WHAT IS IT?
On September 22, 2011, Dress for Success Indianapolis and PNC Bank celebrate the ninth annual Stepping Out In Style fundraising event in downtown Indianapolis! It will be a night of high fashion, great food, critical fundraising and loads of fun! The evening includes a cocktail hour sponsored by Bedel Financial Consulting, Inc., dinner, and fashion show at the new J.W. Marriott. The cocktail reception begins at 5:00 p.m., followed by the dinner and fashion show. Guests can purchase raffle tickets for the opportunity to win one-of-a-kind jewelry in the Prize Purse Raffle and try their hands at the Diamond Dig, sponsored by Aronstam Fine Jewelers!
WHO ATTENDS?
Nearly 950 guests attended Stepping Out In Style 2010. The majority of the guests were professional women from the Indianapolis community, ages 25-65.
WHO PARTICIPATES?
Dress for Success Indianapolis welcomes its clients and high-profile Indianapolis-area women to participate in the event as models. They will be wearing unique clothing from upscale local boutiques and walking the catwalk escorted by esteemed members of the Indianapolis Fire Department.
This year, Julia Moffitt from WTHR - Channel 13 will keep us entertained onstage as the evening’s emcee and Billie Dragoo, President and CEO of RepuCare Inc., will be honored as the event’s Honorary Chairperson. The Diamond Dig, sponsored by Aronstam Fine Jewelers, will feature Brian Wilkes from WXIN - Fox 59 as emcee.
How can a sponsorship benefit me or my company?
By choosing to be either a corporate or individual sponsor, you will be associated with a vibrant organization that provides unique and crucial services to low-income women in Central Indiana. Hundreds of professional women and men will see that you support Dress for Success Indianapolis and the women it serves when they read the event program and visit this website!
A table for ten at the event is just one of the benefits you receive by sponsoring Stepping Out In Style. You can use your table of ten to host employees as a sign of your appreciation for their hard work, honor women you know who demonstrate success, or treat clients to a unique evening. You can even have a night out with nine friends, all to celebrate the possibilities and achievements of women!
How much are individual tickets and sponsorships?
Individual tickets for the event are $100 per person or $1,000 for a table of ten. To reserve a table of ten, please download a 2011 SOIS Table Commitment Form. Table sponsorships are available for $1,650 (Silver) and $2,200 (Gold). Event sponsorships are available with contributions of $5,500.
If you would like to be a Stepping Out In Style 2011 sponsor, please download the 2011 SOIS Sponsorship Commitment Form. If you would like to make a product donation to SOIS 2011, please download the 2011 SOIS In-Kind Donation Form.
