Representatives from DIFFA: Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS will preside over the Closing Bell in honor of Fashion Week and DINING BY DESIGN 2009.

About DIFFA: Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS

DIFFA: Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS is one of the country's largest supporters of direct care for people living with HIV/AIDS and preventive education for those at risk. Merging care and commerce, supporters of DIFFA come from all fields of fine design and the visual arts, including: architecture, fashion design, interior design, photography and consumer product design.

With fundraising efforts bolstered by strategic partnerships and unique events showcasing innovation and creativity, DIFFA has mobilized the immense resources of the design communities and granted over $38 million to hundreds of AIDS service organizations nationwide.

Since being founded in 1984 by Patricia Green and Larry Pond, DIFFA has granted funds to organizations which fight AIDS by providing:

  --  preventive education programs targeted to populations at risk
      of infection
  --  treatment and direct-care services for people living with
      HIV/AIDS
  --  public policy initiatives which add resources to private
      sector efforts

DIFFA: Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS will launch the DINING BY DESIGN 2009 tour with 5 days of events running concurrently with the Architectural Digest Home Design Show at Pier 94, 12th Ave. at 55th Street in New York City on Thursday, March 26th through Monday, March 30. DIFFA's DINING BY DESIGN will bring together some of the most talented and celebrated individuals in the worlds of fashion, interior design, art, and architecture to create spectacular, over-the-top dining environments. For more information, please visit www.diffa.org

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