AUG. 20
YOGA MATTERS
A New Kind of Happy Hour... It's Yoga Time
 Refresh and rejuvenate while letting your yoga practice make a positive difference in our community. Join Susan McKeithen, KYT, for Yoga Matters.
Friday, Aug. 20
6-7:15 p.m.
Yoga For Life
1410 W. Morehead St.,
Suite 200
www.yogaforlife.com
Admission: Donation only; 100% of all donations will benefit Dress for Success Charlotte.
YOGA MATTERS will offer the experience of yoga to the staff, donors and friends of local organizations who may not have an existing practice! Yoga Matters will introduce new students to Yoga for Life. Yoga Matters will raise money for deserving organizations, many of which are currently experiencing significant financial hardship. We will share some great yoga ... and then share a snack afterwards.
JULY 30
Online "Tag" Raises $1,610
Thank you for pariticipating in our virtual "tag" fundraiser July 27-29. You generously donated $1,610 in 2,010 minutes.
Dress for Success Charlotte incorporated social media and e-mail for the fundraiser to commemorate the recent suiting of our 2,010th client.
JULY 27-29
Online Game of "Tag" Honors
The Suiting of Our 2,010th Client
 Beginning noon Tuesday, July 27, Dress for Success Charlotte will launch a fundraiser that harnesses the power of social media in a virtual game of "tag" to commemorate the recent suiting of our 2,010th client.
Dress for Success Charlotte provides women with interview-appropriate attire, a support network and the tools for their economic self-sufficiency and to help break the cycle of poverty. We have seen an 80% increase in just two years and the suiting of nearly 500 new clients in 2009. Besides interview-appropriate attire, clients benefit from programs and services at the organization's Career Center, which offers one-on-one coaching, mentoring, free internet access and interactive group workshops.
The online-only fundraiser runs from noon Tuesday, July 27, to 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 28 (yes, that's a total of 2,010 minutes).
How it will work:
1. Dress for Success Charlotte will kick off the campaign at noon Tuesday, July 27, by "tagging" 10 of our supporters via Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter (30 total).
2. Each person who has been tagged will be asked to donate $10 to the organization through an online donation site linked to Paypal.
3. After making a donation, we ask that they "tag" 10 friends to make a donation.
4. Besides posting in a status update or tweet, donors can add a special Dress for Success Charlotte "twibbon" to their photo on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter to show that they've been tagged. The "twibbon" link is on the donation page. Participants on Twitter are asked to use the hash-tag #CareTag when tweeting about their donations.
5. You can play via email by clicking "tagging" your friends and family with a link to this page!
SATURDAY, MAY 8
Hardest Working Moms Celebration,
'Something to Share' Scarf/Tie Sale
  Five mothers from the Charlotte area will be honored Saturday, May 8, at Concord Mills.
Executive director Kerry Barr O'Connor was on a panel that helped select the winners.
Need a gift for Mother's Day? Between 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, stop by the Dress for Success Charlotte table to pick up the Something to Share scarf by Tommy Hilfiger. It's $30.
We'll have Something to Share ties by Tommy Hilfiger ($30) if you want to get a head start on Father's Day!
Put on your LBD, bring an accessory and head Uptown!
On Friday, April 30, BlackFinn will host the LITTLE BLACK DRESS PARTY from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Grab your favorite little black dress and bring an accessory (belt, scarf, shoes, etc) to donate to Dress for Success Charlotte!
BlackFinn American Saloon is in EpiCentre,
The first 100 ladies will get a fortune cookie that gives them a chance to win a massage, a weekend stay uptown, or the grand prize, a Gucci bag.
Complimentary hors d’oeuvres will be offered. Try the Little Black Dress wine and martini.
Want more info? Email or
Want a head-start on the May 1 sale at Belk?
 Dress For Success Charlotte supporters are selling tickets for the Belk Charity Sale on May 1. Dress For Success Charlotte will receive all the proceeds from each $5 ticket we sell (or buy for ourselves)!
However, if you want to avoid the crowds, you can buy a ticket now and pre-select what you would like to purchase and then pick it up on May 1.
The Belk Charity Sale is 6 a.m.-10 a.m. Saturday, May 1. Pre-sale shopping begins Sunday, April 25
Shoppers can expect discounts ranging from 20 to 70 percent, including specials on rarely discounted brands. Ticket-holders will get $5 off their first purchase of $5 or more. Plus, the first 100 customers in each store will receive gift cards ranging from $5 to $1,000. Click here for more information on the sale!
Buy tickets for your family, friends, office mates or book club! For more info on tickets, call 704-525-7706 or send us an email.
Shop The Neiman Marcus Shoe To-Do
***Friday, March 26 and Saturday, March 27 only***
When you buy two or more regular priced shoes at the SouthPark store or online, Neiman Marcus will donate $50 to Dress for Success Worldwide.
Look At Her Power - Dress for Success Charlotte's annual signature fundraiser was a rousing success! it was a fantastic evening that featured a moving and inspirational speech from Cynthia Marshall, president, AT&T North Carolina, a fashion show that highlighted the professional style of Dress for Success graduates, and much more.
One hundred percent of the proceeds from Look At Her Power support Dress for Success programs and services. Thanks go out to all the wonderful companies and individuals who supported this event. View the video for more information.
(l-r) Dress for Success Charlotte Executive Director Kerry Barr O'Connor, Honorary
Chairwoman Andie MacDowell, Keynote Speaker Cynthia G. Marshall, and Event \
Chairwoman Debby Alphin.
Dress for Success Charlotte Professional Women's Group members.
Dress for Success" Look at Her Power attracted quite a crowd at the Charlotte
Merchandising Mart.
Emcee Maureen O'Boyle, Auctioneer Eric Hauss, and "Rufus" at Look at Her Power.
Fresh Boutique
 Bethenny Frankel (left), star of the Bravo TV reality show "The Real Wives of New York City," has fun with Dress for Success Charlotte executive director Kerry Barr O'Connor at a fundraiser at Fresh Boutique for the nonprofit that provides clothes and mentoring to disadvantaged women entering the workforce. Frankel had a great time meeting fans and signing copies of her New York Times best-selling book Naturally Thin.
Photo by Olivia Fortson - ofortson@charlotteobserver.com)
Dress for Success Brunch with Christian Siriano
Christian Siriano, Project Runway winner, showcased his new line
at Coplon’s to raise money for Dress for Success Charlotte last
December.
Charlotte STYLE's Most STYLISH Honoree and Dress for Success
Executive Director, Kerry Barr O'Connor (center)
SOURCE: Charlotte Style Magazine
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