Dress for Success Indianapolis Spring 2014 Newsletter

We're gearing up for a greatcelebration! Dress for SuccessIndianapolis is celebrating 15 yearsof serving the women ofIndianapolis! What began 15 years ago as a greatidea and a few dedicated volunteershas blossomed into an organizationthat has now served over 10,500women in Central Indiana as theyre-enter the workforce. Dress forSuccess Indianapolis continues togrow and change in order to meetthe needs of our women andcommunity. We started out with a simple missionto provide suits and interview attireto low-income women. Through ourearly work, we realized there wasmore we could do to help womenbecome economically self-sufficient.What started with suits has since blossomed into an entirespectrum of employment-based programs that help womenachieve success in their careers, and their lives. When a woman walks tall with confidence in her new interviewsuit, we see that her life has changed. When a woman comes backto the Suits for Success program to get workforce wear for her newjob, we see her life has changed again. When a woman in our

In This Issue

Celebrating 15 Years

Donation Made in Honorof Harriet Ivey

CAP Project Update

Send One Suit - Week

2014 Recap

Special Thanks

Details About SteppingOut In Style 2014

Quick Links

Visit Our Website

Visit the Stepping Out InStyle website

Fill Out Our Volunteer

Application

Donation Days forClothing

Make a Financial

Donation

Are You Social?

Upcoming Events

Professional Women's Group shares with tears in her eyes that sheis no longer homeless, or that she got a promotion at work, wesee her life continue to change and evolve. When a woman comesto our Career Development Center to seek advice on her resume,or help looking for a better paying job, we know we are now trulyable to support her efforts to thrive at work. Dress for Success Indianapolis Timeline of Success:

1999 - Founded on May 26th, operating from the basementof the Church of Promise on the near Eastside ofIndianapolis. 2000 - First full year of suiting women, 79 total womenwere served.2001 - First ever fundraising event was held at TheChildren's Museum in Indianapolis and brought out 75supporters. 2003 - The inaugural Stepping Out In Style event was heldat the Marriott - boasting 300 supporters! 2002 - The organization moved to its first real 'home' at850 N. Meridian Street. 2003 - Our first full-time Executive Director, Dana Harrisonwas hired.2004 - Dress for Success Indianapolis created its firstStrategic Planning Taskforce and its first Strategic Planwas implemented.2006 - Dress for Success Indianapolis launched its secondprogram, Professional Women's Group (PWG), a program tosupport working women newly-entering the workforce. Thegroup of 6 women quickly dubbed themselves the 'Sisters inSuccess'.2008 - Dress for Success Indianapolis moved into its new,and current, offices at 820 North Meridian Street. 2009 - Dress for Success Indianapolis hires its second (andcurrent) full-time Executive Director, Barbara Ellsworth.Launched the third program - Career Development Center tohelp women secure new and better employment. Celebrated10 years of serving the community of Indianapolis. 2010 - Made our Career Development Program Managerposition full-time and started pre-employment training. 2012- Celebrated the 10th Anniversary of Stepping Out InStyle, netting a record-breaking $228,876 for theorganization.2014 - Dress for Success Indianapolis turns 15 years old!

Every successful woman needs the education, encouragement andopportunity to have a fulfilling and impactful career. The work wehave accomplished so far is meaningful, and we couldn't have doneit without tremendous support. Thank you for all of your financialand clothing donations, volunteer hours and for believing in ourmission!

Dress for Success Indianapolisreceives grant in honor of

Harriet M. Ivey

Volunteer Orientation

June 18 - 9:30-11 am July 9 - 5:30-7pm

Donation Days forClothing at the

Boutique May 31

(10 am-noon) June 7

(10 am-noon) June 21

(10 am-noon) July 12

(10 am-noon) July 26

(10 am-noon)

A $25,000 grant to Dress for SuccessIndianapolis from The Nina Mason PulliamCharitable Trust honors the Trust's foundingpresident and CEO Harriet Ivey who retired inJanuary. The grant will establish a newendowment fund called "The FoundersSociety....Stepping into the Future." Since 1998,the Trust has provided Dress for SuccessIndianapolis with six grants totaling $315,000. The Trust also provided five other $25,000 grants in honor of Ms.Ivey. Other grants in Indianapolis went to Girls Inc., and theIndianapolis Children's Choir. In Phoenix, grants went to theBeatitudes Campus, Rosie's House and A Stepping StoneFoundation.

