GBK Productions Earns Best Gift Bag Honor at BIZBASH Media Awards in Los Angeles

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Los Angeles (PRWEB) June 29, 2007 -- BizBash Media, the premiere trade magazine and web site for the Event industry, presented GBK Productions with the award for Best Gift Bag at the first annual Los Angeles BizBash Event Style Awards held June 27th. GBK Productions was honored for its 2006 EMMY Gift Suite, which took place in the chic Presidential Suite of the Los Angeles Sofitel Hotel last August, and celebrity gift bag.

GBK's exclusive gift bag, estimated at a value of $35,000, included the newest tech gadgets, health procedures, elite fashion accessories and spa products on the market. The gift bag featured a week- long stay in the Presidential Suite at Azul Resorts; EZ Vision Video Goggles, allowing users to watch movies from their iPods; Gold Plated Cell Phone; a Humidor from Quality Importers; a Ford Escape Hybrid Lease; A gift certificate for Lasik Eye Surgery; a bedding set from Pure Organic Bedding; women's shoes from famed designers Richard Tyler and Oscar de la Renta, as well many other environmentally conscious products.

"Given the competition in the gifting universe, it's an honor to take home this award," said Gavin Keilly, the founder and President of GBK Productions. "Bizbash is the nucleus of the events community in Los Angeles, and to be recognized by them for all the hard work we put into this particular project makes it all worthwhile. We're on course for a banner year, as we have a lot of amazing gifting programs set up over the upcoming months, so we hope to be considered next year as well."

Last year's GBK Gift Suite, celebrating the 2006 Emmy nominees and presenters, was attended scores of A-listers, including many Desperate Housewives' ; The West Wing's Allison Janney; Entourage's Debi Mazar; Heroes' Greg Grunberg; Lost's Harold Perrineau; Grey's Anatomy's Isaiah Washington and Sara Ramirez; Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip's Steven Weber; One Tree Hill's Tyler Hilton; Sir Ben Kingsley; Geena Davis; Kathy Griffin; Kimberly Elise; Lindsay Lohan; Lizzy Caplan; Paula Abdul, and many more. Media coverage was extensive and included placements in the Los Angeles Times, The Hollywood Reporter, People Magazine, US Weekly, In Touch, Life & Style, TMZ.com, Hollywood.com, Fashion Wire Daily and more. In addition, broadcast coverage ran on CBS National News, Extra and the TV Guide Channel.

Gavin said, "we anticipate this years EMMY suite to even be better, with products valued upwards of $60,000."

GBK Productions, an event company focusing on philanthropic events, often combines gifting with giving. Gavin Keilly always donates 20% of the proceeds from his vendors to at least one charity. Each charity also receives a complete gift bag that can be auctioned off to raise money for the cause. Charities that have been involved in past GBK Productions' gift suites include: Eva Longoria's Padres Contra El Cancer, Heal Breast Cancer, Hollywood Habitat for Humanity, Educating Young Minds, Global Green, Kevin Bacon's 6 Degrees, Clothes Off Our Back, Creative Coalition, and Project Angel Food.

BizBash Media is the only organization to create an award show that celebrates the talents of Event Planners. Categories for awards included everything from best gift bags, invitations, and catering to best décor, event PR strategy, and more.

About GBK Productions:

GBK Productions (formerly GBK Events), founded in 2000 by Gavin B. Keilly, is an event productions company specializing in fund raising for major charitable organizations and celebrity events. GBK Productions has helped non-profit clients raise millions of dollars and produces the most-sought after gift suites, including EXTRA's Oscar & Emmy Suites, Lounges for the Golden Globes, as well as various other award shows. Headquartered in Hollywood, California, GBK productions serves multinational charities and corporations throughout the world. For additional information about GBK Productions, please visit www.GBKProductions.com.

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