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Dress for Success Oregon’s Empowerment Breakfast Raises Over $53,000

Ruth Shelly, Executive Director of Portland Children’s Museum; Barb Attridge, Co-Founder and Retired Executive Director of Dress for Success Oregon; Karen Fishel, Co-Founder of Dress for Success Oregon and Vice-President of Board; Jan Brazeau; Janet Sams

Portland, October 8th, 2014. Over 250 people attended Dress for Success Oregon‘s second-annual Empowerment Breakfast, an event that drew together business, civic and social leaders to focus on poverty in our community and Dress for Success Oregon’s impact helping low-income women gain employment, independence and self-worth. Over $53,000 was raised at this event, which featured keynote speaker and communications consultant, Lynda Coates, plus three Dress for Success Oregon clients. (photo credit, Shane Bryant)

· FRONT ROW: Siri Gypmantasiri, Bank of America; Peggy Willer, Bank of America; Nicole Frisch, Bank of America; Jill Eiland, Intel; Roger Hinshaw, President of Bank of America Merrill Lynch Oregon/SW Washington
· BACK ROW: Charles Wilhoite, Managing Director at Willamette Management Associates; Cindy Lozeau

Anna Canzano, Empowerment Breakfast Emcee and Investigative Reporter and Anchor at KATU-TV

Dress for Success Oregon clients Patsy Bain, Jeri Darr, & Pam Bartel

From Dress for Success:

Dress for Success Oregon is an anti-poverty nonprofit organization that has been helping low-income women successfully transition back into the workforce since 1999.

We promote the economic independence of disadvantaged women by providing professional attire, a network of support and career development tools to help women thrive in work and in life.

Elisa Klein

I’ve been a professional journalist and writer since 1987, (and long-time reporter for KOIN-TV.) As a nationally published reporter, with a Master’s Degree in Journalism, I love to report positive news and information. Journalism has also connected me with another non-profit where I served as a leader; the Northwest’s biggest writer’s organization: The Willamette Writers.