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QUEENS WEEKLY, MARCH 8, 2020
Queens Borough Hall hosts women’s clothing
drive at annual HERstory Month celebration
BY CARLOTTA MOHAMED
Queens Borough Hall hosted its
first-ever Women’s Professional
Clothing Drive at its annual HERstory
Month celebration on Thursday,
March 5.
Acting Queens Borough President
Sharon Lee requested guests
bring in donations of new women’s
professional clothing to the event,
which took place from 6 to 8 p.m.
at The Helen Marshall Cultural
Center at Queens Borough Hall,
located at 120-55 Queens Blvd.
The donations will be sent to
Dress for Success’ recently opened
location on Merrick Boulevard in
Jamaica.
Dress for Success is an international
nonprofit organization that
empowers women to achieve economic
independence by providing
a network of support, professional
attire and the development tools to
help women thrive in work and in
life.
Since starting operations in
1997, Dress for Success has expanded
to more than 150 cities in
25 countries and has helped more
than one million women work towards
self-sufficiency.
Before the event, Lee said she
was “looking forward to honoring
bold and brave women
of Queens who strengthen our
borough and city every day.”
A list of the honorees were presented
with Citations of Honor
during the event include:
Shandeeyaky Shabazz –
Branch Manager for the Queens
location of Dress for Success
Esther Arroyo (better known
as “Queens Esther”) – Community
Coordinator for Rock Safe Streets,
a gun violence prevention program
Lois Chin Lee – Director of
the Lois C. Lee Early Childhood
Center and vice-president of Early
Childhood Education for the Council
of School Supervisors and Administrators
Hannah Lupien – Director of
Special Initiatives at Queens Community
House
Donna Dougherty, Esq. – Senior
Director of Legal Services
for Elder Justice (a program of the
Jewish Association Serving the
Aging (JASA))
Rehka Malhotra (DJ Rekha)
– A musician, DJ, producer, curator,
and activist who specializes in
Bhangra music, a type of upbeat
popular music associated with the
Punjab region in the northern part
of the Indian subcontinent
A Declaration of Honor was
also be presented to the Dress for
Success organization.
Reach reporter Carlotta Mohamed
by e-mail at cmohamed@
schnepsmedia.com or by phone at
(718) 260–4526.
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