Kt Giftings Proudly Supports Komen Greater Nyc's Annual Awards Luncheon -- Kt Giftings

May 10, 2010 - PRLog -- - MICKLETON, NJ The product placement experts at Kt Steppers, LLC were honored to introduce their gifting department (Kt Giftings) to the Greater NYC Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure®. They presented Komen Greater NYC with a Melissa Etheridge's Must-Haves basket for their Luncheon auction and event, which will be held on Wednesday, May 12, 2010 to celebrate their 20th anniversary and the 40 2010 Komen Greater NYC grantees.

All of the products included in this auction basket, which are valued over $1,000, are some of the coolest and trendiest handcrafted products for moms, babies and toddlers.

"We were more than thrilled to put this auction basket together for Komen Greater NYC and their Annual Awards Luncheon!" said Katie O'Neill, Owner & President of Kt Steppers, LLC. She continues, "I would love to be included in this every year and hope to encourage everyone to show their support for breast cancer awareness and research any way they can. We wanted to do something to show our support now. We were also so honored to have an amazing breast cancer survivor, mom and incredible musician back us, Melissa Etheridge. With her name attached, the basket will surely raise the bar for bids and funds for the event. As for the companies who were part of this basket, they continue to drive the baby and toddler industry with amazing products that are most sought after".

Some of the great brands and products that can be recognized as a Melissa Etheridge Mom, Baby & Toddler Must-Have include:

 Kt Steppers, LLC (www.ktsteppers.com) custom-designed and hand-painted Tic-Tac-Toe Pink Ribbon Stepper

 The Bath Shoppe (www.thebathshoppe.ca) two handmade soaps, one fizzy cupcake w/pink ribbon topper and one foaming sugar body scrub and pink sugar bubble bath

 Three Peas Co. (www.threepeasco.com) Custom, hand designed onesie with ruffled bottom and 'Hope' front

 Boogie Wipes (www.boogiewipes.com) four packs of saline 'boogie wipes' and 2 T shirts

 Snowy Mountain Designs (www.snowymountaindesigns.etsy.com) Amazing hand-designed necklace and matching earrings for mom

 Pixie Bows (www.pixiebows.com) Perfect handmade hair accessories perfect for every little girl

 Prissy Designs (www.prissydesigns.com) The Perfect Diaper Clutch with 'Hope' front

 gLovies (www.mymomknowsbest.com) five packages of gLovies - disposable mitts that protect kids ages 2-6 from germs in public places. No more toilet touching!

 My Plate-Mate (www.myplate-mate.com) two Plate-Mates - clever spill guards that fill around your child's plate

 Freckles & Speckles Design (www.frecklesandspeckles.etsy.com) 15 custom notecards designed with Pink Hope Ribbon surrounded by Inspirational words

 Baby Harrill (www.babyharrill.com) Exquisite hand-crafted Hope Ribbon Bib and Matching Burp Cloth

 Chartreuse Designs (www.chartreusedesigns.ca) Handcrafted artisan jewelry - matching mom & daughter bracelets with hope ribbon charm on clasp and also included wine topper

 Baby Sleep Solutions ( www.babysleepsolutionsla.com) Kathy Sinclair CLE, CPD, CHBE Sleep Specialist - Phone Consultation

 Baby Banz (www.babybanz,com) $75 Gift Certificate to get all the Sun Protection Essentials needed

 Lots To Say (www.lots2saybaby.com) Stylish & Fun Pacifiers - BPA-Free

 MoMo's Bows (www.momosbows.com) Fabulous Crocheted Hat (fits toddler-adult) and two handmade bows

 Rejoice Body Care (www.rejoicebodycare.com) chemo cutie gift set for mom and a "la petite rose" baby essential gift set for baby ... all of the items are all natural bath and body products

These Melissa Etheridge Must-Haves make the value of the basket over $1,000, which is due to be auctioned off at the Luncheon that is taking place at the Hilton New York in Manhattan on May12th. A little about the event courtesy of Komen Greater NYC: On Wednesday, May 12 Komen Greater NYC celebrates its 20th anniversary and supporters on the front line in the fight against breast cancer, and will be presenting the 2010 Komen Greater NYC grantees. This year, in spite of the difficult economic times, Komen Greater NYC will be awarding a record-breaking $4.3 million in grants for national peer-reviewed research and local community-based screening, treatment, education and support programs for the medically underserved.

In addition, Komen Greater NYC will be honoring people and organizations making a difference in the fight against breast cancer:

 Duane Reade (Corporate Award)

 Alisan B. Goldfarb, MD (Triple Negative Breast Cancer)

 Carla Hendra (Survivor Award)

 Project Renewal's Scan Van (Grantee of the Year)

 Tiffany A. Traina, MD (Compassionate Care Award)

For more details on Komen Greater NYC and the Annual Awards Luncheon, visit www.komennyc.org.

"All of us participating in this basket want to thank Komen Greater NYC for doing what they do to support, bring awareness, and to help fund research for breast cancer." Katie continues, "We couldn't be more honored also to have Melissa Etheridge consider the products included in our basket as 'must-haves' for the industry we design for."

For any information on the products included in this basket, please contact Katie O'Neill by email at Katie@ktsteppers.com or by phone at 862-266-0263.

ABOUT KT GIFTINGS
Kt Giftings is a department under Kt Steppers, LLC. Kt Steppers is a mom-owned, children inspired, online gift boutique featuring hand-painted and custom designed "steppers" or step stools. According to Katie O'Neill, "My company and many others seek out celebrities and other high profile people to get recognition and approval of their products & company brand. As a fellow ‘mom-preneur' I needed to come up with a better, less expensive way to reach who we wanted and know that our products and company information was reaching the desired destination. Kt Giftings was formed."

ABOUT KOMEN GREATER NYC
The Greater New York City Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure® is celebrating its 20th anniversary. Founded in 1990, Komen Greater NYC has raised over $50 million to date. The organization is dedicated to the greater New York City metropolitan area, disbursing up to seventy-five percent of its net income to local programs offering breast health education, screening and treatment in the five boroughs of New York City, on Long Island and in Westchester and Rockland Counties. Twenty-five percent of its revenues fund national peer-reviewed research programs. In 2010, Komen Greater NYC is awarding close to $4.3 million in grants — $3.1 million supports 37 community-based organizations and three hospitals that provide breast health programs to underserved women and more than $1.2 million underwrites peer-reviewed research projects at the national level. For more information, visit the Komen Greater NYC website, www.komennyc.org, or call 212-293-CURE.

ABOUT SUSAN G. KOMEN FOR THE CURE®
Nancy G. Brinker promised her dying sister, Susan G. Komen, she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer forever. In 1982, the promise became Susan G. Komen for the Cure, launching the global breast cancer movement. Today, Komen for the Cure is the world’s largest grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists fighting to save lives, empower people, ensure quality care for all and energize science to find the cures. Thanks to events like the Komen Race for the Cure, we have invested $1.5 billion to fulfill our promise, becoming the largest source of nonprofit funds dedicated to the fight against breast cancer in the world. For more information about Susan G. Komen for the Cure, breast health or breast cancer, visit www.komen.org or call 1-877 GO KOMEN.

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