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upcoming events
Please join us for
Spring Happiness Hour
April 3, 2025
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. • The Girl Cave at the Shops at Willow Bend
(2nd floor outside of Neiman Marcus)
READY TO NETWORK WITH PURPOSE?
Please join us for our FREE Spring Happiness Hour featuring personal stylist Roxanne Carne at the exclusive The Girl Cave Social Club at the Shops at Willow Bend!
Roxanne will share her tips to Elevate Your Work Wardrobe with Effortless Accents. She's all about helping you go from STUCK to SERIOUSLY SUCCESSFUL with your style.
Mingle with other professional women, enjoy beverages and bites, and be part of a caring community dedicated to helping north Texas women emerging from crisis.
Be sure to buy tickets for our signature raffle! All proceeds benefit Young Women's Preparatory Network to help the educational experience of young women in Texas, bridging the gap between poverty and success in college. Together, we can help students achieve a better life for themselves and their families!
Raffle Items - 1 ticket for $30, 5 tickets for $100
"Core to Floor" Women's Service at Luxury Med Spa Rumi Aesthetics, value $8,400!
WWP Signature Designer Handbag Item, details and photos coming!
Neiman Marcus Experience, details and photos coming!
Register and purchase raffle tickets here:
Our Upcoming Events
Spring Happiness Hour - April 3, 2025
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. • The Girl Cave at The Shops at Willow Bend
Summer Happiness Hour - July 17, 2025
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. • Frontgate Dallas (Preston/Royal)
Annual Scholarship Luncheon - September TBD
Annual Cocktails & Couture - December TBD
past events
Thank You Sponsors!
Cocktails & couture
Annual Private Fashion Show & Shopping
December 4, 2024
Another fantastic Cocktails & Couture is in the books! Our most popular event of the year, a fashion show with Neiman Marcus experts showcasing the latest trends, as well as champagne, wine and mocktails, appetizers, a visit from Santa and of course private shopping. The best part? Mingling with like-minded women while supporting Women With Promise community programs, scholarships and mentoring.
A BIG thank you to our guests, raffle-ticket purchasers and sponsors Marsh McLennan Agency, Thompson Coburn LLP, Bell Nunnally & Martin LLP, Stroud Companies, Cigna Healthcare, as well as partners Neiman Marcus-Willow Bend Mall, Kristen Massad of Joy+Oliver, and Ajia Newhause of New Haus Kollection photography.
Annual Scholarship Luncheon 2024
September 3, 2024
We loved celebrating the Women With Promise Scholarship Fund and our Scholars at another sold out event!
Our Scholars demonstrate strength and courage to succeed over adversity. And we're so proud that to date we've awarded 17 Scholars more than $50,000 to pursue higher education to build a better life for themselves and their families.
Something that makes our Scholarship Program unique is mentorship - we match Scholars with professionals from our caring community who provide guidance and support.
Summer Happiness hour
July 25, 2024
Our Summer Happiness Hour at the Dallas Frontgate store was a big success! Thank you to our caring community for purchasing raffle tickets and coming by to mingle, network and learn how to style an outdoor summer table, all benefitting Hope's Door New Beginnings Center!
We are thrilled to donate $5,000 to Hope's Door New Beginnings Center to further their mission of ending abuse. These funds will be used to purchase much-needed items for the women and children who flee life-threatening situations of abuse without even the basic necessities.
Thank you sponsors!
Frontgate
Goldenlight Photography
Thank you sponsors!
"April Showers"
Happiness hour
April 18, 2024
We were thrilled to present Stephanie Chandler of Community Well's BabyBright Beginnings program with $10,000 to help at-risk women and children in Denton County, thanks to YOU!
Happiness Hour attendees were touched as Stephanie talked about the overwhelming need and challenges these moms with young children face.
"We have a waiting list through December and were unable to help any more families this year. Thanks to Women With Promise, we can now add 15 more families to our program and fund 630 hours of direct services," Stephanie shared when presented with the donation.
BabyBright's goal is to support every family until their child enters school. Each family receives 6 hours a month of comprehensive support, including:
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Community resources such as food and diapers and a family goal plan
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Group social connections to foster community and peer support
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One-on-one lesson plans and modeling learning activities
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Family screenings required by our curriculum
In total, this translates to 630 hours of direct services, benefiting approximately 45 individuals. However, estimating an average of three people per family, though in reality, this number is often higher.
Now that's really networking with purpose!! Thank you #differencemakers!
