The 52 Phenomenal Women project On the air with NBC5 Chicago and Zoraida Sambolin 8/25/20

Meet Edwina: In her own words - "I’m here for a reason. But not in a predestined way. I believe that humans are creative beings who find purpose and joy when we allow ourselves, as entirely unique individuals, to create what only each of us can create. I’m an aggregate of my physical body, natural talents, countless experiences and all of the knowledge that I’ve chosen to take from those experiences. When I’m stumbling around looking for clarity and purpose, I get stuck in my head and feel lost. But when I let myself be open and grounded, in the moment and paying attention, I discover personal opportunities to create. When all of my experiences, attributes, gifts and failings collide with body, mind and soul, the lightbulb goes on...I find my ideas, my imagination, my purpose and my joy. People often say “Oh I’m not creative", but we’re all always creating. We can create a lovely meal, an amazing spreadsheet, a beautiful haircut, or a loving, life changing moment. I know when I view something as an opportunity to create, the outcome is always more elevated. When I consider my work as creation instead of chore, I find new meaning in it. I don't love to write (and dreaded writing this) but embracing it as creation helped improve the experience for me and the outcome for you (I hope). When I view a relationship as an opportunity to create love, it can transform the experience. Don't get me wrong, it's not often easy, but it's where the magic happens. I worked shoulder to shoulder for 17 years in a pit of 300 men as a Trader at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange where I learned to create relationships that may have been otherwise intimidating. My love for animals helped me to create C.A.R.E.-Evanston, a shelter and adoption program that’s still saving pets today. Friendship and curiosity helped me create A Room with A View and Cowell Designs, interior design businesses that unearthed my passion for creating beautiful, thoughtful spaces. My Dad, who endured World War II’s horrors, helped me create a mindset centered around the importance of Peace and how we might attain it. My latest creative journey gives my life meaning like nothing I could’ve ever imagined. I create daily as the CVO of Spiritual Playdate, an online Life Skills Program “for kids and their grown-ups" Spiritual Playdate is a resource for parents and teachers to explore Social, Emotional and Spiritual Topics with kids ages 5-11. It started in 2006 as a playdate on my family room floor with three 7-year old boys and their moms. It’s since blossomed into a global resource in a time when these are sorely lacking and our youth can feel empty and even desperate. I believe that creating children who are socially, emotionally and spiritually whole will lead to more mental wellness. I have no doubt that this work puts us all on a path to peace and a better world. Let's create something beautiful today!" *** Please follow along on instagram as well and learn more about Edwina. 52 Phenomenal Women is now in its second year! This is week 49 of 52.2. Participants in this project will be supporting the efforts of Dress for Success Worldwide – Central. We are all stronger together and it is my sincere hope that we will be inspired by each other’s stories. Now is the time to celebrate as well as encourage one another. Tell your story!

