August Newsletter – Teacher Appreciation

This month, Women’s History month, is also when we typically hold our “Style for Hope” fundraising luncheon. The support we receive from so many in our community recharges our batteries every year! We were lucky enough to have held our most successful luncheon ever, with nearly 600 attendees, in 2020 just prior to the pandemic….

Despite the challenges we faced this year as a result of the pandemic, we are so proud of our team and their continued efforts to help women overcome economic barriers. Within the past year we have: suited nearly 400 women, held three sessions of our Road to Success workshop, raised over $30,000 in our recent…

Our founder, Diane Wilde, was in town and stopped in our Palm Springs boutique for a visit! Diane opened the Dress for Success Palm Beaches affiliate in April of 2010. Read more in our May newsletter, HERE.

Our Professional Women’s Group (PWG) learned how to self-brand at our November event led by Amy Baj, a distinguished external communications leader, storyteller, and certified media trainer. Read about this and more in our November newsletter HERE.

While we are sad to see Mary Hart leave our organization, we are so excited to introduce our new Executive Director, Joe Ann Fletcher! Joe Ann comes to Dress for Success with over two decades of leadership experience in nonprofit management, fund development, and organizational development. She holds a master’s degree in Counseling and Staff…

Happy New Year to our clients and our community! Our board of directors has completed its planning session for 2021, and our number one priority is to increase the number of women we serve, while also finding new sources of fundraising. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, we will be unable to hold our annual Style…