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Knock, Knock... Were You There?
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From Kerry Barr O'Connor, Executive Director
This year's Ultimate Power Lunch was in fact "the Ultimate". Our annual signature event, led once again by Jenn Andrew, featured our Professional Women's Group members sharing this year's award-winning Community Action Project: Women And Retirement, Emcee Extraordinaire Maureen O'Boyle, Paradigm Award Honorees Madia and Tim Barber, Keynote Speaker Colletta Bryce, and guest panelists Miss USA Cheslie Kryst, and Jay Everette, Senior Community Relations Manager at Wells Fargo. Each of our special guests shared their personal stories about how social capital, i.e. networks, access, and opportunity, has contributed to their successes.
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| Colletta Bryce with Paradigm Award Honorees, Tim & Madia Barber |
Our Professional Women's Group members, including W.A.R. Co-chairs, Patricia and Tonya, celebrated their financial successes with this year's project. We loved hearing about their 21-day financial fast and the examples they shared, including immediate impact and positive changes to spending and savings practices.
Another successful sell-out, event proceeds support our full spectrum of workforce development services to women who seek to secure, retain, and advance their careers. We are so grateful to our amazing sponsors, table hosts, volunteers, and to each of you who made a generous financial contribution to move forward the mission of the organization.
So rather than knock, knock - click, click to check out pictures from this year's event.
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While Miss USA Cheslie Kryst was here for the Ultimate Power Lunch, she also took time the day before the event to spend with the women in our job acquisition program, the
Going Places Network (GPN). The women did their homework and prepared some great
questions for Cheslie.
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| Fontella McKyer, Dir. of Workforce Dev., left, with Cheslie Kryst |
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We're Ringing the Bell for These
Newly Employed Women!
Antoya, Melissa, Carol, Chatika Nicole, Lauren, Crystal, April, Tiffany,
Eliza, Tanisha, Angela, Andrea, Sherrie, Kendra, Jennifer, Terrisha,
Tenwonder, Renee, Stephanie, Samantha, Shana, Melissa, Audria, Shonda,
Moneca,
Sophia,
Quinetta,
Susan,
Felicia,
Rashida,
Tanya,
Erika,
Angelika,
Lisa,
Natasha,
Brandy
Congratulations on your new positions!
We invite you to continue your employment ascension with free membership in our employment retention program
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(PWG)
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The next meeting is Saturday, November 16, 2019
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Important Message About Clothing Donations!
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We are re-organizing our Operations Center and preparing for two significant inventory events and therefore are
unable to accept donations between October 28 and November 11.
We greatly appreciate your support and hope to see you when we resume our regular schedule on Tuesday, November 12. If you would like to schedule a donation appointment after November 12, please call our office at 704-525-7706. Thanks for your cooperation!
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SAVE THE DATE
Saturday, November 9
10am-4pm
Inventory Reduction Event
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We want to give a special shout out to our friends at Dandy Dry Cleaners who provide thousands of dollars in in-kind contributions every year. Please support this locally-owned business - in West Charlotte since 1955! See below for an extra incentive on leather and suede cleaning!
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There are just a handful of tickets left for our fabulous pop-up boutique,
Cocktails & Couture,
October 24, 5:30-8:00pm.
Designer and one-of-a-kind fashions along with savories and sweets, wine, soft drinks, and a fantastic network of women committed to lifting other women. 100% of the proceeds from this event support the mission and help us make room for incoming inventory. Come network, sip and support. Tickets are limited to 50, so get yours before they're all gone. BUY NOW!
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THANK YOU!
Thanks to those who participated in
clothing drives, volunteer projects, and other special events last month
Adecco
American Tire Distributors
BAE Systems
Jorie Thomas
Progressive Mortgage Women of Charlotte
Sealed Air - Womens' Employee Resource Group
Vanguard Black Professionals Network
We are desperately in need of new and next to new purses and handbags!
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f you, your company or civic organization would like to sponsor a Purse Drive, please contact us at 704.525.7706. Advance notice greatly appreciated.
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Swaggerer of the Month:
Meet Mr. October 2019
Brian Spicker
Franchise Partner,
SkyZone
"As a returning "Swaggerer", I am honored and excited to be a part of this fun event. Dress For Success Charlotte is a great organization for moving the needle for women and their families, and the community as a whole."
Next Stiletto Swagger: May 2, 2020
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Wish List
One of the many ways you can support Dress for Success Charlotte is to donate items on our Wish List. For each item or service donated, we are able to put our financial resources to great use! We are seeking donations of the following items:
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Copy and printer paper white and colors - yellow, pink, blue, red
* Cases of bottled water
* Electrician services, 4-8 hours
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If you would like to make a financial gift, we offer several options so you can make a contribution in whatever way is easiest for you. You can
DONATE HERE through our website, or we gladly accept donations by check, or by credit card over the phone. You can mail a check to the address at the bottom of the newsletter. To donate via credit card, call our office at
704-525-7706
. If your company does
matching gifts
, please remember to apply and double your gift.
To direct
gifts of stock
, please provide your broker with
Merrill Edge DTC #5198.
The account is Dress for Success Charlotte.
Have questions or need more information? Call Kerry Barr O'Connor at
704-525-7706. Your donation is tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.
Dress for Success Charlotte is a Better Business Bureau Accredited Charity and meets all 20 Standards for Charity Accountability. Dress for Success Charlotte is a Gold-Level Guidestar participant demonstrating its commitment to transparency.
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Stay In The Know...
In between newsletters, keep up to date with Dress for Success Charlotte. Check our social media accounts and please share our posts.
Twitter -
@dfscharlotte
. Instagram -
dfscharlotte
. Facebook -
Dress for Success Charlotte and Linked In - Dress for Success Charlotte.
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The mission of Dress for Success® is to empower women to achieve economic independence by providing a network of support, professional attire and the development tools to help women thrive in work and in life.
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