HEIDI STEVENS TRIBUNE VOICES Column: Amy Boyle set out to tell the st ories of 52 phenomenal women. She’s at 100 and counting, boosting her faith in humanity all along the way. By HEIDI STEVENS CHICAGO TRIBUNE | AUG 12, 2020 There’s Hillary Flores, the founding editor of La DePaulia, DePaul University’s Spanish language newspapers. There’s Kimberly Lloyd, a 21-year veteran of the Chicago Police Department who started an organization called We Got You Covered to boost literacy rates among Chicago youth. There’s Rebecca Sankey, who grew up surrounded by violence and addiction and went on to lead the nonprofit Shama Ministries, which helps families recover from incarceration. There’s Kim Leali, a Chicago chef who works to mentor and elevate women in the often-cutthroat culinary industry. Each one is part of Chicago photographer Amy Boyle’s 52 Phenomenal Women project, a documentary series with weekly installments that feature Boyle’s photos alongside the women’s stories, written in their own words. Boyle started the project in 2018 as a lead-up to her 50th birthday. She wanted a celebration that trained her lens outward, that captured the world around her and the women working to improve it. She describes them as a cross between #WomanCrushWednesday and Humans of New York. She figured she’d find a new woman each week for a full year: 52 weeks, hence the name. On Wednesday, she hit 100 consecutive weeks. She thought about stopping at 52, but the project was sustaining her faith in humanity’s willingness to care about and for one another. Plus people told her they looked forward to the weekly posts and didn’t want them to stop. “If you read anything these days, it’s easy to get stuck in the quagmire of everything feeling bad,” Boyle told me. “It helps to look for each individual person making change, even in tiny ways. If you put one foot in front of the other, you’re making progress. You might trip, but you get back up.” Activist Nita Tennyson is Boyle’s 100th subject. Tennyson travels around Chicago, posting her location on social media and inviting people to come drop off diapers, wipes, formula and other supplies. Then she brings the donations to different communities and distributes them to people who need them. She calls it Nita’s Love Train. On Wednesday afternoon, Boyle and Tennyson met under the tracks at the Fullerton Red Line station so Boyle could deliver prints of Tennyson’s portraits. A few hours earlier, Boyle was in Wilmette shooting photos of a mom of two with lung cancer who’s lobbying Congress to fund more research on lung cancers that aren’t caused by tobacco. She’ll probably be week 101. I asked Boyle if she had a favorite subject. “That’s like picking your favorite kiddo,” she said. (She has four kiddos — all sons, ages 17, 19, 22 and 24.) “I’m just grateful to everyone who says yes and agrees to be vulnerable and share their stories.” Boyle asks two things of each woman she profiles: Recommend another woman doing phenomenal things and make a donation to Dress For Success, a nonprofit that provides career training and professional attire for women who need assistance. The project has raised just over $7,000 for Dress For Success, she said. (Full disclosure: Boyle featured me in March 2019. I exaggerate not even a little when I say I feel utterly unworthy of the company.) The coronavirus changed Boyle’s approach a bit. She used to occasionally feature women outside of Illinois and fly to their home states to profile them. No more. She used to go inside people’s homes and offices and other indoor spaces. Now she stays mostly outdoors. But despite the tweaks, she has kept the project going without interruption. “That’s the beauty of the long lens,” she said. The safety of a little distance, but still keeping an eye on what’s good, what’s helping, what needs elevating. One hundred phenomenal women, 100 weeks of training her lens outward, 100 reminders of all the ways people are working and creating and loving a better world into existence. Find Amy Boyle’s full project and her subjects’ full stories at 52phenomenalwomen.com. Join the Heidi Stevens Balancing Act Facebook group, where she continues the conversation around her columns and hosts occasional live chats. hstevens@chicagotribune.com

Meet Nita: In her own words - "2020 has been the most challenging year for the world that I have lived in for my entire 22 years. My whole life all I have wanted to help people and this new challenging world is helping me do that. When COVID first came to the US I was laid off from my job because it was a health hazard at the McCormick place. All events were being cancelled so there was no reason to work. As everything became closed for quarantine I helped my friend and watched her 3 kids because there was no access to daycare. When the looting in Chicago happened I saw Facebook posts from my friends and their families about how people looted the baby formula and diapers. I was outraged but fortunate to have extra supplies at home due to my daycare. So me, my friends , and my family packed a suitcase with formula and diapers, washed and wrapped fruit to put in a basket, and packed up the kids and went on the main street next to my house and gave out as many supplies as we could before the curfew started. After that, I began asking for donations and tweeting places I was going and people started donating items for me to give out. Black Lives Matters Chicago offered to do weekly drop offs if I wanted to continue doing mutual aid and ever since then the Love Train has kept moving. I have been to over 15 neighborhoods in Chicago and made over 30 stops since June 1st. I will continue to do more stops and keep this going for as long as I can. I show Chicago love for all my friends I have lost to gun violence and other injustices in Chicago. The love they showed me motivates me to love Chicago." People all over the world Join hands Start a love train, love train - The O'Jays *** Please follow along on instagram as well and learn more about Nita. 52 Phenomenal Women is now in its second year! This is week 48 of 52.2. Participants in this project will be supporting the efforts of Dress for Success Worldwide – Central. We are all stronger together and it is my sincere hope that we will be inspired by each other’s stories. Now is the time to celebrate as well as encourage one another. Tell your story!

