Support Dress for Success at Toast for Success!
On Thursday, May 18th Dress for Success Mid-Fairfield County presents its annual fundraiser,Toast to Success! featuring special guest Joi Gordon, CEO of Dress for Success Worldwide. The luncheon event, chaired by Connecticut Economic and Community Development’s Lindy Lee Gold and hosted by WEBE108 morning personality Beth Foster, will support Dress for Success Mid Fairfield County’s mission to empower women to achieve economic independence.
Featured speaker Joi Gordon began her career as a New York Assistant DA. She joined Dress for Success in 1999 – first as a donor; then a board member, and then in 2002 as CEO. “There was something about this organization that attracted me,” says Gordon. “I was going to be able to make a difference in women’s lives and quite frankly, they were going to make a difference in mine. So I was all in.” Under her leadership, Dress for Success has served more than 925,000 women in almost 145 countries across the world, and has developed programming to empower women at all phases of their employment development cycle. In addition to her role at DFS, Joi has served on several inaugural women’s advisory councils, including those for American Airlines, Office Depot and VOICE. Joi has been profiled in Crain’s New York Business, Financial Times, Huffington Post and Black Enterprise Magazine. She was also named one of the “25 Most Influential Black Women in Business.”
“We are pleased to host this annual event, said Joe Carbone, President and CEO of The WorkPlace.” Dress for Success is a testimony our community supporting each other, especially in this tight labor market.
The event is being made possible by the generous support of a number of local sponsors. Corporate sponsors for the evening include; M&T Bank and Connecticut Community Bank. Sponsorship opportunities are still available, and those interested should contact Bernadette Deamico at bdeamico@workplace.org.
Every woman is a success story. Dress for Success Mid-Fairfield County provides interview suits, career development, and a network of support to women in need who are transitioning into the workforce. Since we opened our doors in June 2009, Dress for Success Mid-Fairfield County has helped over 5,000 women move towards self-sufficiency by addressing their social and economic needs in relation to work, home and community.
What: Toast to Success! Luncheon Featuring CEO Joi Gordon, Dress for Success Worldwide
When: May 18, 2017 from 11:30am-1:30pm.
Where: The Patterson Club, 1118 Cross Highway, Fairfield, CT 06824
Join Us. Tickets for the event are $70 per person and can be purchased by calling 203-610-8570 or online athttps://midfairfieldcounty.dressforsuccess.org/ in advance of the event.
