Sarah Dietz's 2022 LBDI Campaign

Want to join me in making a difference? I'm participating in The Junior League of Topeka's Little Black Dress Initiative, a campaign to raise poverty awareness. Can wearing the same black dress for five days create awareness about issues that affect others for a lifetime?

The Little Black Dress (LBD) is a classic and is usually thought of as a fashionable wardrobe staple. So, why is the LBD at the center of an awareness campaign about poverty? By wearing the same LBD or outfit for five days in a row, my fellow advocates and I hope to illustrate the restrictions poverty places on choices, opportunities, and access to resources.

1 in 6 residents in Topeka live at or below the national poverty level. Throughout the week, I will join many other LBDI advocates across the community to:

1. Raise awareness of community instability

2. Illustrate how limited resources affect daily life; and

3. Raise funds that will be utilized by the Junior League of Topeka to support change in our community to help combat community instability.

Our goal is to raise $10,000. Please support the JLT as we tackle this important issue. You can also follow my Little Black Dress Initiative journey throughout the week on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarah.dietz.182.

More information about Junior League of Topeka: The Junior League of Topeka is an organization of women promoting volunteerism, developing the potential of women, and improving the community through the effective action of trained volunteers.