August 5, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Even in the face of the pandemic, Chicago photographer Amy Boyle has uplifted inspiring stories of women for 100 consecutive weeks. As we all continue to self isolate, there is no better time to hear these motivational voices to remind us all of what makes each and every woman phenomenal. Through the project, Boyle continues to build a trusting community that encourages self love and confidence. One of the biggest takeaways during this time of uncertainty is that amplifying voices builds community, says Boyle. Weekly project created by photographer Amy Boyle honors, elevates women: What would happen if once a week we recognized someone who we think is phenomenal and shared her story with our community? Just imagine the list of inspiring women we’d have at the end of the year and how those connections can inspire others. Now imagine two years of phenomenal women – all sharing their story to help and inspire each other. Each week since September 2018, Amy Boyle has photographed a phenomenal woman and featured her personal narrative through the 52 Phenomenal Women Project. Participants, who are nominated by their peers, hail from 15 different U.S. states and range in age from 21-84. Year Two will conclude on September 9, 2020 and is on its way to becoming a book. To date the project has raised over $6,800 for Dress for Success Worldwide Central Chapter. Recent Media Moments for 52 Phenomenal Women: Jen Weigel Show: https://bit.ly/JenWShow Suzanne O'Brien Podcast: https://bit.ly/SuzanneOBrien Other media links: https://www.52phenomenalwomen.com/contact Contact the project’s creator and photographer, Amy Boyle, at amy@amyboylephoto.com or 312-380-5993 for media requests. (https://www.52phenomenalwomen.com/contact) “This is a phenomenal project and we are thrilled and fortunate to be a part of Amy’s creative vision and participation in the community. The beauty and spirit of each woman honors our global mission-- to empower women to thrive independently.” - Joi Gordon, CEO Dress for Success Worldwide About Amy Boyle: Amy Boyle is an internationally published photographer and passionate visual storyteller. She graduated from Northwestern University with a focus in business and art history, and her love for art has brought her to work with multiple large organizations both in Chicago and around the world, such as Broadway in Chicago, Fortune and Playbill, among others. Amy is a supporter of multiple female empowerment-focused groups, such as Women on Fire and O, the Oprah Magazine as a brand ambassador. Along with her husband, Amy has proudly raised four sons in Chicago. More info on project: Amy’s birthday wish from 2018 was to encourage others through the stories that have been featured on her blog and social channels: to start a dialogue of inclusion, support and recognition by celebrating the phenomenal qualities within each woman. There is no better time than the present moment. The best way to describe the project Amy embarked on is at the crossroad of #WomanCrushWednesday and Humans of New York. Why only women? Amy says, “I am continually supported and loved by my husband and four sons, but what I know in my heart is many women are not so fortunate. I want to support women, who – whether they realize it or not – are phenomenal. I am amazed at how many women have stories they just have to get out to be heard, to be seen.” Participants in the project are asked to donate to support Dress for Success Worldwide Central. To date, the project has raised over $6,800. We are stronger together. Amy would love to be able to reach an even wider audience by turning years one and two into a book. More information is located here on how you can support this endeavor: https://www.patreon.com/52PhenomenalWomen. You may follow along on the blog (https://www.52phenomenalwomen.com/) in addition to Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. #52PhenomenalWomen #52PWP amy@amyboylephoto.com

