JAN 9-10: GBK TO HOST ARTFUL GIFT SUITE HONORING 2009 GOLDEN GLOBES AWARD NOMINEES AND PRESENTERS

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Famed GBK Gift Suite to Benefit Actor Isiah Washington’s Gondobay Manga Foundation; Homeless Not Toothless; Educating Young Minds; Hollywood Note Foundation

Los Angeles (December 29, 2008) - - GBK (www.gbkproductions.com), the luxury lifestyle gift suites and special events company, will honor the 2009 Golden Globes Nominees and Presenters with its 4th Annual GBK Golden Globes Suite on January 9 & 10, 2009 at the 9900 Club (9900 S. Santa Monica Blvd.
Beverly Hills) from 11:00 am – 7:00 pm daily. GBK, the recipient of BizBash’s 2006 Award for Emmy’s “Best Gift Bag,” will once again offer invited guests an opportunity to experience an artful array of products, services and beauty treatments, and the Nominees and Presenters will be able to walk away with more than $50,000 in gifted luxury items, travel and beauty packages. Gavin B. Keilly, Owner and CEO of GBK, states, “We are looking forward to not only honoring the 2009 Golden Globes Nominees and Presenters, but also we’re very excited to introduce them to our benefiting charities and the brands taking part of our Suite. It’s a ‘win-win’ for all involved.”

To honor their continued commitment to charitable giving, GBK will donate 20% of its profits from this year’s suite to four specially chosen charities: Actor/Activist Isiah Washington’s Gondobay Manga Foundation; Homeless Not Toothless; Educating Young Minds & Hollywood Note Foundation. Additionally, each charity will be given a GBK celebrity gift bag from this year’s Golden Globes Suite (valued at over $35,000) so they’ll be able to auction off the bag at future fundraisers to garner more awareness and funds for their individual causes.

Situated right around the block from the Beverly Hilton Hotel where the Golden Globes Awards will be telecast, GBK’s Gift Suite at the 9900 Club will be a convenient place for presenters and nominees to visit. Celebrities invited guests will have the opportunity feast upon artful pleasures meant to enhance the mind, body and soul, and they’ll take home GBK’s exclusive gift bag filled with one-of-a-kind artwork, health and beauty procedures, trendy fashions and accessories, trips and much, much more.

Some of this year’s fantastic highlights include the opportunity to be gifted with pieces from some of the most amazing artists in the world including JEFF OWEN METAL SCULTPURES; and JROK DESIGN which will be doing 'Exclusive Custom Collages' where the personalized aspect of the artwork will represent the celebrities own, style, flavor, influence…in essence, the greatest work of art of all because you dreamed it (valued at $25,000). Other outstanding products and services include: attending ROCK N ROLL FANTASY CAMP (valued at over $8,000) where the camp allows you to move from spectator to the stage; sharing the limelight with rock n roll royalty including Duff McKagan (Guns n Roses/Velvet Revolver), Bruce Kulick (KISS), and other legends; Getting DNA TSTING thru DNA ANCESTRY so Nominees & Presenters can know their own, personal heritage; receiving a gift certificate to the only 5 star and new DAKOTA MOUNTAIN LODGE HOTEL in Park City, Utah (over $3000 for 3 Night Stay); Receiving a year’s worth of medical facials, botox, restalyn and other services from BEVERLY HILLS PLASTIC SURGERY Inc.

Other great products include high end rose gold necklaces and rings from renown Israeli Jewelry Designer DAVID TISHIBI; eco-friendly kids toys and furniture from JENNY BECS TOY STORE, DX HANDBAGS, SHARE BUDS patented ear phones that allows two people to listen to the same MP3 player at the same time; HOPE JEANS, a clothing line for kids and dogs, ORIGINAL BELLY WORKS, YOGA PRO, VEEMA NUTRITION COMPANY, EARRING-AID, SURE FOOT CUSTOM SKIBOOTS (Valued at over $900.00), and one-of-a-kind salt lamps from ROCK OUR WORLD. Lastly, guests will also be pampered with on-site beauty treatments and beauty products such as hair extensions from HAIRLOCS (valued at over $3,000); MISTURA BEAUTY makeovers, REVITIALASH eye lash conditioner; METROPOLIS high end curling and flat irons; and other surprises…

GBK, formerly GBK Productions, is a luxury lifestyle gifting and special events company, specializing in entertainment marketing integration. Formed in 2000 by Gavin B. Keilly, the company’s Founder and CEO, GBK consists of five divisions: GBK Celebrity Gifting Suites; GBK Giftbags; GBK Events; GBK Weddings; and GBK Charitable Consulting. Widely known in the entertainment industry for bringing that little extra something into the Gifting Suites environment, GBK offers it’s clients a full range of marketing services. For more information on Gavin B. Keilly or GBK, please go to gbkproductions.com.

For More Information on THE GONDOBAY MANGA FOUNDATION , go to www.gondobaymangafoundation.org.

For More Information on HOMELESS NOT TOOTHLESS, go to homelessnottoothless.org.

For More Information on EDUCATING YOUNG MINDS, go to educatingyoungminds.org.

For More Information on HOLLYWOOD NOTE FOUNDATION, go to hollywoodnotefoundation.org.