1. Dress for Success Memphis & Verizon Wireless Domestic Violence Awareness
Month Initiatives Comment [CC1]: ?
In observance of October as Domestic Violence Awareness month, Oon Saturday,
October 1, 2011, Dress for Success Memphis hosted an onsite domestic violence
session, at its office on Domestic Violence. I, in whichattendance were 15 Comment [CC2]: or workshop?
members of the Memphis’ Professional Women’s Group were in attendance. An
expert speaker was scheduled to attend but cancelled the day before the event.
A Verizon Wireless Representative was informed of the event but was not able to
attend. The gathering was very intimate and no local media was allowed to Comment [CC3]: This information is really
inessential and diminishes the partnership between
attend. A film, “Telling Amy’s Story,” which is about a woman, Amy Homan Dress for Success Memphis and Verizon Wireless
where this initiative is concerned.
McGhee, who was shot and killed by her husband as her children waited for her
outside of her home, was shown. The story was funded by Verizon Wireless as a
training tool to detect and help women who are victims of domestic abuse,
particularly as it relates to or deluges into the work force. As a result of the
intimate session the ladies Viewing attendees spoke candidly about their own
experiences with domestic violence past situations and how they could relate to
the film.: “Telling Amy’s Story.” Overall this was a great The event was an overall
success, and and we are looking forward to hosting a session of as such in 2012.
The 2012 session will include an expert panel be more focus on involving and
involve more community partners and having an expert panel who will bring
awareness to the issue, besides the open forum. Also from this year experience
we may need to have two sessions, one for individuals to speak about their
experience and another for the entire community/referral partners to bring
awareness to the issue.
Although our session this year was a small in number gathering, it reached
touched our community in a major way. To further align with our goal of
increaseincreasing the awareness about dDomestic vViolence, Dress for Success
Memphis collected gently used cell phones at two of our fundraisers (The Little
Black Dress Event & Upscale Garage Sale) that totaled 4 days over a four-day
period. These phones were donated to Verizon for recycling and distribution to

2. area shelters that render services to women making strides to overcome domestic
violence.
Also oOur Executive Director, Susan Kyles, appeared inon a local media news
stations and to informed the community of about the partnership between Dress
for Success and Verizon Wireless, for whom we are certainly grateful.
Thanks to Verizon Wireless for caring about the individuals we serve!.

3. Dress for Success Memphis & Verizon Wireless Domestic Violence Awareness
Month Initiatives
In observance of October as Domestic Violence Awareness month, on Saturday,
October 1, 2011 Dress for Success Memphis hosted an onsite domestic violence
session, in which15 members of the Memphis Professional Women’s Group were
in attendance. The gathering was very intimate and no local media was allowed
to attend. A film, “Telling Amy’s Story,” which is about a woman, Amy Homan
McGhee, who was shot and killed by her husband as her children waited for her
outside of her home, was shown. The story was funded by Verizon Wireless as a
training tool to detect and help women who are victims of domestic abuse,
particularly as it relates to or deluges into the work force. Viewing attendees
spoke candidly about their own experiences with domestic violence and how they
could relate to the film. The event was an overall success, and we are looking
forward to hosting a session of such in 2012.
The 2012 session will include an expert panel and involve more community
partners who will bring awareness to the issue, besides the open forum.
Although our session this year was a small gathering, it touched our community in
a major way. To further align with our goal of increasing awareness about
domestic violence, Dress for Success Memphis collected gently used cell phones
at two of our fundraisers (The Little Black Dress Event & Upscale Garage Sale)
over a four-day period. These phones were donated to Verizon for recycling and
distribution to area shelters that render services to women making strides to
overcome domestic violence.
Our Executive Director, Susan Kyles, appeared in local media to inform the
community of the partnership between Dress for Success and Verizon Wireless,
for whom we are certainly grateful.
Thanks to Verizon Wireless for caring about the individuals we serve!

4. Dress for Success Memphis & Verizon Wireless
Domestic Violence Awareness Month Initiatives
In observance of October as Domestic Violence Awareness month, on Saturday,
October 1, 2011 Dress for Success Memphis hosted an onsite domestic violence
session in which15 members of the Memphis Professional Women’s Group were
in attendance. The gathering was very intimate and no local media was allowed
to attend. A film, “Telling Amy’s Story,” which chronicles the life of Amy Homan
McGhee, who was shot and killed by her husband as her children waited for her
outside of her home, was shown. The story was funded by Verizon Wireless as a
training tool to detect and help women who are victims of domestic abuse,
particularly as it relates to or deluges into the work force. Viewing attendees
spoke candidly about their own experiences with domestic violence and how they
could relate to the film.
The event was an overall success, and we are looking forward to hosting a session
of such in 2012, which will include an expert panel and involve more community
partners who will bring awareness to the issue, besides the open forum.
Although our session this year was a small gathering, it touched our community in
a major way. To further align with our goal of increasing awareness about
domestic violence, Dress for Success Memphis collected gently used cell phones
at two of our fundraisers (The Little Black Dress Event & Upscale Garage Sale)
over a four-day period. These phones were donated to Verizon for recycling and
distribution to area shelters that render services to women making strides to
overcome domestic violence.
Our Executive Director, Susan Kyles, appeared in local media to inform the
community of the partnership between Dress for Success and Verizon Wireless,
for whom we are certainly grateful.
Thanks to Verizon Wireless for caring about the individuals we serve!