PWG Community Action ProjectFocused on Cooking Skills

Each year, Professional Women's Group (PWG) member'sdesignate a delegate to go to the Dress for Success Worldwide'Success Summit' where the delegate engages in a weekend ofmotivational sessions and leadership development training. Theythen return to Indianapolis and develop a Community ActionProject. In 2013, our PWG delegate was Crystal. Crystal, inpartnership with Chef Tony Hanslits of The Chef's Academy,developed a six-part cooking class focused on women returning totheir families and our community from incarceration.

Seven women learned about planning healthy meals, basic kitchenskills, shopping tips and cooking techniques. Friends and familymembers were invited to the last class to enjoy the final mealprepared by the graduates and to celebrate their success. Eachwoman, and Chef Hanslits, received an embroidered apron to useat home. Crystal and Chef Hanslits hope to continue the classes

with other women who are returning home from incarceration orwho are in transitional housing. We couldn't be more proud of theimpact Crystal has had on our community!

Send One Suit - Week A Huge Success

This April, Dress for Success Indianapolis, together with HarrisonCollege and Classic Cleaners, asked our community to host suitdrives at local businesses and organizations. These suit and blousedonations make up about 40% of our annual inventory and thedrives also contribute substantial funding for the organization. Thisyear, while the numbers of drives were down, we collected anamazing amount of fabulous suit and blouse donations! FromApril 21-25, 58 different drives were being hosted all around thecity of Indianapolis. Nearly 25 volunteers joined our staff at ClassicCleaner's main plant to sort through and prepare the donations forthe boutique. After only 3 hours, everything was ready for TwoMen And A Truck to deliver to our downtown boutique. After a fewmore hours, our boutique was simply stuffed with amazing suitsand blouses for our women. In all, over 10,000 units of clothingwere collected, over $6,500 was raised and we are now ready forthe summer hiring season. We are continually inspired by thegenerosity of our community and literally could not provide theservices we do, without their help. Check out our Facebook page tosee photos from the event. Thank you to those who held a drive,donated or volunteered! Premier Sponsored Drives:Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., Alpha Mu Omega ChapterApex Benefits Group, Inc.Barnes & Thornburg LLPCitizens Energy GroupCORE Planning StrategiesCovance - GreenfieldCovance - IndianapolisHarrison CollegeMorgan Stanley Wealth ManagementLadies Philoptochos Society at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox ChurchRCIWells Fargo Advisors, LLC Standard Drives:AerotekBelle Chaise & The Indiana Design Center

Bingham Greenebaum Doll LLPBlackbaud, Inc. Carpenter RealtorsCity Financial CorporationCohen & MaladCreative ConvertingDress HomesDF Insurance Agency, IncExecutive Women in HealthCareFaegre Baker Daniels LLPGexproGreater Gethsemane Missionary Baptist ChurchGreystone Property Management Corporation Harden Jackson LLCHealth and Hospital Corporation of Marion CountyIce Miller LLPIndiana Secretary of State's OfficeIDO IncorporatedIndyCREWIndianapolis Mayor's OfficeIngram Micro MobilityIUPUI Women's History MonthIvy Tech Community College Central Indiana-IndianapolisJP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.Kroger, Gardis & Regas, LLPMBG FinancialMedtech CollegeMedxcelnetlogxPlews Shadley Racher & Braun, LLPPrime Car WashRegions BankSheraton Indianapolis City Centre HotelShiloh Missionary Baptist ChurchSimon Property GroupSomerset CPAsTaftThe Jackson Group, An RR Donnelley CompanyTheater on the Square Town of McCordsvilleWalgreensWellPointJW Marriott IndianapolisWRTV-6

Special Thanks

Suits for Success Supporters Thank you to Congregation Beth-El Zedeck for providing lunch for theSuper Sort volunteers as well as all the volunteers who helped sort, prepareand organize all the S.O.S. - Week donations. Thanks toKenra who donated 810 shampoo/conditioner sets. The Uniform Housegraciously donated 12 boxes of scrubs. Thanks to Linda Zimmerman whodonated 25 sewing kits. Ambre Blends donated sample packets of theirdelicious scents for our women. A huge thank you to Fine Promotions fordonating 100 padfolios and pens for our women to carry to theirinterviews! Thank you to Valerie Vessely who donated 55 pieces ofPremier Designs Jewelry. A big THANK YOU to all the volunteers who helpedsort, prepare and organize Send One Suit - Week donations!!!

