The Stars of the 2012 Kids’ Choice Awards Come Out to Support the American Cancer Society and Celebrate the Awards Show Including: Jennifer Stone (Nominee), Jake Short (Winner Favorite TV Actor), Willow Shields (The Hunger Games), Alex Heartman (Nominee), Aubrey O’Day (Celebrity Apprentice), Leon Thomas III (Victorius), Kalia Prescott “The Hunger Games”, Nolan Gould ABC’s (Modern Family), Amandla Stenberg (The Hunger Games), Cody Simpson (Recording Artist) and Many More.
GBK, the luxury lifestyle gift lounge and special events company, along with BOP & Tiger Beat, the industry’s leading teen entertainment magazines, honored the 2012 Kids’ Choice Awards Nominees and Presenters at their annual Gift Lounge. GBK, the recipient of multiple BizBash’s Award for “Best Gift Bag,” offered its exclusive list of invited celebrities, VIPs, and media an opportunity to enjoy an exciting environment with gifts, refreshments and a fun way to support a great cause. “More Birthdays, Less Cancer” was the event’s theme, and while celebrities enjoyed the gifts from the luxury sponsors, they also got to sign birthday cards, leave a video birthday wish and support the American Cancer Society.
Some of the highlights of the event included the mobile animated flipbook studio station by Action Flipbooks, which allowed guests to create their own custom animated video and take home a flipbook keepsake; the candy and fruit snack buffet provided by Welch’s® Fruit Snacks – taste delicious Welch’s® Fruit Snacks, JuicefullsTM Juice-filled Fruit Snacks, Sun Maid® Milk Chocolate Raisins, My M&M’S® Brand Chocolate Candies and more; and Sabra, gifting each guest with a custom cooler bag filled with Sabra hummus and a Sabra Grab N’ Go Snack with hummus and pretzels. Many celebrities, including Kirby Bliss Blanton from Project X, were overheard saying “I love Sabra! These Grab N Go’s are my favorite.”
An array of fun products and trendy gifts filled the lounge including MGA Entertainment, known for their award-winning brands such as Little Tikes®, LalaloopsyTM, Bratz®, and Moxie GirlsTM gifted their Bratz dolls – one packed doll of choice and an invitation to receive the new Bratz True Hope dolls when they arrive in stores in June; MyPillow, promoting health, comfort and durability, is one of the top 10 fastest growing companies in the USA and manufactures “the world’s most comfortable pillow”; Bios Life Slim – is the only all natural, clinically proven, patented weight loss product on the market today, and has been shown to have a huge impact on overall health, wellness, and fitness; Coby Electronics gifted their spunky new Attitudz earphones which match consumers’ ever-changing style – and attitudes – with eight fun colors and designs that reflect a range of personalities; SPIN MASTER, a multi-category children’s entertainment company, gifted their Appfinity AppBlaster! Using dual triggers, trigger-tap technology and augmented reality applications, the AppBlaster turns any environment into a virtual gaming experience and connects securely with your iPhone/iPod Touch.
Celebrity-favorite, RevitaLash ADVANCED, was on site gifting their eyelash conditioner that lengthens and thickens eyelashes, Hair by RevitaLash and RevitaLash Mascara and Perfect Primer; Ematic, a superior technology company featuring groundbreaking innovations in portable media, provided Tablet PCs and MP3 Video players; Toy State, an innovator and industry leader in the manufacture of licensed and highly-stylized lights and sound toy vehicles, gifted DUB DJz custom vehicles with dual mixing decks; and imPRESS Press-On Manicure by Broadway Nails – the revolutionary way to apply polish; Sweet Dream Girlz, provided their naturally made face, body and hair products made especially for girls.
Other great gifts included clothing from American Apparel; jewelry from RockaBella Jewels; artistic decals for iPhones, iPads and MacBooks by MacSlaps; gift packs from Moshi MonstersTM; Beverages provided by Peace Tea and Hubert’s Lemonade and bracelets from Zorbitz, Inc.
Before leaving the event, everyone made sure to get a photo on the Cake Press Wall created by Bread Basket Cake Company with edible logos created by Ticings®. It was a sweet ending to a magical day!
As always, giving charities an opportunity to share their cause and draw attention to the work they are doing is a major focus with GBK Gift Lounge’s. The GBK, BOP & Tiger Beat Gift Lounge supported the following charities:
Dream Center – For the past 17 years, The Dream Center has been combating the issues that afflict Los Angeles communities, rescuing people from poverty, homelessness, hunger and substance abuse, and it is now leading the fight against human trafficking by opening the nation’s largest shelter for victims of human trafficking. For more information about Dream Center, please visit dreamcenter.org.
Model Citizen Fund, LLC – A charity that fills backpacks with 150 emergency supply items for the homeless. For more information on Model Citizen Fund, please visit modelcitizenfund.com
The American Cancer Society – combines an unyielding passion with nearly a century of experience to save lives and end suffering from cancer. As a global grassroots force of more than three million volunteers, we fight for every birthday threatened by every cancer in every community. We save lives by helping people stay well by preventing cancer or detecting it early; helping people get well by being there for them during and after a cancer diagnosis; by finding cures through investment in groundbreaking discovery; and by fighting back by rallying lawmakers to pass laws to defeat cancer and by rallying communities worldwide to join the fight. As the nation’s largest non-governmental investor in cancer research, contributing about $3.4 billion, we turn what we know about cancer into what we do. As a result, about 11 million people in America who have had cancer and countless more who have avoided it will be celebrating birthdays this year. To learn more about us or to get help, call us any time, day or night, at 1-800-227-2345 or visit cancer.org.
