MIAMI,
FL - October 22, 2001 - Suits donated by OPRAH, Diane
Keaton, Rosie O’Donnell, Kim Cattrall, Tori Spelling, Alex Kingston, Susan
Sarandon, Gloria Estefan, Courteney Cox Arquette, Gloria Steinem, Susan Taylor,
Ming-Na, Shaun Robinson, and many others will be auctioned online at uBid.com
to benefit The Women’s Alliance, a
not-for-profit organization that has helped over 100,000 low-income women
transition from welfare to work.
The Celebrity Suit Auction hosted by uBid.com, a leading online auction
and e-commerce marketplace, will begin on Monday, November 12, 2001 and
continue through December. All proceeds
will benefit the program activities of The Women’s Alliance and its members. Additional celebrity suits and information
on east and west coast briefings will be announced shortly.
Also
featured in the auction are items of African-American designers: Honey Child, founded by Tracy Wilson
Mourning; Her Game 2 (HG2), created by
Deborah Williams; Pat Adams at Crossover Designs, Inc.; and Sylma Cabrera at
Pure Soul Designs.
Since
the early 1990s, members of The Women’s Alliance have been working at a
grassroots level to improve the lives of low-income women across the country. The success ratio of women who have
participated in WA member programs is outstanding. Over the past 10 years, WA member groups have reported an average
of 65-70% of their clients have become employed. In addition, since 1991, WA members have served over 100,000
women nationwide (now 25,000 annually) – women who have gained the training,
clothing and confidence necessary to succeed in job interviews and the
workplace.
The
Women’s Alliance is a national organization of independent community-based members
who provide professional attire, career skills training and related services to
low-income women seeking employment.
The Women’s Alliance strengthens our members through organizational and
program development, fundraising, marketing and public relations.
Someone’s Future Is Hanging
In Your Closet.™
uBid, a majority-owned operating company of CMGI, Inc., is a leading retail auction and e-commerce marketplace offering consumers and businesses three dynamic ways to buy and sell. The company's uBid Direct auctions feature a daily rotating selection of more than 12,000 products in 16 different categories, providing consumers and small to mid-sized businesses the opportunity to purchase a wide range of brand-name merchandise, often at greatly reduced prices, through live-action bidding. uBid's Preferred Partner auctions allow consumers to purchase products listed by uBid-approved businesses and backed by uBid or brand warranties. Users can also buy or sell products through uBid's Consumer Exchange, in which consumers list their own items for auction with no listing fee.
For
more information contact: Nicole Wild
The
Women’s Alliance
Telephone: 305-762-6400
Mobile: 305-495-7254
Email: nicole@thewomensalliance.org
Web
site: www.thewomensalliance.org
The Women’s Alliance: 3745 NE 171st Street, Suite 62,
Miami, Florida 33160