Meet Anupy: In her own words - "Spice is my life. As a three-year-old still living in India, my mother tells the story that I loved Indian black salt - the seasoning for onion and cucumber salads - so much that I would skip around the dining table and grab salad by the fistful from everyone’s plate. My mouth still waters as soon as I think about really good, spicy Punjabi Indian food and a perfectly-spiced side salad. Moving to the United States shortly after and trying to navigate American culture on the outside and Indian on the inside of our home meant that I shied away from embracing my Indian roots and culture out of embarrassment. All I wanted was to be like all the other kids in my high school in Pennsylvania. Though, I still obsessed over Indian food and flavor at home. This passion and my quest to create Indian food memories for my daughters is what led me to quit my television reporting career. While I love reporting, I would come home shattered to see my kids eating bland food. Working the early morning shift - starting at 3 a.m. - and with a husband who traveled for work made it nearly impossible to create many if any Indian food experiences for my young kids like my own mother and grandfather did for me. My grandfather gave me my first cooking lesson at age 10 when he visited from his small village in India, and my mother diligently hand wrote all her recipes on 5 x 7 index cards for me to take to college, work on Capitol Hill, and then eventually graduate school in Hawaii. My family was always serious about food, but my schedule prevented me from sharing this with my own family. I was frustrated. So, I took some time away from daily reporting to cook, and cook, and cook. I started blogging around 2008. The idea was to start a human food experiment - to learn to make all the Indian recipes I grew up loving and writing about them on my website, indianasapplepie.com. My goal was to share the love of my culture and language with my kids. And, maybe even write a book in the process. It was my first cookbook, The Indian Slow Cooker. My mother discovered Indian for the crock pot back in the 1970s. We used it all the time, and it seemed to make sense that other folks would want to try the same recipes we’d perfected over the years. The hunch paid off - we sold tens of thousands of copies of that book alone - encouraging Americans to try cooking a cuisine they once thought complicated in the simplest of cooking tools. One book turned to three and I launched a spice & sauce line at select Whole Foods Markets under the brand name, Indian As Apple Pie. I love to teach classes and really interact with my customers and fans of my books. Last summer I was asked to teach cooking classes to kids in Switzerland through the summer program at the Leysin American School situated in the Swiss Alps. It's pure magic to see the lightbulb go off. For folks new to Indian food, it's this amazing look of surprise that they can recreate the same flavors from their favorite Indian restaurant at home. And, for second generation Indians, it's a sense of relief that they can recreate recipes from their childhood without giving up their day jobs. But, regardless of where the business or my books take me literally and figuratively my girls have made one thing clear - nothing can take the place of me cooking them their favorite Indian dal - complete with a side of spicy, tangy onions." *** Please follow along on instagram as well and learn more about Anupy. 52 Phenomenal Women is now in its second year! This is week 47 of 52.2. Participants in this project will be supporting the efforts of Dress for Success Worldwide – Central. We are all stronger together and it is my sincere hope that we will be inspired by each other’s stories. Now is the time to celebrate as well as encourage one another. Tell your story!

Meet Virginia: In her own words - "People often focus on the newness of innovation, especially in the business world. But I’m more interested in the transformative power of reinvention. Reinvention is how we stay current both personally and professionally. It’s about understanding changing culture, embracing the art of the pivot, and finding creative solutions to meet evolving needs. I’ve reinvented my career a few times over the years, all within the same industry – public relations. Without internships under my belt, I got a foot in the door of an agency by taking a job as a secretary determined to prove I was as good a writer and creative problem solver as I was a typist. It worked. With a few more pivots over a 25 year career, today I’m the CEO of Current Global, a midsized PR agency that I essentially built from the ground up over the past 14 years, of course with a lot of help and inspiration from amazing colleagues and mentors. When asked for career advice, I always tell women to chart their own path. Businesses often have a prescribed promotion track, with only so much room at the top, so it is critical that you reinvent what may be a standard job description into one that plays to your strengths, taps into your past successes (and failures), creates new opportunities and offers value to the organization. At Current Global, we’re constantly reinventing how we can help clients own the moment through an innate understanding of how customer demands, culture and story choreography converge to build relevant human connections that influencer behavior and drive impactful results. Never has the importance of reinvention been more relevant than in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and civil unrest around racial disparities. Today we are counseling clients on how to refine their role in the world, recover from impact, and return to profitability while doing right by society. Personally, I’m invested in reinventing education opportunities for at-risk youth in Chicago through my work on the board of the Ryan Banks Academy. The education disparities in our city are appalling – your zip code should not determine your access to a good education – and lie at the center of systemic racism, poverty, unemployment, violence and more. Our vision is to establish an immersive and innovative education experience centered on a unique boarding school model that marries advanced STEAM curriculum with social-emotional learning in a safe environment. It’s no small task, but if we can reinvent education opportunities to give every student in Chicago access to a stable and safe educational environment where they can flourish, then we can truly change lives and change the world. Are you ready to reinvent yourself, your career, your business? Don’t wait for a profound event or major milestone to serve as a catalyst, and don’t feel like you have to start from scratch. Commit to making a change (big or small) and watch the positive transformation begin." *** Please follow along on instagram as well and learn more about Laura. 52 Phenomenal Women is now in its second year! This is week 46 of 52.2. Participants in this project will be supporting the efforts of Dress for Success Worldwide – Central. We are all stronger together and it is my sincere hope that we will be inspired by each other’s stories. Now is the time to celebrate as well as encourage one another. Tell your story!

