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Having a Great Attitude Will Lead to the Best Attire!

There is a fantastic little charity called Attitudes & Attire™ (A&A) and it’s Dallas’s best kept secret… well, at least until now!  A&A is a non-profit agency for women who have been the victims of abuse or suffered from addiction, generational poverty or physical disability.  They now seek self-sufficiency to provide for not only themselves, but for their children and family as well.  As many of us know, there are two parts to landing a quality job.  Not only does one need education and skills, but must also possess self-confidence and self-esteem.  Even with the proper knowledge and skill-set, a potential employer might be reluctant to hire a woman who lacks the confidence required for the job.  A&A strives to teach these women how to find the beauty within, and then provide the attire to show it on the outside as well.  Once the women — “clients”— are sent over to A&A by various social agencies, A&A begins the transformation.  Clients experience three very unique and outstanding programs that provide support, self-confidence and esteem-building practices.

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Non-Profits That Do More: Prison Entrepreneurship Program

Note from the editor: the Prison Entrepreneurship Program (PEP) is hosting a gathering to wrap holiday gifts for the children of PEP participants! Please join us in the lobby at Highland Park United Methodist Church (3300 Mockingbird Lane, Dallas, TX 75205 … by the elevators through the covered drive entrance in the back parking lot) at 4pm on Wednesday, December 8th to spend some hours wielding wrapping paper and nibbling holiday cookies.

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Samantha Rose + The Knot: Ultimate Night of Bridal Beauty

This past Wednesday, November 17th, favored wedding social network The Knot presented an “Ultimate Night of Bridal Beauty” (UNBB).

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