Dress for Success - S.O.S. Weekend

Ladies!  Have a gently-used business suit that you just don't need anymore?  Maybe it doesn't fit right, or you've retired or changed jobs and that suit is just taking up valuable real estate in your closet.  If so, take it by any Dress Barn location this weekend (March 1-4, 2012) for the Dress for Success S.O.S. (Send One Suit) Weekend!

Dress for Success is a is an international not-for-profit organization offering services designed to help their clients find jobs 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.   For more information, visit their website at www.dressforsuccess.org.

AARP Foundation Women's Scholarship Call for Applicants

The AARP Foundation Women's Scholarship Program is helping win back opportunity for low-income, 50+ women by funding education, training, and skills upgrades that can lead to better employment and increased financial security for women and their families.

Since 2007, The AARP Foundation Women's Scholarship Program has awarded scholarships to more than 800 eligible women — facilitating their entry into programs they could otherwise not afford, and ultimately assisting in their recession recovery efforts.

The scholarship program is made possible by AARP Foundation with generous support from Walmart Foundation and AARP.

The scholarship application period for the 2012-2013 academic year will last from Wednesday, February 1, 2012, at 9 a.m. CST until Friday March 30, 2012, at 5 p.m. CDT.

For more information and to apply, click HERE.