Sunday, April 13, 2014

NCJW Spring Designer Days event to be held April 24-27, 2014


NCJW Spring Designer Days event to be held April 24-27, 2014
NCJW showcases home furnishings store, offers shoppers two exciting opportunities in 2014 to shop discount designer labels and support NCJW initiatives

Pittsburgh, PA (April 9, 2014) — This spring, National Council of Jewish Women Pittsburgh Section (NCJW) will kick off an exciting new sale for Designer Days shoppers. The first-ever Spring Designer Days shopping event will be held April 24-27 at the NCJW Home Consignment Store, located at 1913 Monongahela Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15218 in Swissvale.

Additionally, NCJW’s annual fall Designer Days event will be held November 6-9, also at the Home Consignment Store. 

“We’re thrilled to offer our loyal customers an opportunity to shop Designer Days fashions twice a


year for a great cause,” said Andrea Kline Glickman, NCJW Pittsburgh Section Executive Director. “This will be a wonderful way for our shoppers to incorporate shopping for eclectic, high-end home furnishings, as well as designer clothing and accessories–adding to the excitement of the Designer Days weekend.”

NCJW’s Designer Days events support extensive programming and initiatives that benefit women, children and families throughout the Greater Pittsburgh region. Proceeds from this year’s Spring Designer Days event and the fall sale will directly support NCJW initiatives and community service projects, including The Center for Women, a joint initiative of NCJW and The Jewish Women’s Foundation. Launched in 2013, The Center for Women works to ensure women in the community are able to achieve and maintain economic independence and self-sufficiency. The Center for Women provides programs and initiatives dedicated to helping women increase financial literacy, build career-related skills, connect with mentorship and internship opportunities and provide referrals to additional support services.
  
All year long, NCJW collects designer labels as well as name brands and sells them at the Designer Days shopping extravaganza, including: Armani, Michael Kors, Tahari, Escada, Lafayette 148, Ralph Lauren, Moschino, Donna Degnan, Cole Haan and Stuart Weitzman. Some of the fashion world’s best names are offered at a fraction of the original cost at Designer Days. Shoppers can find new and gently-worn clothing, shoes, handbags and jewelry for men, women and children.

In addition to gently-used and new designer labels, NCJW’s Home Consignment Store location offers a unique opportunity to shop eclectic home furnishings, and is located in the same plaza as NCJW’s Thriftique store. Shoppers will receive coupons to all of NCJW’s stores.

The shopping weekend will kick off on Thursday, April 24 with the Spring Designer Days Preview Shopping Party. Along with an opportunity to shop prior to the weekend public sale, guests will enjoy food and desserts from many of Pittsburgh’s food trucks.

Admission to the Spring Designer Days Preview Shopping Party is $20 per person and can be paid at the door. Shoppers who attend the Preview Party obtain first access to the best merchandise.

Designer Days continues on Friday the 25th with a preview sale from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. ($10 admission at the door, open to the public) and then a two-day free admission public sale on April 26 and 27. Free parking is available throughout the entire weekend.

Each year, more than 5,000 people —many of whom come year after year, and from out-of-state—are invited to visit the annual Designer Days sale for great finds and great buys.

Spring Designer Days Chair: Carolyn Jensen. NCJW Social Enterprise Committee Chair: Bear Brandegee. Spring Designer Days Event Committee: Jeff Herzog, Henry Krakovsky, Kitty Olisky, Barbara Shafran.   

For more information about the Spring Designer Days event, please visit the event Facebook page (www.facebook.com/DesignerDays), the NCJW website (www.ncjwpgh.org) or contact NCJW at 412.421.6118.


2014 Designer Days Spring Fling Schedule
Spring Designer Days Preview Shopping Party
Thursday, April 24;
6-9 p.m.
$20 admission at door

Spring Designer Days
Early Bird Sale
Friday, April 25;
10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

$10 admission at door during Early Bird hours (10 a.m. – 1 p.m.)
Spring Designer Days
Sale
Saturday, April 26; 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Free admission
Spring Designer Days Sale
Sunday, April 27;
Noon – 4 p.m.
Free admission


About NCJW Pittsburgh Section

NCJW PITTSBURGH SECTION MILESTONES: 1894: FIRST FREE KINDERGARTEN 1904: IMMIGRANT AID SOCIETY 1911: PENNY LUNCH PROGRAM 1925: STUDENT AID PROJECT 1927: THRIFTIQUE 1929: LEAGUE FOR HANDICAPPED 1942: USO RECREATION ROOM 1957: ANATHAN HOUSE 1963: HEADSTART 1964: WOMEN’S JOB CORE 1968: JEWISH ORAL HISTORY PROJECT 1970: DESIGNER DAYS 1975: FRIENDS INDEED 1980: CHILDREN’S ROOMS IN THE COURTS 1983: COUNCIL CARE SENIOR ADULT DAY CENTER 1987: HOME INSTRUCTION FOR PRESCHOOL YOUNGSTERS 1989: SOVIET RESETTLEMENT MENTOR FAMILY PROGRAM 1993: KOMEN PITTSBURGH RACE FOR THE CURE 1995: SERVICES TO THE ELDERLY 1997: SILENT WITNESS 1998: SUIT YOURSELF 1999: PIC-A-BAG 2000: CHILDREN’S LITERACY PROJECT 2002: HERITAGE SOCIETY 2007: DESIGNER DAYS BOUTIQUE 2011: NCJW HOME CONSIGNMENTS  2012: PERSONAL CARE CLOSET 2013: CENTER FOR WOMEN

The National Council of Jewish Women Pittsburgh Section (NCJW) is a grassroots organization of volunteers and advocates who turn progressive ideals into action. Inspired by Jewish values, NCJW strives for social justice by improving the quality of life for women, children, and families and by safeguarding individual rights and freedoms. Since our founding in 1894, NCJW Pittsburgh Section has provided a safety net for women, children and families in need, establishing pioneering programs to meet unmet needs: the first free kindergartens and penny lunch program, resettlement support for newly arriving refugees, the program that would eventually become Headstart and so much more. We have rallied – and continue to rally -- for reproductive choice the protection of women and children from all forms of abuse and for laws, policies and practices that improve the economic independence of women. Today, NCJW’s nonsectarian community service projects include programs like the Center for Women that supports economic independence of women in transition; Suit Yourself Voucher Program which provides free business clothes to low-income individuals re-entering the workforce, Children’s Rooms in the Courts which are a safe, fun environment for young children while their parents/caregivers tend to family court matters and Silent Witness Initiative that raises awareness of domestic violence.


For more information on NCJW Pittsburgh Section, please visit www.ncjwpgh.org or call 412-421-6118.

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