PWG Scholarships

2010 PWG Scholarship Winners Amanda, Nadia, and Lynn.

Each year the Professional Women’s Group (PWG), a Dress for Success Vancouver program providing career support, awards several scholarships to PWG members to further their careers. We received eleven applications for three $500 scholarships this year.

Thanks to generous donations by Christine Nicolas and an anonymous former client, Dress for Success Vancouver was able to provide scholarships to Amanda Garcia, Nadia Bougachoch and Lynn Leo. Amanda will use her scholarship to take an Income Tax course; Nadia is enrolling in an Early Childhood Education program; and Lynn is taking a Certified General Accounting Course. Congratulations!

Wealth Academy raises nearly $3000!

Wealth Academy presenters (L to R) Jan, Corrine, Marlene, Kamal, and Carrie pose with their new Dress for Success scarves - looking great, ladies!

Thank you for attending Wealth Academy and your support of Dress of Success Vancouver. We hope you learned lots – we sure did! It sure was great to gain some further insight into our relationship with money, and how much fun it is to do the equity dance!

Through this event, we raised almost $3000 – enough to put 19 women through all four of our programs: Dressing Services, Career Center, Professional Women’s Group (PWG), and PWG Alumni.

Special thanks to our PWG sponsors and our sincere thanks to Wealth Academy presenters Tracy, Kamal, Carrie, Corrine, Marlene, and Jan for your generosity in volunteering your time and expertise.

Wealth Academy will be back again next year - keep your eyes open for the next installment!

Wealth Academy - This Saturday!

Be one of the first to visit the beautiful new roof top Pavilion at the Vancouver Art Gallery on October 16^th while joining with other women from all backgrounds to learn everything you need to know about money – in a day. With segments like “banks are our friends” and “from debt to prosperity”, this is not your typical financial seminar.

The amazing female presenters of Wealth Academy are women who understand more than finance – they understand how it is that women can learn about this commodity that affects everything we do in life. They understand how hard it can be to earn it – and how challenging it is to hang on to it. They are donating their time and skills to help us raise funds for Dress for Success Vancouver, and to help us to gain the freedom that knowledge can provide.

For only $49, (for tickets purchased in advance) you are invited to cast your pre-conceived notions behind - and learn to have a positive relationship with what you earn. In addition to this low price, if you would like to sponsor someone from our PWG - we can arrange that at a reduced price of $29 (for which you will receive a charitable tax receipt).

To purchase tickets, please click here!

Deb draws a winning ticket in the Challenge raffle as Valerie keeps track of the winners.

Announcing our Dress Me for Success Corporate Challenge raffle draw winners!

• Chevron Gift Certificate – $250 - #2666 – Joanne Adams

• Delta Vancouver Airport Hotel – 1 night stay – $200 - #0477 Christina Bell

• Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel - 1 night stay in Fairmont Gold Harbour Mountain View Room - $650 - #0281 – Gail Gossen

• Hennessey Hair Salon – Gift Certificate –$100 - #1511 Bill Maclager

• Le Petit Spa – Half Hour Facial Peel - $60 #0308- Andrea Potter

• Ora Recycled Leather Bag – $200 - #5486 – Brianna Bergeron

• Safeway Gift Certificate –$250 - #4075 - Pooneh Maghrebian

• Wine Lovers Gift Basket –$100 - #2004 – James Lee

• Rain Hair Boutique – Hair Cut Gift Certificate –$75 - #5457 – Julie Johnson

• Helijet Int'l & Delta Victoria - Return for 2, 1 night - $1000 - #0339 – Tamara Paul

Congratulations winners and a HUGE thank you to all who bought tickets – we raised close to $10,000 through the raffle! That’s enough money to put 67 women through all four of our client services: Dressing, Career Centre, Professional Women’s Group (PWG), and PWG Alumni.

Winning tickets were sold by the following companies: BC Hydro (2 winners), Klein Lyons (2 winners), Stella & Dot (2 winners), GBS (2 winners), Blakes, and Lydia Miller (event chair).