1. MEDIA ADVISORY
What: Compassion Through Fashion
PHOTO OPPORTUNITY: Runway Show and Shopping Spectacular to Benefit
RI’s Homeless Women
When: Wednesday, November 9, 2011
5:30 to 9 pm
Where: Rhodes on The Pawtuxet
60 Rhodes Place
Cranston, RI
Details:
1) House of Hope House of Hope CDC (Community Development Corporation) is hosting their
3rd annual Girls’ Night Out, an evening of fashion and shopping, all for a good cause!
2) The fun-filled evening includes complimentary hors d’oeuvres and cocktails, shopping with
over 30 vendors and a fashion show provided by The French Bulldog, a high-end women’s
consignment boutique in East Greenwich. Miss Kitty Litter will serve as the evening’s Special
Guest Emcee. All proceeds benefit The House of Hope Boutique.
3) Proceeds from HOHBO product sales benefit House of Hope CDC‘s programs for the homeless
and provide a nurturing, collaborative work environment for its participants.
4) House of Hope CDC was established in Warwick in 1989 and has grown to become a trusted
resource for Rhode Islanders in need of temporary and permanent housing and other critical,
lifesaving supports. The House of Hope Boutique creates and sells handmade bags designed
and assembled by formerly homeless women. As an extension of the House of Hope CDC’s
mission to prevent and end homelessness the boutique works towards empowering women
through education of new skills.
Available for interviews:
Patricia Wegrzyn McGreen, President for the House of Hope CDC
Jean Johnson, Executive Director for the House of Hope CDC
Contact: Christine Foisy
Phone: 401-463-3324 x 231
http://www.thehouseofhopecdc.org/