Florida Senate - 2015                            (NP)    SR 1628
       
       
        
       By Senator Thompson
       
       
       
       
       
       12-02802-15                                           20151628__
    1                          Senate Resolution                        
    2         A resolution recognizing Dress for Success for helping
    3         women around the world succeed in the workplace and in
    4         life since 1997.
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    6         WHEREAS, Dress for Success is a global, not-for-profit
    7  organization that promotes the economic independence of
    8  disadvantaged women by providing professional attire, a network
    9  of support, and career development tools to help them thrive in
   10  the workplace and in life, and
   11         WHEREAS, in 1997, second-year law student Nancy Lublin
   12  received a $5,000 inheritance from her great-grandfather and
   13  decided to turn this gift into one that would help women in
   14  need, and
   15         WHEREAS, teaming up with three area nuns, Nancy Lublin
   16  later that year founded Dress for Success in the basement of a
   17  church in Manhattan, and
   18         WHEREAS, from that original basement boutique, the Dress
   19  for Success concept spread across all of North America and
   20  across the globe, demonstrating that achieving economic
   21  independence is a universal challenge faced by all women,
   22  regardless of their location, language, customs, or culture, and
   23         WHEREAS, since 1997, Dress for Success has expanded to more
   24  than 139 cities in 19 countries and has helped more than 850,000
   25  women work toward self-sufficiency, and
   26         WHEREAS, Dress for Success thrives because of the
   27  dedication of community volunteers, and each year, more than
   28  10,000 women and men generously donate their time and talents
   29  across the globe to help women obtain employment, and
   30         WHEREAS, Dress for Success affiliates receive client
   31  referrals from more than 5,000 diverse not-for-profit and
   32  government agencies internationally, which include homeless
   33  shelters, immigration services, job training programs,
   34  educational institutions, and domestic violence shelters, among
   35  many others, and
   36         WHEREAS, today, Dress for Success operates six stand-alone
   37  boutiques in Florida, located in Tallahassee, Winter Park,
   38  Tampa, Fort Myers, Lake Worth, and Miami, which collectively
   39  have helped more than 22,000 women achieve economic stability
   40  since 2005, and
   41         WHEREAS, Dress for Success and its affiliates are committed
   42  to helping all women in need make a fresh start and achieve
   43  their professional and personal goals, NOW, THEREFORE,
   44  
   45  Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:
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   47         That Dress for Success is recognized for helping women
   48  around the world succeed in the workplace and in life since
   49  1997.
   50         BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution, with
   51  the Seal of the Senate affixed, be presented to each of the six
   52  Florida affiliate chapters as a tangible token of the sentiments
   53  of the Florida Senate.