Shop and Support Dress for Success Hudson County!

Buy a ticket to Macy’s Shop for a Cause event and receive
25% off regular, sale & clearance merchandise (exclusions and restrictions may apply).

You will also be eligible to win a $500 gift card, no purchase necessary.

$5 per ticket

100% of tickets sold by Dress for Success Hudson County will go to help us with our mission.

Please contact Tiffany McQueary at 201-222-8787
or hudsoncounty@dressforsuccess.org for questions or tickets.

This conferment is in recognition to her contributions to the arts, as well as social injustice causes, particularly in the African-American communities. The Goodwill Ambassador will assist in re-engaging international attention on the horrific nature of slavery, the transatlantic slave trade and it’s legacy of racism, discrimination and prejudice, while promoting and supporting the initiative’s media outreach and resource mobilization efforts.

To find out more about the initiative and how to contribute, go to www.unslaverymemorial.org

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Ms. Moore receiving her certificate during the ceremony for her appointment as Goodwill Ambassador for the permanent memorial at the United Nations to honour the victims of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade.  Ms. Moore is flanked by His Excellency Mr Tete Antonio, (left) Ambassador of the African Union to the United Nations and His Excellency Mr Raymond Wolfe, (right) Ambassador of Jamaica to the United Nations and Chair of the Permanent Memorial Committee.

You may remember Melba Moore who was our guest host and performer for Women Rocking Change 2011 | A benefit celebrating transformations of women to benefit Dress for Success Hudson County held on Mon Feb 28, 2011 at Maritime Parc in Jersey City. We are thankful for her support and proud of her achievements.

What a great day! Our Going Places Network group got busy this week with make-up, mock interviews and headshots for our Week 10 session – incorporating all of the previous weeks learnings into a fast-paced, interactive and high energy day.

Our professional volunteers conducted mock interviews-speed dating style!  

We wanted to ensure that the ladies LinkedIn profile pictures conveyed the height of professionalism, so we called in the big guns (or brushes as it were)!

For the past two years, Dress for Success Hudson County has been fortunate to have the support of professonial make-up artists Misty Easler www.wix.com/makeupbymisty/makeup

and Pamela Barrios www.pamelabarrios.com

Even with their hectic schedules, these amazing ladies never hesitate to give of their time and talents to help heighten the beauty and confidence of our women.  When we reached out for the Going Places Network event it was no different — they didn’t blink a fabulous well-appointed eyelash — just asked when and where!

With more than 10 years experience working with a renowned NY fashion photographer – Misty Easler was well qualified to once again pick up the camera and do double duty as the photographer for our headshot photoshoot.  The results speak for themselves!  And for the record — its not about the before – its all about the after!

On November 4, 2010 Dress for Success Hudson County hosted the Sucess Suits Us All Makeover 2010 Event at the Canco Lofts in Jersey City, NJ. The event was a great success! In the words of the Dress for Succcess Hudson County’s Career Development Director - Linda Street, “Our goal is to provide an uplifting, eventful day for the participants, while building diverse media content that captures and celebrates the real faces, spirits and stories of Dress for Success Hudson County.” Dress for Success Hudson County did just that! The day was filled with make-overs which included image styling, photo sessions, testimonials and documentary taping.The women were pampered and felt empowered, leaving with a regained confidence and spirit that was once misplaced.

Here are a few testimonials and photos from that special day:

“I feel so good. I feel like a totally different person and when I looked at myself in the mirror I was like wait, who is that? That is not the same person that walked in here this morning. Beautiful!”

“My experience today, I have to say, wonderful. I enjoyed every minute of it. I met a lot of people who were friendly, polite, and courteous. I had my total makeover. I feel fabulous!”

“I came to be in dress for success because I had recently lost my job, was out of work for a little while so it did take me to the department of social services to ask for a little help since it was getting a little rough out there. They put me in contact with Dress for Success Hudson County. I was there volunteering for a few months, which was a great place to be. I was surrounded by some great women. They keep you on your feet all day and they are just wonderful. I was there for a few months and recently just got hired. Yay! Just got a job and it’s great to be there. It’s a great family.”

“So my first impression as I walked into Dress for Success was, Wow! It blew my mind away.”

“You can go to a department store and get the hospitality but know it’s for a sales purpose. But the hospitality I received at Dress for Success was more-so in building my confidence and allowing me to know that I can continue to go on. It was just amazing and I never forgot them.”

“Because of where I came from Success to me is being a positive influence on those whose lives are lost. It’s just simple, I just want to be able to give back, feel the fulfillment of helping others. The same help I received, I want to give that back and just be a light to them, a positive influence.”

“Magnificent. I came in here a little nervous, but I’m walking out feeling confident, beautiful, appreciated, and I’m grateful. I’m very grateful for this experience.”

“I’ve done different activities where I volunteered but it just wasn’t for me. When I went back they said, we have something for you, Dress for Success Hudson County, asked them a little about it because I need something where I can benefit. I can’t volunteer all my time; I have to look for work too. They said just try it so I went there and it was like it was family, as soon as I walked in the door, it was open arms.”

“I just feel great. It was a little bit overwhelming in the beginning because I was really nervous, but now I’m like wow! It’s an experience. It’s a very good experience. It’s good to pamper yourself every now and then. I can’t believe it’s me.”

Click on the link to be directed to the published version of our Success Suits Us All  Makeover 2010 Event: Success Suits Us All Makeover 2010 ENJOY!!

Dress for Success Hudson County would like to thank the following sponsors:

fiVE BELow is the best place to get hot stuff, cool prices and to raise money for Dress for Success Hudson County!  Shop at fiVE BELow on December 17, 18 & 19 – print and present this flyer when you check out and 10% of the dollars you spend will be donated to Suits for Success benefiting our Dress for Success and Career Gear programs.  What an easy and fun way to help a great cause!

Whether they came for the cake or went for the wine, our 10th anniversary fundraising event, Success Suits Us All was a success – raising $26,000!  The event was hosted for the third year by the critically acclaimed Casa Dante restaurant in Jersey City.  The night was filled with great music from the Don Carter Jazz Trio, a wonderful three-course meal with wine accompaniment, raffles, live and silent auctions and the decadent, donated cake from the Cake Boss at Carlo’s Bakery.  But most importantly, the night was a chance for staff, board members, partners, politicians, clients and community to come together to celebrate 10 years of  Dress for Success Hudson County and our launch as the first NJ Career Gear affiliate.   Thank you all for helping us to continue moving forward with this work!  A great time was truly had by all – the proof is in the pictures!

This place was very helpful and making me understand what I need to do to have more of a chance in being successful in my job and my life. – James

I would like to say I appreciate everything that you did and what you taught us.  I got alot out of it, cause it made me feel good about myself.   It taught me how to deal with life on life’s terms, how to communicate and how to be skillful in dressing and that I have the ability to succeed in life, be the best at what I do and be successful as a man and as a father … do it for myself … I can and will succeed! – Lorenzo

SUCCESS SUITS US ALL!

Celebrating 10 years and more than 20,000 women served!

Cocktails | Live Music | Fabulous Silent Auction | Wine Tasting Dinner

Hosted by:

Fox 5/My 9 News Award-winning reporter

GIOVANNA DRPIC

LIVE JAZZ FROM THE DON CARTER TRIO

Special Guest Speakers include:

Career Gear Founder

GARY FIELD

For details and to purchase tickets visit http://dfshudsoncounty.org/upcoming-events-2/