2023 Cocktails & Couture
at Neiman Marcus
November 28, 2023
Another fabulous Cocktails & Couture is on the books. The fashion experts at NeimanMarcus put on an incredible show and our guests were definitely inspired! Santa passed out cookies and posed for "elfies" as cocktails and delectable delights were passed. And of course, a little private shopping to kick off the holidays.
The best part? Mingling with like-minded women while raising more than $25,000 to give a hand up to north Texas women emerging from crisis.
Thank you to our caring community of #differencemakers who attended, bought raffle tickets, and volunteered! Together, we are helping others.
annual Scholarship Luncheon 2023
September 14, 2023
We loved celebrating the 5th anniversary of the Women With Promise Scholarship Program and Scholars at our annual luncheon.
Thank you to our fabulous speakers Brenda Siri, MA Cindy Lu and Kelley Johnson for an invigorating conversation on the journey from professional to entrepreneur.
Thank you to our sponsors!
Happiness Hour
This season's hottest trends & closet organization tips with Amy Levenson Krumholz
June 2023
We had such a great time at our recent #HappinessHour! We were thrilled to gather with our caring community to hear from Janet Collinsworth, Founder and Executive Director of Agape Resource & Assistance Center, Inc. on the work they're doing to provide safe, stable housing and support services for women and children in #NorthTexas, helping them break cycles of abuse, poverty and homelessness. Proceeds from the event will help fund facility renovations to provide much-needed services to more women and children.
A BIG thank you to the fabulous Amy Levenson Krumholz who shared the latest trends, styling tips, and closet management secrets. You are an inspiration, and needless to say, we're all big fans!
rag & bone, we appreciate you for the amazing hospitality and for staying open late for a wonderful private shopping experience!
To all of our #differencemakers who networked with purpose, supported our Signature Raffle, and made generous donations, as well as our Board of Directors and event organizer, you are the heart of our organization! Together, we are helping others.
2022 Cocktails & Couture
Annual Fashion Show at neiman Marcus
December 2022
One of our most popular events of the year, and this year the WWP team and partners and fashion experts at Neiman Marcus outdid themselves! A magical night of fashion, champagne, espresso martinis, delicious nibbles and private shopping—all with a wonderful group of #differencemakers! It’s no wonder this event sells out every year! Thank you to everyone who participated, bought raffle tickets and gave their time to make this event a success, all to help women in our neighborhoods who are emerging from crisis and need a hand up.
Special thanks to our sponsors!
Annual Scholarship Luncheon 2022
September 13, 2022
Thank you to all of the #differencemakers who attended our Annual Scholarship Luncheon honoring WWP Scholars and Graduates. It's pretty powerful to have 100 like-minded women who network with purpose and love to give back all in a room together.
Special thanks to or fabulous speaker, Yasmeen Tadia, PHR, visionary founder and CEO of Make Your Life Sweeter. We loved your words of inspiration, meeting your Chief Fun Officer, son Zain and of course, sampling the sweet treats you brought.
And none of this would have been possible without our sponsors, so a BIG thank you to Marsh McLennan Agency, Builders FirstSource, Booksy, Bell Nunnally & Martin LLP and SNL Associates. We appreciate you!
virtual happiness hour
skincare & makeup secrets at Cos Bar
Spring 2022
The beauty experts at Cos Bar shared their favorite products to address the top skin care concerns, as well as the latest makeup trends for spring. The event included a product discount, free shipping and best of all, 10% of sales were donated to Women With Promise. Thank you to our participants and friends at Cos Bar! And congratulations to raffle winners Teresa Epperson and Shelby Clark.
4th annual cocktails, couture & cookies with Santa
December 2021
What a magical time we had at Cocktails, Couture & Cookies with Santa! Nearly $20,000 was raised for the Women With Promise Scholarship Fund, helping women from Dallas and Collin counties who have emerged from crisis and are building better lives for themselves and their families.
Thank you to our fabulous community of #differencemakers who supported #WWP with raffle and event ticket purchases and the volunteers who helped make the magic happen. We are truly better, together.
Congratulations to our raffle winners, Dummea Vincent., Abby Randozza and Donna Howard!
We absolutely could not have done this without our sponsors, Lincoln Financial Group, Marsh McLennan and Thompson Coburn LLP and of course the always amazing Neiman Marcus! Additional heartfelt thanks go to Danielle DiCesare, Edgar Cardiel, Sara Toth, James Wolfe and Tammany Stern.
