Coffee and Clothes - a Perfect Combo!

While I was working on our next post (hint - it's about the perfect food to go with your morning coffee), I came across this donation program to Dress for Success from Coffee-Mate.  The cool thing about this is that you can write a personalized note of inspiration to a client of Dress for Success.

For those of you not familiar with the Dress for Success program, it is an organization that promotes economic independence of disadvantaged women by providing professional attire and career development tools.

I volunteered with Dress for Success, and it was a wonderful experience.  Dress for Success sets up donated clothing, accessories, & cosmetics in a boutique-like atmosphere, and the client has a volunteer "personal shopper" to help them choose the best outfit from the "boutique" for their job interview or career needs.  The organization also offers support and career development.

For more info on Dress for Success, click here.

To write a note of support and encouragement to a Dress for Success client, and to have Coffee-Mate donate to Dress for Success on your behalf, click on this link:
COFFEE-MATE® - Make Every Cup Count.

-Jodi

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who are we? and why do you care? 


Fabulous Foodie Finds (aka Jodi & Jason) are transplanted New Yorkers who love food and wine, and continue to hit the road to search for the best authentic local food finds. They are passionate about supporting and celebrating great food, independent restaurants, and innovative recipes & gadgets.


On this blog Jodi & Jason guarantee to entertain, inspire, enlighten, or at least distract you from something you "should" be doing.


Jodi grew up in a small town in Ohio.  Her earliest memory is sitting on the counter “helping” her Mom make a homemade crust for a rhubarb pie (with the rhubarb picked from her backyard just a few hours before.)  Going out to the garden to pick the ingredients for each night’s dinner was the norm.


Jason was raised in New York City, and his version of “going out to the garden” consisted of choosing from hundreds of independent restaurants within a few block radius, serving everything from sushi to fusion cuisine to freshly made brick oven pizza.


When the two met at Cornell University, their food worlds collided, and a whole new world opened up for each of them.  The rich wine & food region of the Finger Lakes offered many new foodie adventures.


Jason and Jodi moved to New York City where their love of food was fostered by going to the hundreds of independent, ethnically diverse restaurants found all over New York.  Whether it was the Lower East Side, Williamsburg, Corona, or Brighton Beach, Jason and Jodi spent a lot of time on the subway in search of the next hidden “hole-in-the wall” with spectacular and authentic food.


After living in New York City metro area for over eight years, the couple moved to Winston-Salem, North Carolina.  Culture shock & language barriers ensued!  In some ways it felt like a foreign land.


Now Winston-Salem residents for over 7 years, the couple have become devotees of southern cuisine: sweet tea, NC barbecue, fried okra, hushpuppies, sweet potato pie…  (well, actually, sweet potato anything!)


Jason is the barbecue guru: he is a member of the NC BBQ Society, has attended "Barbecue Camp" to train under expert pit masters, and has been part of a world-class BBQ competition team.  Jason has been know to drive over 300 miles in a day to taste barbecue from five or more different barbecue joints.


Jodi is the gadget guru - trust her to find something too sleek, too cool, too useful, too cutting edge, or too completely impractical for you to pass up.


Jason & Jodi are also wine aficionados and collectors.  They have taught several classes on wine, and regularly attend wine & food events in the area.


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