On the air with Ryan Wangman - Host of Let's Talk - #52PWP ABOUT THIS EPISODE Welcome to Let's Talk, a new podcast created by writer and journalist Ryan Wangman aiming to promote and facilitate important conversations for a better world. This episode features Wangman interviewing Amy Boyle, a Chicago-based photographer, about her project designed to answer a simple question: What would happen if once a week we recognized someone who we think is phenomenal and shared her story with our community? You can find her project at this website: https://www.52phenomenalwomen.com/

Thank you, Suzanne O'Brien for having me on your show! #52PWP In this segment of Ask a Death Doula's O Mag Insiders Series, I have the fortune to interview the magnetic Amy Boyle. Amy Boyle is the Founder of the 52 Phenomenal Women Project and has been a Brand Ambassador with O, the Oprah Magazine since 2017! A photographer for more than 20 years, Amy graduated from Northwestern University where she received a dual degree in art history and marketing. Her work has been published internationally and includes portrait, theater, PR, as well as fine art photography. Enjoy this interview with this inspiring woman. xo Suzanne You can catch up with Amy Here: Project: https://www.52phenomenalwomen.com/ #52PWP Work: http://www.amyboylephotography.com/ Social: @amyboylephoto Email: amy@amyboylephoto.com

Meet Laura: In her own words - "Since 2016, I have been a grassroots organizer and activist who has been resisting the agenda of the Trump administration and helping progressive Democrats get elected as one of the co-founders and co-leaders of Indivisible Evanston. As I write this, we’re just about 100 days away from the 2020 presidential election -- and our chance to remove Trump from office, save our democracy and continue the fight to make this a better country for all. The morning after the 2016 election, I woke up feeling horrified and outraged by the outcome and frightened not only for my children’s future, but that of our country and planet. And I regretted not doing more to help Hillary Clinton win. Like many women, I was galvanized by the first Women’s March on Washington to channel my outrage into something productive and impactful. It was both cathartic and empowering to march through the streets of D.C. (and up to the White House!) chanting: “this is what democracy looks like!” But it was just a start. Shortly thereafter, I discovered the Indivisible Guide, an online document that went viral in late 2016 with a blueprint for peacefully but effectively resisting Trump and the GOP. Modeled on the Tea Party’s strategy, the guide spawned a massive, progressive “Indivisible” resistance and activism movement across the country. Indivisible Evanston is now one of 5000 local chapters nationwide. Indivisible is one of several grassroots resistance groups that sprung up in the wake of the 2016 election. These groups have made a significant impact on both the inability of the GOP to pass major legislation and helped the Democrats win back the House in 2018’s “Blue Wave.” This year, we are working hard to keep that House majority, take back the Senate, and win the White House as part of the Indivisible Chicago Alliance’s 2020 Three States - One Mission strategy. In the almost four years since the 2016 election, my personal life has also evolved significantly. Some changes were anticipated, like turning 50 and my twins going off to college. Others have been unexpected, like getting divorced, closing my jewelry business and doing this work full time. And now, everyone’s lives have changed drastically due to the coronavirus pandemic and the thousands of lives lost and altered forever by COVID-19. The pandemic has also changed how we vote and the ways that organizers like me can reach voters. Normally, Indivisible and campaigns would be engaged in lots of in-person activities in the months leading up to the election, like canvassing, rallies and registering voters. Now, we are limited to doing this virtually, and contacting voters by phone calls, texts, and mail to get out the vote. One of our group’s favorite projects is sending handwritten postcards to voters in Wisconsin and Michigan with Postcards to Swing States, a nationwide campaign sending 13 million cards to voters in ten states. Our goal was to write 100,000 postcards by October, and we’re already well over that amount! Four years ago, it would’ve been hard to believe that both my life and this country have changed so much. Four months ago, it would’ve been hard to imagine that we all need to wear face masks and stay “socially distanced” from each other to stay safe. Or that the simple act of going to the polls and voting in person could be potentially deadly. I am grateful to have the experience and the opportunity to work with incredible people to help protect and get out the vote (by mail!) for what will be the most important election in our times. Most of all, what gets me out of bed every day is the thought of waking up on the morning of November 4, 2020 with a big smile on my face and the knowledge that I was one small part of making that happen." Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek. -President Barack Obama *** Please follow along on instagram as well and learn more about Laura. 52 Phenomenal Women is now in its second year! This is week 45 of 52.2. Participants in this project will be supporting the efforts of Dress for Success Worldwide – Central. We are all stronger together and it is my sincere hope that we will be inspired by each other’s stories. Now is the time to celebrate as well as encourage one another. Tell your story!

