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Events | Past Worldwide Events
Dress for Success Worldwide hosts or participates in numerous
fundraisers and other events each year. More detailed
information about our previous events can be found below.
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On May 8th, Dress for Success, Professional Women’s Group
members, volunteers and supporters gathered to participate in
the first ever
Power Walk for Dress for Success, a 5k fun walk through
Battery Park. We celebrated those who have empowered us throughout our
lives and together we took the first steps towards healthier futures for
women and their families!
With the help of committed sponsors and hundreds of walkers, we raised
more than $100,000 – money that will go a long way to ensure
the health and well-being of thousands of women in the
New York
area and beyond on their road to self-sufficiency.
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The event was the first of its kind for Dress for Success and allowed
supporters to get involved in a new and exciting way!
Family, friends, and co-workers worked together to fundraise for
Dress for Success and then came together as teams to participate in the
5k walk. Attendees had much
to look forward to as there was fun for all ages.
Woman’s Day and Ban offered free massages to help walkers wind
down from the event and other sponsors like Style had mini-giveaways
for participants! Even the
kids had something to look forward at the children’s zone with product
donated from Scholastic.
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Before walkers were underway, an opening ceremony kicked off with CEO Joi Gordon providing inspiring words for supporters
and volunteers in attendance.
Sylvia, a Professional Women’s Group member from Queens also spoke
sharing her success story on the road to better
health. Despite rainy
weather, walkers enthusiastically set off on the route through Battery
Park. It was a great sight
to see so many people coming together to support the women of Dress for
Success!
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The Power Walk served as the launch for the new health and wellness
initiative generously funded by Aetna
which will be launched to affiliates in the coming months.
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On April 20th more than 1,000 guests from over 100 companies
attended the annual Something to
Share: Dress for Success Worldwide Gala 2010!
This star studded evening celebrates the past achievements and
future endeavors of the organization.
Chaired by Niki Leondakas, COO of Kimpton Hotels and
Restaurants, the event honored top corporate executives for their professional
accomplishments and contributions to Dress for Success.
This year’s honorees included Rose Flenorl, Manager of Social
Responsibility for FedEx; Suzanne Kolb, President of Marketing, News and
Online for E! Entertainment and the Style Network; and Robert Half
international, Inc. Through
this single event, nearly $1.2 million was raised to support Dress for
Success!
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This remarkable evening was truly one to remember.
Each year Dress for Success recognizes the sacrifices that all
mothers make to support their children through the “Toast to our
Mothers.” Sonja Norwood,
mother of Brandy and Ray J, was honored for her commitment in supporting
her children as a mother, manager and true champion of their success.
The heart of the event was truly captured with the introduction
of client Donna Wynn. The
room was captivated as she shared her heartfelt and inspiring testimony
with the audience and fellow clients who were all dressed beautifully
for the event by designer, David Meister.
It is through stories like hers that we can see the impact that
Dress for Success is having in changing lives of women around the world!
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The evening also included a special performance from Natasha Lyonne and
Debra Monk as they performed select readings from the off-Broadway hit,
Love, Loss, and What I Wore.
The show, written by Nora and Delia Ephron, is an intimate
collection of stories based on the memories triggered by clothes and
accessories. While guests
enjoyed the endless laughs, they were dining to the cuisine of famed
chefs Keira Moritz, Jen Beisty and Elise Wiggins.
From food and entertainment to celebrating the accomplishments of
our supporters, the evening was special to all those involved!
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As CEO Joi Gordon noted, “Something
to Share is always a memorable event that people look forward to
attending each and every year.
Guests leave the event inspired by the stories they hear and with
a renewed sense of community.”
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PRESENTING
SPONSORS
PLATINUM SPONSORS
Bobbi Brown
Cosmetics
dressbarn
GE
Kraft
Lia Sophia
Mediacom
Ogilvy
Props for Today
Sullivan &
Cromwell
Verizon
Gold:
Accenture, Allen & Overy, Bloomberg, Coffee-mate, Comcast, Estee Lauder,
Goldman Sachs, Marshalls, Robbin Mitchell, MediaVest, QVC, Steve Madden,
Viacom/BET Networks, Walmart
Silver:
Ashley Stewart, Dottie and Craig Mattison, JWT North America, Kinetic,
Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Time Warner Cable, Woman’s Day
Official Airline Partner:
American Airlines
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NORA EPHRON CELEBRATES THE
SUCCESS OF WOMEN
AT
ANNUAL DRESS FOR SUCCESS EVENT
Nora Ephron, three time Academy Award Nominee, addressed more than 400
people on December 2, 2009 at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City at
Women Helping Women, the
annual breakfast benefitting
Dress for Success Worldwide.
Ms. Ephron, 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, the intimate collection of stories that they wrote, to
the organization.
Ilene Beckerman, Nora Ephron & Joi Gordon
Women Helping Women,
presented by Wal-Mart Stores Inc., supports the Professional Women’s
Group (PWG), the employment retention and
career development program of Dress for Success, providing women with a
network of support, practical information, and the inspiration to
achieve self-defined success in their career and life.
During the event, Dress for Success awarded scholarships to 16 PWG
members to further their education. A
portion of the ticket sales from
Women Helping Women is directed to the PWG Educational Fund.
PWG Scholarship
Recipients
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.”
C onnie Chiara & Nancy Mellard
of CBIZ
Ilene Beckerman, author of Love,
Loss, and What I Wore, was also in attendance to sign copies of her
book.
“Dress for Success is so fortunate that, year after year, hundreds of
people and companies attend Women
Helping Women to see firsthand the impact that their support has
made on our Professional Women’s Group members,” said
Joi Gordon, CEO of Dress for
Success Worldwide.
“This year, we were thrilled to have Nora Ephron, a great
supporter of the organization, give the keynote address, and to honor
the outstanding efforts of CBIZ Women’s Advantage.”
Benefactors of the event included Allergan, alli, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics,
Diageo, FedEx, Gap Inc, and Sullivan and Cromwell.
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