The 5k Power Walk will be held on May 8th in New York City through Battery Park. This event will give Dress for Success supporters the opportunity to support the efforts of Dress for Success in helping disadvantaged women become healthy and independent. Also being recognized at the event will be the launch of the new Health & Wellness initiative of the Professional Women's Group. To register, click here. For more information, click here or visit the Dress for Success website.
Dress for Success Miami will be hosting the No Limit Texas Hold ‘Em event on May 2, 2010 beginning at 5:30 P.M. For the invite, please click here. The theme of the event is Mardi Gras Casino. There will be cash prizes!! Both men and women are welcome to come and play! Come support Dress for Success!
Dress for Success Mercer County (DFSMC) and artist Tony LaSalle will host a wine and cheese event in LaSalle’s Gallery at 73 Bridge Street in Lambertville, NJ, from 1:00 to 3:00 PM, on Sunday, May 2, 2010.
Dress for Success South Central, PA will be hosting this event on May 3, 2010. O.K. so, here is how to goes: Vendors place a quarter value on each item they put up for auction. If you bid and if your number is called, you are the winner. Come and have fun with your friends at this event that is sponsored by our WOW member. Please visit the Dress for Success South Central, PA website for more information.
Dress for Success Hartford will be hosting Dress for Success’ 5th annual capital catwalk fundraising event on Monday, May 3, 2010 at the Hartford Stage. The 2009 Capital Catwalk was a huge success, and this year's is expected to be even bigger. WFSB Channel 3 is this year's official television sponsor for the catwalk. For more information, please visit the Dress for Success website.
Dress for Success Columbus will be hosting the 5th annual “Taste” event on May 6, 2010. For more information, please click here, or visit the Dress for Success website.
What Project Working Mom 2010 does is help deserving moms and dads find the time, money, and confidence necessary to complete their college degrees. Dress for Success Atlanta will be hosting the event Women Who Rule the World - An Evening of Empowerment & Networking on May 14, 2010 from 6-10 P.M. For more information and to register, please click here.
Dress for Success Atlanta will be hosting the breakfast from 7:30am – 9:00am at the Hotel Palomar Atlanta in Midtown. Ten people who have given extraordinary support to the mission of Dress for Success Atlanta in time, talent and/or treasure and who are role models and advocates for women will be honored at the breakfast. To order your tickets, please click here or send a check to the Dress for Success Atlanta at the address above. For more information, please visit the Dress for Success website.
To benefit Dress for Success Toronto, there will be a private, before-everybody-else screening of Sex and the City 2. This screening will be held on Wednesday, May 26, 2010 at 6:45pm at the Galaxy Cinemas Waterloo, 550 King St. N. Waterloo. Along with ticket purchase, a donation of nearly-new professional clothing or shoes is required and will be donated to Dress for Success Toronto. For more information please contact: sexandthecitywaterloo@gmail.com or visit the Dress for Success website.
Dress for Success just recently hosted their annual worldwide gala “Something to Share” on April 20, 2010 at the Grand Hyatt at Grand Central in New York City.
This annual breakfast benefitting Dress for Success Worldwide, was held the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City on December 2, 2009. During the event, Dress for Success awarded scholarships to 16 PWG members to further their education. In addition, CBIZ Women’s Advantage was honored for the exemplary support it has shown the organization and for embodying the ideal of “women helping women.” Nora Ephron, three time Academy Award Nominee, along with her sister, Delia, has supported Dress for Success this year by donating $1 from each ticket sold to Love, Loss, and What I Wore to the organization. Ilene Beckerman, author of Love, Loss, and What I Wore, was also in attendance to sign copies of her book. For more information, please visit the Dress for Success website.
City Chicks 4 Charity, a New York City based charity for young, professional women, raised an astounding $12,000 for Dress for Success at their most recent event "Cocktails 4 a Cause" on October 15th. Click here to contact the group City Chicks 4 Charity, or check out their blog for upcoming events.
More than 1,000 guests attended the Something to Share Worldwide Gala on April 7th, 2009. An astounding $1.2 million was raised in honor of Dress for Success. The focus of the event was on the heart and soul of the organization; the employees and the hard work they put in. The night was also focused around clients of the organization and their success stories today. The money was raised through sponsorships, ticket sales, journal ads and both the Pledge for Support—which rose close to $100,000—and the silent auction that took place that evening. For more information, please visit the Dress for Success website.
