DELIVERING GOOD RAISES OVER $1.3 MILLION AT ANNUAL GALA

The national non-profit Delivering Good held its annual gala on November 3rd in New York City raising over $1.3 million for children, adults, and families facing poverty and hardship.

This year’s “An Evening of Delivering Good” event honored three of the organization’s partners for their contributions to communities in need. The Ralph Lauren Corporation was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award, SAP the Inaugural Innovation Award, and Tanger Outlets the Impact Award.

Master of Ceremonies and Delivering Good board member Ken Downing created an interactive evening designed to bring the fun back to fundraising as New York City finally returned to in-person events. The event exceeded its fundraising goal while welcoming 400 attendees to support its cause and continues to receive donations online.

Working with the evening’s theme “The Power of Family,” throughout the night guests experienced rich storytelling from the main stage and satellite platforms within the Ziegfeld Ballroom showcasing Delivering Good’s mission of connecting new, donated merchandise with at-risk children, families, and individuals, with both visual and in-person testimonials from those positively impacted by the great work of the organization and its honorees.

“The greatest impact Delivering Good can make is by assisting families in need through our local partners,” said Downing. “The positive force of families, whether born or chosen, can lay a solid foundation for a person to achieve their dreams.”

The importance of family and working together to help improve people’s lives were common threads linking everyone at the event, especially the honorees.

“Our years-long relationship with Delivering Good is rooted in common values – values like family, optimism, and hope, and the belief that everyone deserves the opportunity to reach their full potential,” said David Lauren, chief branding and innovation officer & vice chairman of the board at Ralph Lauren. As David accepted the Lifetime Achievement Award on behalf of the company for its decades of philanthropic leadership, he thanked Delivering Good for the recognition while noting that the spotlight should be on the organization. “We really feel like we should be recognizing you for allowing us to do good work. And thanking you for the opportunity that you’ve given us and our employees to reach out and help people who are in need.”

“It was moving to see the outpouring of support from our product and financial donors at the gala and throughout this past year,” added Lisa Gurwitch, president and CEO of Delivering Good. “Thus far in 2021, more than 500 companies have donated over 20 million units of new, useful products that have been distributed to over 800 community partners. This has allowed Delivering Good to make a profound impact on millions of lives challenged by adversity.”

A replay of the evening is now available to watch online at dgevening.org, and the event continues beyond the gala. The silent auction will remain live until November 12th. The items and bidding can be found at https://www.charitybuzz.com/support/deliveringgood.