Valerie and Decia reached out to client at 2010 Opportunity Fest on Tuesday, Jan 26th.
Friday, January 29, 2010
2010 Opportunity Fest
Valerie and Decia reached out to client at 2010 Opportunity Fest on Tuesday, Jan 26th.
Professional Women’s Group Reaches Out!
The Supper Team
The Breakfast Team
The Baking Team
Lisa Lopez, a member of our Professional Women’s Group (PWG), is coordinating the PWG Community Action Plan (CAP) project for 2009/2010. The CAP project provides PWG members and alumni with an opportunity to volunteer as a group. This year the PWG ladies are preparing and serving meals to street teens twice a month at Directions downtown Vancouver. By serving breakfast, brunch, the occasional supper and baking goodies, the PWG volunteers are providing the staff at Directions with the opportunity to devote more time to the street youths that are dropping by. Especially, the CAP weekend brunch is very popular with the street youths.
As a result, Directions reported that they have been able to help several youths to get off the streets! Three of them found an apartment to rent together (after meeting at one of the meals). Lisa commented: “Wow, the impact of what we are doing always amazes me, something that comes so naturally to us and we never really realize the positive results till later.”
If you want to help out, email us at vancouver@dressforsuccess.org and we will forward your information to Lisa!
As a result, Directions reported that they have been able to help several youths to get off the streets! Three of them found an apartment to rent together (after meeting at one of the meals). Lisa commented: “Wow, the impact of what we are doing always amazes me, something that comes so naturally to us and we never really realize the positive results till later.”
If you want to help out, email us at vancouver@dressforsuccess.org and we will forward your information to Lisa!
Monday, January 25, 2010
Wear Else Warehouse Sale
Print it and bring it to the sale! Wear Else donates $5.00 to Dress for Success.
Monday, January 18, 2010
New Plus Size Department!!
Many thanks go to the Anne and Alex Cohen Foundation and Suzanne Bells Fashions for assisting us to create a “shoppable” section at Dress for Success Vancouver for our plus size clients. Instead of sending these women to a messy corner at the back – we now have racks and hangers that make it the “best” area we have.
After 
BeforeFriday, January 15, 2010
Donate your Clothes, Make a Difference!
Support the Princess Project and Dress for Success Vancouver. Bring in your gently used evening wear, career wear and accessories, and receive a $5 Willowbrook Gift Card as our "thank you" gift!Please drop off your donations at Customer Service between January 15 and 24.
The Princess Project is a Surrey based non-profit society serving the graduating students of Surrey, Langley, Abbotsford, Aldergrove and Chilliwack. Many families cannot afford the expenses that come along with graduation. The Princess Project provides girls with many of these items – dresses, jewellery and more! http://www.princessprojectsociety.com/
Dress For Success Vancouver’s mission is to promote the economic independence of disadvantaged women by providing professional attire, a network of support and the career development to help women thrive in work and in life. http://www.dressforsuccess.org/
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Boots, Bags & Bubbles
Doors at 7
Boots & bags fashion show at 8
Bubbles until L8
If you’re facing a closet crunch from those Boxing Day blowouts, fret not. Donate your gently used yet completely fashionable boots and bags to Dress for Success in support of disadvantaged women re-entering the workforce, and score a $25 gift card to Wear Else plus a complimentary glass of bubbles! Grab your girls, kick up your good karma quotient and score style tips courtesy of a fashion show from Wear Else. And if you need one more benefit, remember – even haute couture is best accessorized with a touch of that giving-back glow.
COMPLIMENTARY ADMISSION
Featuring a create-your-own custom champagne cocktail and martini bar!
Boots & bags fashion show at 8
Bubbles until L8
If you’re facing a closet crunch from those Boxing Day blowouts, fret not. Donate your gently used yet completely fashionable boots and bags to Dress for Success in support of disadvantaged women re-entering the workforce, and score a $25 gift card to Wear Else plus a complimentary glass of bubbles! Grab your girls, kick up your good karma quotient and score style tips courtesy of a fashion show from Wear Else. And if you need one more benefit, remember – even haute couture is best accessorized with a touch of that giving-back glow.
COMPLIMENTARY ADMISSION
Featuring a create-your-own custom champagne cocktail and martini bar!
Valerie is married!
Valerie, our Career Centre Coordinator & Y.E.S! Liaison, got married on Saterday, January 9th. More picture of the couple will be put on the blog as soon as Valerie and Sean are back from their honeymoon.
Sean and Valerie Braacx
Sean and Valerie Braacx
Thursday, January 7, 2010
The Graduation of Our 15th Professional Women’s Group (PWG)
In December 2009 we celebrated the graduation of our 15th Professional Women’s Group (PWG). PWG 15 consisted of 14 members who graduated in December 2009. These women completed an 18-month program in which they met monthly for networking, educational seminars, and support sessions.
Monthly PWG meetings focus on empowering women through celebrating successes (ya-ya sessions), give the opportunity for consultations with mentors, and feature seminars from professional speakers on topics such as stress management, effective communication, goal setting, finance and more.
Congratulations to our PWG 15 graduates and thank you to our mentors!
Monthly PWG meetings focus on empowering women through celebrating successes (ya-ya sessions), give the opportunity for consultations with mentors, and feature seminars from professional speakers on topics such as stress management, effective communication, goal setting, finance and more.
Congratulations to our PWG 15 graduates and thank you to our mentors! The Women of Royal Van(WRVYC) help Dress for Success vancouver(DFSV)
The Women of Royal Vancouver Yacht Club have come through for us again!
This year at their Christmas Event (party/fashion show/dinnder), they successfully raised not only over 300 handbags to help out the clients of Dress for Success Vancouver, but also $2500.00 to help us to pay our bills!
Pictured are Kimberly and Catherine from "the club" and Jennifer from our Dress for Success Vancouver Executive along with Deb (all smiles as we gratefully accept this wonderful donation)
This year at their Christmas Event (party/fashion show/dinnder), they successfully raised not only over 300 handbags to help out the clients of Dress for Success Vancouver, but also $2500.00 to help us to pay our bills!
Pictured are Kimberly and Catherine from "the club" and Jennifer from our Dress for Success Vancouver Executive along with Deb (all smiles as we gratefully accept this wonderful donation)
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