Philanthropy and Fun at Washington Square

May 8th, 2009 by Sunyi

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Writing personalized inspiration cards

 

Yesterday a few of us went to Washington Square to volunteer for the ‘Dress for Success’ organization of Oregon.  For those of you who haven’t been keeping up, ‘Dress for Success’ is an international non-profit promoting the economic independence of disadvantaged women by providing professional attire, a network of support and the career development tools to help women thrive in work and in life.
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It was a big day, all 67 shopping centers owned by Macerich (they own Washington Square Mall), had a coordinated effort for Dress for Success.  The goal was to bag 500+ ‘personal interview kits’ at each location to help a woman get primped and otherwise prepared for that job interview.  And thanks to volunteers and all the donations, they achieved the goal.  These efforts will reach a lot of women in need in our state. A worthy cause to support and promote!

 
Allison & Heather filling kit bags.
Allison & Heather of WCVA filling kit bags
 

While we were there we also had to check out the Titanic mobile museum. Warning: this museum is larger then meets the eye. We walked up to find a line had formed in the little break of sunshine we had and were treated to a VIP tour. Something to occupy your time while doing some shopping at Washington Square. It’s here and then gone on Sunday.  It is headed down to Salem next week and then its off to another state.  Tell your friends and family! titanic-mobile-museum09_3jpg


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