The New York International Gift Fair� (NYIGF�) welcomes all CRAFT retail members with three very special offers for the winter 2013 market:

Free NYIGF badge
Register for free ($60 value), with promotion code "CRAFT." Register online at http://www.nyigf.com/Buyers/ShowRegistration.aspx, by Tuesday, January 22, or onsite at
NYIGF starting Saturday, January 26.

Complimentary Club GLM Lounge admission for retailers
Relax in NYIGF's VIP Lounge. Club GLM offers complimentary beverages, phone, internet accessibility and seating, during all regular Fair hours. Present this letter at Javits Room 1E03 for admission for yourself and one guest.

$20 NYIGF seminar credit
Receive $20 towards seminar registration, with promotion code "CRAFT." NYIGF's myriad educational sessions address color and home trends, sustainability, retail strategies and more. Details and registration is available at www.nyigf.com/programs.

The New York International Gift Fair�, running January 26-30, 2013, is the nation's premier marketplace for design-driven craft, home, lifestyle and gift products with 2,800 exhibitors and 35,000 attendees from around the world. (Handmade runs Saturday, January 26, through Tuesday, January 29) Visit www.nyigf.com for details.

Looking for something specific? Search.nyigf.com allows for a multitude of new search and filter options - such as handmade crafts, "Made in the USA" and Fair Trade - to find products relevant to your specific needs. To make it even easier, you also can create customized "walking lists" to shop onsite.

With extensive damage from over 7 feet of storm surge in her NY studio, one CERF+ beneficiary briefly stopped her clean up this week to write us.  "Everyone at CERF+ has been so wonderful and your support gives us so much hope." 

 

Each of us are reminded daily of countless good causes that need our help.  With so many requests it is sometimes hard to know just where to lend a hand.  As an active member of America's craft world, please consider a year-end contribution to  CERF+ (Craft Emergency Relief Fund and Artists' Emergency Resources).

 

With January just around the corner, things at CERF+ couldn't be busier.  In addition to the usual requests for support from artists nationwide recovering from emergencies of all kinds, Super Storm Sandy has upended the lives of countless craft artists on the East Coast who continue to contact CERF+ for assistance in the form of grants, interest-free loans and brokered assistance (booth fee waivers, tool discounts, etc.)  Supporting CERF+ supports them and having working craft artists in our nation benefits us all.