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# Posted: Oct 28, 2008 19:10
Who: Palate Partners & Vin Fatales
What: Bubbles and Bon Bons
Where: Palate Partners, 2013 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
When: Tuesday, December 16, 2008, 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Cost: $15 for Vin Fatales members, $20 general public (a women only event - RESERVATIONS REQUIRED).
For more information: 412-391-8502, or www.palatepartners.com
Detail:
Palate Partners, Vin Fatales, Dreadnought Wines, and local chocolatiers join together for an evening of sparkling wine, chocolate tasting, and holiday shopping to benefit Dress For Success Pittsburgh with "Bubbles and Bon Bons" on December 16, 2008.
Last year, Palate Partners and Dreadnought Wines in the Strip District, well known for their wine tastings, wine expertise and unique shop full of wine accessories, formed a women-only wine tasting and networking group called Vin Fatales. In response to many years of requests for donations to limitless not-for-profit causes, Palate Partners created Vin Fatales to both give women a fun and focused opportunity to gather and network, as well as to focus their fundraising efforts into one main organization: Dress for Success Pittsburgh. They still provide goods to a handful of other not-for-profits, but Dress For Success is their main beneficiary.
The mission of Dress for Success is to promote the economic independence of disadvantaged women by providing professional attire, a network of support and the career development tools to help women thrive in work and in life.
Founded in New York City in 1997, Dress for Success is an international not-for-profit organization offering services designed to help clients find a job and remain employed. Each Dress for Success client receives one suit when she has a job interview and can return for a second suit or separates when she finds work.
While they may be best known for providing suits to women, it is their employment retention programs that are the cornerstone of the organization. Soon after Dress for Success was founded, they came to recognize that finding a job is only one step in a woman's journey towards economic independence; remaining employed and building a rewarding career are equally important.
To meet the need for services that would help women both find and keep jobs, they established the Professional Women's Group (PWG) program, which provides ongoing support to enable women to successfully transition into the workforce, build thriving careers and prosper in the mainstream workplace. Once a woman joins PWG she is a member for life, able to attend meetings at any affiliate throughout the world and can benefit from additional employment retention and mentoring programs.
Vin Fatales is a membership group, with about 50 local businesswomen, ranging in position from President to file clerk, who gather at events created to enjoy tastes of special wines, to network and to partake in new experiences. Their last event was held in conjunction with Pavement Shoes, and was a wine tasting AND shoe shopping event called 'Heels-A-Poppin', which raised over $500.00 for the Dress For Success cause. Their upcoming event combines sipping a handful sparkling wines from Dreadnought Wines with every gal's best friend...chocolate!
Robert Sendall, chef extraordinaire, and owner of All In Good Taste Productions, ends every party with his signature "Toffee Taboo". Sugar-encrusted almonds and cashews float in light and dark Belgian chocolates. It is sinfully sweet and a deliciously decadent delight created right here in Pittsburgh.
Top off the sweets with a variety of sparkling wines from Dreadnought Wines, last minute holiday shopping that benefits women in need, and the ladies are in for an amazing evening of holiday joy.
On December 16th, 2008, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM, Vin Fatales will gather for yummies and bubbles at Palate Partners, located at 2013 Penn Avenue in Pittsburgh's Strip District, to raise funds for Dress For Success. All proceeds from the Vin Fatales events go directly to DFS, and at this event, 10% of all sales will also benefit DFS. Vin Fatales get into the event for $15, and the general public for $20, and reservations are required. Sorry fellas, these events are for women-only.
For more information on becoming a Vin Fatale, Dress For Success, or Sendell Chocolates, to make reservations for Bubbles and Bon Bons, or to learn about more wine tasting events, contact Palate Partners by calling (412) 391-8502, or visit their website at www.palatepartners.com
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