And lastly, a huge thank you to our Board of Directors, Leisha Cadwallader Barbara Doucet Dawn Wright Alana Kalantzakis Ackels Carolyn Dent Lisa Welch Shenée Rayford, MBA, SPHR, Kate Lengyel, Jackie Rodriguez and Shannon Summers
VIRTUAL HAPPINESS HOUR
Fall Flavors Cooking Demonstration With Chef Kristen Massad
Fall 2021
Our Fan favorite Joy+Oliver Chef Kristen Massad demonstrated how to make an Apple Cider Aperol Spritz and Chocolate Bark – perfect for the fall and even holiday gifting! And best of all, we raised more than $3,000! Congratulations to all the raffle winners!
VIRTUAL HAPPINESS HOUR
Crafting the Perfect Charcuterie With Chef Kristen Massad
March 2021
Our spring Virtual Happiness Hour was a wonderful demonstration from Chef Kristen Massad of Joy+Oliver, filled with advice and inspiration on building the perfect charcuterie. Kristen’s top 5 tips:
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Choose your charcuterie board based on your crowd size
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Crumble, slice or cube the cheese to invite sampling
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Drain marinated cheese, olives, artichokes, etc. to avoid mess
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Place cheese and meats first, add the biggest garnishes next, then fill in the nooks and crannies with dried fruit, nuts, small chocolates, etc.
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Midway through sampling, move what's left toward the center of the board so it continues to look appealing
A BIG thank you to Kristen, our sponsors, attendees, raffle ticket purchasers and our always amazing, generous and caring WWP community!
Event Sponsors: Omni Dallas Hotel, Virgin Hotels Dallas, Boarded Up Dallas, Timbered Art and Loren Lasley, Scout & Cellar Wines
VIRTUAL HAPPINESS HOUR
October 2020
Women With Promise is famous for our FREE Happiness Hours and Signature Designer Handbag Raffle, all to benefit the Women With Promise Scholarship Fund.
Our fall Happiness Hour was our first virtual event and was streamed from the fabulous Omni Dallas. We loved celebrating the Women With Promise Scholarship program's first graduate and spending time with our caring community. The highlight of the event was step-by-step instructions by Chef Beatriz who demonstrated how to make a potato canape and Mixologist Emily worked her magic on a tasty Scottish Mule.
And, thank you Omni Dallas, it was great to see our name in lights!
3rd annual cocktails, couture & cookies with Santa
December 2019
Fun, fashion and philanthropy! At this sold out event, guests enjoyed champagne, appetizers and pictures with Santa as well as a private fashion show and shopping at Neiman Marcus, complimentary Marc Jacobs and Christian Dior makeovers, fabulous goodie bags, raffle with Valentino purse, Akola necklace and more. This is always one of our most popular events!
Thank you to our donors, volunteers, attendees and raffle ticket buyers who supported this event. We could not have done this without the talented folks at Neiman Marcus, Marc Jacobs Beauty and Christian Dior Beauty.
All proceeds benefitted The Women With Promise Scholarship Fund.
scholarship luncheon 2019
September 17, 2019
Thank you to Nancy Jay and Alexa Conomos and all our supporters who came to our Annual Scholarship Luncheon, A Celebration of Promise. We are so proud to have granted 3 new scholarships to deserving, powerful women with your help. Truly, so very much to celebrate!
disco ball
April 6, 2019
Our Disco Ball was a smashing success! From twinkling disco balls to leisure suits and platform shoes Women With Promise recaptured the Studio 54 magic!
Host Colleen Coyle of WFAA kicked off the evening and introduced surprise special guest "Cher". Amid the specialty 70's inspired cocktails and bites, our guests were looking totally disco glam from their free makeovers from Marc Jacobs and Jo Malone.
The DJ played all of our favorite funky tunes from The Bee Gees, KC and the Sunshine Band, Gloria Gaynor, and Donna Summer. The electric light dance floor had our guests dancing the night away.
Thank you sponsors, guests and volunteers for helping us raise more than $75,000 to support our mission of empowering north Texas women emerging from poverty and crisis through education. Proceeds from our Boogie Wonderland go directly to the Women With Promise Scholarship Fund.
Together we are impacting generations!
JOIN US AT OUR NEXT EVENT
We are Women With Promise, and we network with a purpose so that we can empower women in challenging circumstances realize their potential. Signature events include networking Happiness Hours, Scholarship Celebration Luncheons, Cocktails, Couture & Cookies with Santa as well as fabulous gala events.