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Golden Globes 2015: Inside The GBK Gift Suite

Tara Bitran |
January 10, 2015 | 5:14 p.m. PST

Staff Reporter

GBK and Pilot Pen's Golden Globes Gift Suite (Tara Bitran/Neon Tommy)
GBK and Pilot Pen's Golden Globes Gift Suite (Tara Bitran/Neon Tommy)
Before comedy queens Tina Fey and Amy Poehler score some laughs as hosts of the 72nd annual Golden Globes on Sunday, Jan. 11, luxury events company GBK Productions and retailer Pilot Pen held their annual gift suite at the W Hotel in Hollywood.

The event ran from Friday morning through Saturday evening this past weekend, in honor of presenters and nominees of the awards ceremony as well as other celebrity guests.

Attendees received trips to getaway locations like Puerto Vallarta and Anguilla, LG Tone headphones, Solo iPad cases and backpacks, massage treatments, 30 handcrafted pieces from The Artisan Group, and wine from nuvino, a favorite of Viola Davis and her husband, Julius Tennon, at the gift lounge.

Samiah Fine Clothing, a custom clothing line inspired by shows like "The Tudors," and Beyond The Rack, an online retailer with daily discounts, also gifted celebrities like Jillian Rose Reed and Nikki DeLoach of "Awkward."

Sweet treats also lined the aisles, including savory and sweet cupcakes from Cupcake Fusion L.A. and different flavored brownies like "peanut butter" and "salted caramel" from Barry's Gourmet Brownies.

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Besides the gifting items, the event helped to promote charitable causes like World Vision, who provided celebrities with a chance to make care kits for people suffering from Ebola in Africa, as well as deliver a PSA to show their support. LGBT advocacy and equality organization Lambda Legal, who will auction off a signed poster from the lounge at the Liberty Awards in June, and Brave Chick, a jewelry line designed to empower women with a portion of its proceeds donated to anti-sex trafficking, were also featured at the event.

Event co-host Pilot Pen gifted celebrities with signature pens, while also launching their #Pilotwish campaign, where celebrities nominated their charity of choice and then shared online using #Pilotwish.

"Pilot is a Japanese company, and according to Japanese legend, if you fold 1000 origami cranes, a wish will be granted. So, we are granting a wish for a charity. The one that gets the most shares will get a donation of $5000," said Pilot Storyteller Julia Darrenkamp.

Celebrity guests that attended the exclusive event included: Stef Dawson of "The Hunger Games;" Lisa Vanderpump and her daughter, Pandora Todd; Tom Schwartz, Kristen Doute, Katie Maloney, Jax Taylor, Scheana Marie, and James Kennedy of the "Vanderpump Rules" cast; Dot-Marie Jones; Gina Rodriguez of "Jane The Virgin;" Jason Ritter of "Parenthood;" Bethany Joy Lenz; Candace Cameron Bure; Christopher McDonald; Mekhi Phifer; Yara Shahidi; Kelly Stables; Azie Tesfai; Jacqueline Toboni; Chin Han; Cathryn de Prume; Anna Trebunskaya; Gilbert Gottfried; and Jasmine Dustin.

Reach Staff Reporter Tara Bitran here.



 

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