Backstage Creations, specialists in award show gifts and custom backstage gift suites, will produce the official Giving Suite™ at the 71st Emmy® Awards. The Emmys will telecast live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, Sept. 22, (8:00 PM ET/5:00 PM PT) on FOX.
In addition to presenters and nominees choosing from a collection of luxury gifts, the lounge will serve as a Giving Suite ascelebrities who participate will help raise $140,000 in donations to support the Television Academy Foundation. Now celebrating its 60th year, the Foundation’s mission is to educate and advance the next generation of television leaders through its renowned programs including the College Television Awards, Student Internship Program, The Interviews: An Oral History of Television and The Power of TV.
The 71st Emmy Awards roster of presenters includes Angela Bassett, Viola Davis, Michael Douglas, Bill Hader, Taraji P. Henson, Terrence Howard, Regina King, Lin Manuel-Miranda, Maya Rudolph, Jimmy Smits, Kerry Washington, Bradley Whitford, the cast of Game of Thrones and Veep, and more. These presenters are invited to help raise funds for the Foundation and engage with top brands at the official Giving Suite.
The items Backstage Creations Will Have in the Giving Suite™:
Celebrities will also receive:
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About BACKSTAGE CREATIONS
Created in 2000 by Karen Wood, formerly a talent coordinator on over 50 award shows, to give major corporations as well as up-and-coming designers the exclusive opportunity to personally introduce their products and services to celebrities. BACKSTAGE CREATIONS originated the gifting suite concept and has created Celebrity Retreats™ at various industry honors including the Screen Actors Guild® Awards, Teen Choice Awards, Writers Guild Awards, MTV Movie Awards, MTV VMAs, People’s Choice Awards, BET Awards and Billboard Music Awards. BACKSTAGE CREATIONS puts an emphasis on charitable donation at each of our retreats giving our celebrity attendees the opportunity to both give and receive through unique partnerships at our events. Backstage Creations Retreats™ and gift bags have been featured on “Entertainment Tonight,” “Access Hollywood,” “Extra,” “E!” and “TV Guide”; and our clients have appeared in OK Magazine, People.com, Us Weekly, HollywoodLife.com, Just Jared and many other print and online publications.
About the Television Academy Foundation
Established in 1959 as the charitable arm of the Television Academy, the Television Academy Foundation is dedicated to preserving the legacy of television while educating and inspiring those who will shape its future. Through renowned educational and outreach programs such as the College Television Awards, Student Internship Program, The Interviews: An Oral History of Television and The Power of TV the Foundation seeks to widen the circle of voices our industry represents and to create more opportunity for television to reflect all of society. For more information on the Foundation, please visit TelevisionAcademy.com/Foundation.