Helping women get ahead in business and gain self-reliance is what Suited to Succeed is about. STS was founded nine years ago by a group of men and women who saw a need to supply professional business attire to Baltimore-area women who were in training programs.
Mary Somers, who served as co-chair for the sixth annual fundraiser recently at the lovely Lyric, is also one of the STS?s co-founders.
Talk about a silent auction. Holy moly! Items ranged from Anne Klein designer shoes and sports memorabilia (including a life-size cutout of Cal Ripken) to gems galore and even a six-month membership from Penny?s Chocolates for a Chocolate of the Month.
All the bidding made a lot of people hungry, and the folks at Noah?s on the Side in Ellicott City did not disappoint. Easy edibles prepared by chefs/owners Sharon and Russell Braitsch had the crowd nibbling away ? a crowd that included state Sen. Lisa A. Gladden, who also served as a co-chair; Fox 45?s Patrice Harris; radio and TV guy Steve Rouse; Doncaster?s Salli J. Ward; STS board and staff members Jackie Haynes, Karyn Henry, Carla Hayden, Ginny Robertson and Bank of America volunteers Lorraine Percy and Alice Smith. Alice was such a trooper, helping the cause by serving some of Noah?s treats to many of the guests.
Author Mary O?Hare Dumas said it best: “Confidence is the hinge on the door to success,” and the members and supporters of STS realize that it?s more than just a suit, it?s an opportunity.
For information on this wonderful organization ? or to donate ? call 410-528-1799.
SHAME
Baltimore City just got finished spending a half-million dollars for a California firm to come up with the slogan “Get In On It” to hype Baltimore. Another $700,000 went to make commercials. Well, I would suggest that Mayor O?Malley?s office and the Baltimore police should try to “Get In On It” and be nicer to our visitors. I bet the city lost at least a million bucks in public relations last week, as guests from all over the country came to Johns Hopkins University?s commencement ceremonies, only to return to find their cars gone ? as in towed. Couldn?t we have been a little more lenient at the commencement of one of the country?s most prestigious universities?
COMING UP
Join Ch. 13?s Dick Gelfman for the sixth annual “Ride Across Maryland.” So gas those hogs, and meet Dick for a weekend ride June 3 to 4. This is to benefit the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. To register online, go to www.rideacrossmaryland.org.
Anne Boone-Simanski is The Examiner?s society columnist. Contact her at [email protected] or 410-878-6131.
