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WEDNESDAY
MAY 14, 2008
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HONORING
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VF Corporation
Excellence in Lifestyle Branding
Mackey McDonald
Chairman
Presented by Dr. Joyce Brown
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Belk, Inc.
Retailer of the Year
McKay Belk
President & CMO
Presented by Matt Rubel
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Marvin Traub
Lifetime Achievement
Marvin Traub Associates
TSM Capital
Presented by Michael Gould
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Badgley Mischka
Designer of the Year
Mark Badgley & James Mischka
Presenter TBA
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Alek Wek
Spirit of a Woman
Supermodel & Humanitarian
Presented by Iman
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DETAILS
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6:30pm Cocktail
Reception
7:15pm Dinner &
Awards
Grand Hyatt Hotel
New York City
black tie
Tickets $750
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Tables/Sponsorship:
$50,000 diamond
$30,000 platinum
$25,000 gold
$15,000 silver
$10,000 bronze
$5,000 pearl
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TABLES/TICKET/DONATION
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Call
845.758.5749
Fax 845.758.2546
americanimageawards@frontiernet.net
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EVENT/MEDIA CONTACT
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The Bromley Group
212.696.1100 x16
muriela@bromley-group.com
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AAFA
Mary Howell 703.797.9045
mrhowell@apparelandfootwear.org
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EVENT
EMCEE
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To Be Announced
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K.I.D.S. is a global charity of
leading retailers, manufacturers
and licensors of children’s and youth
products, in partnership
with Fashion Delivers, committed to helping improve
the lives
of children and their families who are ill, living
in poverty, or
are the victims of natural disasters. K.I.D.S.
distributes new
donated merchandise for children and youth to more
than 1,000
non-profit agencies. In 2007, K.I.D.S. and Fashion
Delivers
distributed over $61 million worth of product to
more than 4.5
million individuals. (www.kidsdonations.org)
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Fashion Delivers was
created in response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005. Its mission
is to provide new men’s, women’s and home products to
disaster victims and the needy, matching those goods that vendors
contribute with the needs of families and agencies throughout the
United States. (www.fashiondelivers.org)
The American Apparel &
Footwear Association (AAFA)
is the national trade association representing apparel, footwear
and other sewn products companies and their suppliers, which compete in
the global market. (www.apparelandfootwear.org)
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DINNER
CO-CHAIRS
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JOURNAL
CO-CHAIRS
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AAFA
OFFICERS
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Kevin M. Burke
President & CEO
AAFA
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Peter J. Gabbe, AAFA Chairman
Executive Vice President & COO
Carole Hochman Design Group
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Carol J. Hochman,
AAFA Vice Chairperson
President & CEO
Triumph Apparel Corporation
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Killick S. Datta, AAFA
Treasurer
Chief Executive Officer
Global Feet, Inc.
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Robert C. Skinner, Jr.,
AAFA Secretary
Chairman, President & CEO
Kellwood Company
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Denise Seegal
President of Sportswear Coalition
VF Corporation
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Neil Cole
Chairman & CEO
Iconix Brand Group, Inc.
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Jeff Sherman
President & Chief Operating Officer
Polo Retail Group
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Allan Ellinger
Senior Managing Partner
Marketing Management Group, Inc.
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DINNER
COMMITTEE
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JOURNAL
COMMITTEE
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Mary Howell
Vice President, Industry Relations
AAFA
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Abbey Doneger
President
The Doneger Group
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Jon Pollack
EVP & GMM, Center Core & Fine Jewelry
Belk, Inc.
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Karen Murray
President of Nautica Men’s Sportswear
VF Corporation
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Connie Rishwain
President, UGG Australia & Simple
Deckers Outdoor Corporation
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John Thomas
EVP & GMM, Feminine Apparel
Belk, Inc.
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