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Fashion. Style. Sharing. Caring.
Wednesday, May 5th, 2010
Written by Nancy Herman, Friends of the Family volunteer
On May 4th, Friends of the Family, a volunteer group for JFCS, had a fun and informative event at the beautiful home of Michael Kornreich in Paradise Valley. Friends of the Family chose to highlight Shelter Without Walls, one of JFCS Child & Family Solutions programs, founded in 1998 by Aileen Osofsky and Lenore Schupak. Linda Scott, Vice President of JFCS Child & Family Solutions, spoke eloquently about Shelter Without Walls, how the program operates, and how the program transforms the lives of victims of domestic violence. Linda’s words were meaningful and gave us a real sense of how the program makes a difference in the lives of those who’ve suffered an abusive relationship.
After learning more about Shelter Without Walls, Susan Dey, a local fashion expert who works at Harari in Kierland, talked to us about style and fashion! Susan taught us how to mix and match the clothes in our closets and add accessories to modernize our individual looks! All of us present at the event had cleaned out our closets and brought clothes for Susan to use as examples of how to freshen up our style! We practiced putting great looks together, combining patterns, colors and textures as Susan showed us. We all had a great time, followed by a delicious lunch from Levi Catering!
All the clothing given at the event was donated to Shelter Without Walls for the women who sometimes have to leave their homes with very little. These women need clothes to go to job interviews so they begin a road to self-sufficiency. The owners of Kiss Me Kate, another local boutique, and Harari, each donated $100 gift certificates which were raffled off at the event. Femme de Paris, a women’s boutique in the Borgata, has also been, and continues to be, extremely generous with their clothing donations to Shelter Without Walls.
For those of you who couldn’t attend wonderful event, please consider taking your gently used men’s and women’s clothing and accessories to My Sister’s Closet (any location) and place them on the Jewish Family & Children’s Service account. By giving to the JFCS account at My Sister’s Closet, we can raise much needed dollars to continue to run the programs that transform people’s lives. You can now also take your gently-used house wares to My Sister’s Attic for the same purpose. What an easy way to give, and it won’t cost you a dime!
Special thanks to Linda Scott; Carrol Gottfried, JFCS Director of Development; Susan Dey from Harari; and Amy Kahn and Lynn Kahn, volunteers who helped to make this event a huge success!
Tags: battered women, Borgata, domestic violence, donations, fashion, Femme de Paris, Friends of the Family, Harari, Jewish, Jewish Family & Children's Service, JFCS, Kiss Me Kate, Levi Catering, paradise valley, scottsdale, shelter, style, volunteer
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