Thank you for joining in the fun and making history as a participant of the first ever Pickle Time: It Is Your Birthday. This event is on March 8 which means it coincides with International Women's Day.

If you're able and interested, and certainly in lieu of any gifts, please support Dress for Success ATX.

Here's what our collected contributions would support:

$25 - Provides a cosmetics and toiletry package for one woman

$50 - Provides a career consultation for one woman

$100 - Provides a professional outfit for one woman

$250 - Provides a financial education course for one woman

$500 - Provides access to a Path to Employment cohort for one woman

$1000 - Provides a full year of holistic DFSA services for one woman

Thank so much being here, y'all! Come say hi.

If you're curious, I've shared a little more information below on Dress for Success and International Women's Day.

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Women in America are still 35 percent more likely than men to live in poverty, with single mothers facing the highest risk. Dress for Success empowers women to achieve economic independence by providing a network of support, professional attire and development tools to help them thrive in work and in life.

You can see Dress for Success Austin's 2024 Impact Summary here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ywwB4nzTIgV4FiOlNnSDHMBO_siBTPwN/view

International Women's Day as we tend to recognize it today was established in 1987 when the National Women's History Alliance successfully petitioned for a presidential proclamation drawing attention to and improving the focus on women in historical studies. IWD falls on March 8th because women workers specifically in New York City have led historic protests on this date in both 1957 and 1908. I know this reads like AI wrote it but I researched it and wrote it myself.