Career Development Center Supporters Thank you to our wonderful GPN presenters: Rachael Candee from UnitedWay of Central Indiana, Jamar Cobb-Denmard from Hire Sales, KimBethel from VOA, Lisa McDonald of Career Polish, Inc., Dina Desai,Assistant Manager at Walmart, John McShane from Peace LearningCenter and Lisa Beyer.Thanks to Sarah Lawrence from Adecco/OSP Group, Rochelle Olaleye of5000 Jobs, Deb Gibson and Kim Raftery for being a part of our great HRpanel!Thank you to all the Walmart stores in Market 249 for the deliciouslunches they provided as well as being a part of our the Mock Interviewteams! Thank you to Harrison College for presenting at our Lunch and Learn.Thank you to Lisa Renze, Cindy Clampitt, Ashley Williams and the restof their great team!

Professional Women's Group Supporters The PWG is having an awesome year, thanks to the following people whohave contributed their time and knowledge to speak at meetings and leadbook discussions: Cathy Holloway Hill of Living by Design; DeborahWoods of DWA Healthcare Communications Group; Erin Fisher of TheLeadership Institute; Jeronna Bolden of ICON; Kimberly Wesley, JD;Cindy Allen-Stuckey of Making Performance Matter; Dr. KimberlyMartin; Linda Rousseau; and Modupe Onemola-Adewunmi. We arealso grateful to Second Helpings for their continued provision of deliciousmeals for PWG meetings. Back to top

Details About Stepping Out InStyle 2014 Revealed

Connie Bond Stuart on the runway in 2013 as a model. On Friday, September 5, 2014, Dress for Success Indianapolisand PNC Bank will present the 12th annual Stepping Out In Stylefundraising event in downtown Indianapolis at the JW Marriott! It will be a night of high fashion, great food, critical fundraising andloads of fun! The evening includes a cocktail reception sponsoredby Bedel Financial Consulting, Inc., dinner, fashion show andan after party sponsored by Citizen's Energy Group. Artwork forthis year's event was created by Heather Stamanov. The Bedel Financial Consulting, Inc. cocktail reception begins at5:30 p.m., followed by dinner, fashion show and the Citizen'sEnergy Group after party. During the cocktail reception, guests canpurchase tickets for the Grand Prize Drawing, bid on fabulous itemsthrough the Mainstreet Property Group silent auction, and trytheir hand at the Diamond Dig, sponsored by Aronstam FineJewelers! Guests can then join us at the after party to visit withfriends and meet our models, artist and sponsors for the evening. Dress for Success Indianapolis will welcome community leadersand two of our PWG members as models to the stage for a high-energy fashion show. They will be wearing unique clothing fromupscale local boutiques and walking the catwalk escorted byesteemed members of the Indianapolis Fire Department. This year, Julia Moffitt from WTHR - Channel 13 will keep usentertained onstage as the evening's emcee. Connie BondStuart, will serve as the event's Honorary Chairperson and will join

Denny Sponsel, President of RJE Business Interiors, and ourMatch Sponsor, on stage as they try to raise more money thanever before to reach our $200,000+ fundraising goal.

Models for 2014 include:

Angela BuchmanMeteorologist, WTHR Channel 13

Karen Crotchfelt

President and Publisher, Star Media

Meggie DialsRegional Director of Channel Sales, ExactTarget

Founder, The Sussy Project

Shyra Ely-GashWardrobe Stylist and Former WNBA Player

Kelly Huntington

President and CEO, Indianapolis Power and Light Company

Michele JacksonPartner, Harden Jackson, LLC;

Executive Director, MLJ Adoptions; Founder, Global Orphan Foundation

Thea E. Kelly

Senior Counsel Commercial Operations, Dow AgroSciences LLC

Jewel LoftonLifelong Professional Women's Group (PWG) Member

Allyson Morrison

Lifelong Professional Women's Group (PWG) Member

Brooke OlzendamSportscaster, Fox Sports Indiana

Terina Perry

Project Manager Indianapolis, Lucas Oil Products

Andrea Roberts PiersonPartner, Faegre Baker Daniels LLP

Debra Ross

Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, The National Bank of Indianapolis

Milissa TurnerCommunity Volunteer and Mother of Six

Sunny Lu Williams

Vice President Business Development, Telamon A limited number of corporate tables are still available and may bepurchased by visiting www.steppingoutinstyle.org. Tickets are also availableby contacting Dress for Success Indianapolis or visitingwww.steppingoutinstyle.org.

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