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On Friday, April 26, from 10:00am to 6:00pm, the Lilly Pulitzer shop at 600 Front Street in Key West will donate 10% of all sales to A Positive Step of Monroe County to help fund the organization’s 2024 Idle Hands Summer Youth Employment program.
The Southernmost city and the Lilly Pulitzer brand share a colorful and historic relationship, as the late celebrated Key West artist and sculptor Suzie dePoo (Agnes Helen Zuzek dePoo) created many of the whimsically imaginative and colorfully original fabric art designs that spearheaded the Lilly Pulitzer sensation. On April 26, shoppers can support a great program while lifting their spirits among a vibrant array of classic “Lilly” dresses, tops, shorts, jumpsuits, swimwear and accessories available at the Key West shop. Since 2010, A Positive Step of Monroe County, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that serves some of Monroe County’s highest risk kids and their families, has partnered with the City of Key West to provide paid summer employment for Key West High School students who are returning to school the subsequent fall, aged 16 and up. Each year, the City provides jobs in a variety of departments for students enrolled in the program, and also contributes $35,000.00 towards the annual program budget, which currently runs approximately $100,000, and covers student payroll, program overhead, the cost of a part time job coach/instructor, and training/orientation expenses. With the support of individuals, community organizations, and local businesses such as Lilly Pulitzer, APSMC raises the remaining $65,000. “We are very grateful to Key West’s Lilly Pulitzer for their annual fundraising in support of our “Idle Hands” program, which not only teaches our teen participants important work and social skills, but helps them recognize their potential and can break old patterns of low expectations,” said APSMC founder and executive director Billy Davis. For more information about the Lilly Pulitzer fundraiser for APSMC, contact Mark Rotella at [email protected]. For more information about APSMC and its various community support programs, contact executive director Billy Davis at [email protected] or visit apsmc.org.
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 Billy Davis, founder of A Positive Step Monroe County, center, Miki Yaras-Davis, left, and Lilly Pulitzer sales associate Catherine Whitney, right, get warmed up for a day of shopping to benefit APSMC. On Friday, April 26, the Lilly Pulitzer shop at 600 Front Street in Key West will donate 10% of all sales to A Positive Step of Monroe County to help fund the Idle Hands Summer Youth Employment program. (Photo: Carol Tedesco/APSMC.org) On Friday, April 26, the Lilly Pulitzer shop at 600 Front Street in Key West will donate 10% of all sales to A Positive Step of Monroe County to help fund the “Idle Hands Summer Youth Employment Program,” a program partially supported by and run in partnership with the City of Key West.
Each year, the City provides jobs for young people enrolled in the “Idle Hands Summer Youth Employment Program.” The City also provides $35,000.00 towards the approx. $100,000 program budget; APSMC must raise the remainder, which covers student payroll, program overhead, the cost of a job coach and training/orientation expenses. So come to Lilly Pulitzer on April 26 and celebrate spring in Paradise with some colorful new clothes, while supporting a great program for our island community’s youth. A Positive Step Monroe County is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization serving Monroe County’s highest risk kids and their families since 1999. For more information about A Positive Step of Monroe County and its various community support programs contact Billy Davis at [email protected] or visit apsmc.org. |
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