UPDATES & CURRENT EVENTS

The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors issued a proclamation recognizing March as Women's History Month, and Women Giving Back was proud to be acknowledged as a contributing factor! Select staff and volunteers were present during the meeting to accept the official documentation.

Pictured L to R (all rocking the purple!): CEO Nicole Morris, Volunteer Engagement Specialist Lisa McGrail, volunteer Sheila Green-Singleton, and volunteer Chatuni Hesso.

At a subsequent Board meeting, Chair Phyllis Randall recognized WGB as her Voice for a Cause featured nonprofit for the month, highlighting our accomplishments and allowing us to spread awareness about our mission.

We were excited to welcome back NBC4's Shawn Yancy (L) as our event emcee, and honored to have Washington Commanders radio broadcaster Julie Donaldson (R) as our inspiring keynote speaker.

We had a wonderful time celebrating International Women's Day with our 6th annual Women's Empowerment Luncheon, generously sponsored by M&T Bank.

Influential trailblazing women from a diverse variety of backgrounds and industries were invited to join us for a fun and uplifting opportunity to gather, connect, and hear about the impact Women Giving Back has on the community.

The event raised an astounding $171,000, but more importantly raised awareness about the needs we meet and how attendees can get involved.

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In case you missed it: view our feature in M&T Bank's TV spot that ran on NBC4 throughout Women's History Month!

Knowledge is empowerment! This month we held two different informational sessions featuring topics focused on better serving our client populations.

Our Client Services Coordinator Alex led a Spanish 101 class for some of our volunteers to enable them to better assist our Spanish-speaking clients in the boutique.

Our referral partners and staff were invited to attend a training seminar on human trafficking awareness, facilitated by one of our partner agencies Reset180.

We had the pleasure of meeting the Gratitude Ladies, a giving circle of women who team up to support local non-profits. They gather four times a year to nominate, discuss, and select organizations to donate to.

Susan Surkamp, a WGB volunteer, nominated Women Giving Back which led to us being selected as the beneficiary for the Gratitude Ladies' first 2024 session! Not only did they donate a generous amount of funds, more members are eager to volunteer with us as well. Thank you Ladies!

Our Volunteer Engagement Specialist Lisa met some of the Gratitude Ladies and accepted their generous donation on WGB's behalf.

Women Giving Back celebrates the loved ones of our country’s men and women in uniform and recognizes the sacrifices they have made in support of our Nation’s heroes.

In honor the Month of the Military Child (April), we will host a Free Military Shopping Day and open our boutique doors to all military families to come shop for women and children's clothing at no cost on Friday, April 19, from 10am-12pm.

No referral or appointment needed, but must bring military ID to shop.

Thank you to Highlight Technologies for sponsoring this event!

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Our Prom Boutique is officially open!

We will continue to collect these items year-round, but our last Prom Boutique date is May 6th.

We accept the following items:

Gently used formal dresses
Formal shoes
Accessories (jewelry, purses)
Bras
NEW/UNOPENED makeup

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LOOKING AHEAD

Once our Season Switch is complete and our boutique is prepped with warm weather apparel, we will start accepting Spring/Summer clothing donations on April 8th.

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Save the date! Our annual Cinco de Mayo Fiesta will be held on Thursday, May 2nd, from 4pm-7pm.

Join us as we recognize all our volunteers, annual sponsors, and supporters with a festive celebration! Enjoy tasty Latin food, refreshing drinks, and lively music and dancing under our signature purple fiesta tent. Our silent auction will be back and full of fun items to bid on as well. Registration is now open! Learn more here.

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Thank you to our underwriters who have already joined our event!

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A special shoutout to Sandy Spring Bank and Enterprise Mobility for not only bringing energetic teams to help out in the boutique and warehouse, but also making generous donations to forward our mission! We are overwhelmed with gratitude by all the shows of support.