Meet Bonnie: In her own words - "The year I turned 25, I crossed the abyss, or encountered a series of intense, life changing challenges. I ended a six year marriage, developed a life threatening reaction to a toxic workplace, and was left with a lifelong autoimmune illness. To top it all off, I was attacked by 3 men and held up at knife point. I saw the curved, serrated hunting knife coming at my face in slow motion as I pepper sprayed my attackers, blocked with both arms, and got a series of defensive wounds. Luckily a car came down the block and they scattered, giving me time to get in my apartment gate and lock it behind me. I called 911, but the attackers escaped and were never caught. I moved to a new place, my hands and arms swathed in gauze, but couldn’t manage more than basic existence. My physical wounds healed fairly fast, but it took a lot longer to heal emotionally. For months I’d replay the attack in my sleep, waking to a jolt of adrenaline. I was always looking over my shoulder, avoided going out at night, and I was hard on myself for not accomplishing more. One day I shared my assault with a neighbor, and she said “Be gentle on yourself. It takes time to get past something like that. You can’t rush it.” Giving myself that permission made a world of difference. Fast forward 28 years. I’ve been happily married 20 years and raised a son and daughter who are creative, smart, and egalitarian. I’m the VP of Dug Production Sound, Inc, working on shows all over the world. I own 2 successful blogs: ChiILMama.com and ChiILLiveShows.com, and have been a theatre critic for 12 years, averaging 25+ shows a month. I’ve donated countless hours and given away thousands of tickets to Chicagoans so they can enjoy theatre without economic barriers. Then March 2020 comes and I’m back at the abyss again, but this time the world is with me, with Covid-19 breathing down its neck. We are all learning how to sit with the pain and losses and take the time to regroup, heal and recover. With death tolls and illness still spiking, record unemployment numbers, and rampant idiocy, things are grim. When I start to get in a funk, I remember one of my favorite quotes from Anne Lamott, “A hundred years from now? All new people.” I miss live theatre and music deeply, but without nightly shows to review, I am reinventing myself again, editing and shopping around 4 novels I'd back burnered. Quarantine gave me the gift of time. The pandemic is an amplifier. The rich are getting richer by magnitudes, the vulnerable are more so, economically... physically... mentally… Yet, positive change has been amplified too. We’re making strides reducing systemic racism and police violence, tearing down offensive relics, and shaking up the status quo. Here’s to interconnectedness and individuality, storytelling and artmaking. I can’t wait to see what’s next." *** Please follow along on instagram as well and learn more about Bonnie. 52 Phenomenal Women is now in its second year! This is week 44 of 52.2. Participants in this project will be supporting the efforts of Dress for Success Worldwide – Central. We are all stronger together and it is my sincere hope that we will be inspired by each other’s stories. Now is the time to celebrate as well as encourage one another. Tell your story!

Meet Ann: In her own words - "I started in the toy industry over 24 years ago. After college, I took at job at the toy company BRIO mostly because you were able to wear whatever you wanted and at 22 that seemed like a really nice perk! In my early years at BRIO, we would present our retailers "Good Toy Workshops" trainings about the importance of play in a child's development...& I was hooked. Knowing the difference that play makes in all aspects of a child's development transformed my view of the industry and my place in it. For many years I worked behind the scenes in the industry until in 2010 I started *play as a way to bring my years of experience to my own neighborhood. To create a fun, community-minded shop for the whole family and a place where all children can come inside and feel at home. Since then, we've expanded to make sure that we're spreading the gospel of play throughout the city. A few years ago I started thinking of all of Chicago's families that didn't have access to toys and books and how I had access to provide these playthings. From this, *play Every Day, our charitable arm, was born in 2019. Since then we've donated almost 500 playthings to children across Chicago. My passion is the power of play. My mission is to spread this message to parents and caregivers. My vision is a more playful world." *** Please follow along on instagram as well and learn more about Ann. 52 Phenomenal Women is now in its second year! This is week 43 of 52.2 Participants in this project will be supporting the efforts of Dress for Success Worldwide – Central. We are all stronger together and it is my sincere hope that we will be inspired by each other’s stories. Now is the time to celebrate as well as encourage one another. Tell your story!