIGF, Jan. 31, 2010, at La.venue, 608 W. 28th St. For additional information visit www.giftforlife.org.

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