Dress for Success MC accepts $20K donation from Volpe and Koenig

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Left to right: Melissa Thompson, Beth Collins, and Jeff Glabicki of Volpe & Koenig; Debra Wachspress, Executive Director, Dress for Success Mercer County.

Dress for Success Mercer County recently accepted a $20,000 check from IPromise, Volpe and Koenig’s Annual Charitable Giving Fund. Based in Lawrenceville, Dress for Success Mercer County’s mission is to promote the economic independence of disadvantaged women by providing professional attire, a network of support and career development tools to help them thrive in work and in life.

The IPromise grant will support mobile outreach career enhancement and job search programs in partnership with several Trenton-based organizations. Dress for Success Mercer County was one of two non-profit organizations in the greater Princeton and Philadelphia areas to receive this award. Over 80 non-profit organizations involved in community development and animal welfare applied.

Volpe and Koenig is an intellectual property law firm with offices located in Princeton and Philadelphia.

For information about Dress for Success’s career mentoring and suiting programs, or for clothing donation guidelines, visit dressforsuccess.org/mercercounty or call 896-4112.

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