by jhall | Aug 19, 2019 | Blog
Flooding has forced us to temporarily close our Wear2Start boutique at 733 Johnson St. Late on Saturday, Aug. 17, a water meter failed and the basement of our building flooded with about 140,000 litres of water. Our landlords acted quickly, but there is no access to...
by jhall | May 24, 2019 | Blog
Wear2Start is honoured to announce a partnership with Destination Greater Victoria. W2S president Heidi Hartman and Destination Greater Victoria CEO Paul Nursey signed an agreement Friday that designates the Wear2Start Society as the official charitable partner of...
by jhall | May 2, 2019 | Blog
New link with local radio stations helps us help women: Wear2Start is thrilled to announce a partnership with Ocean 98.5 and KiSS 103.1. The Victoria radio stations are committed to helping W2S help self-identified women in our community by raising our local profile...
by jhall | Mar 30, 2019 | Blog
Here’s a sparkling example of the great support we receive from the business community: Paris Jewellers in Hillside Centre has twice chosen Wear2Start as the beneficiary of its Pay-It-Forward campaign. On March 27, we picked up a cheque for $150 for the most recent...
by jhall | Mar 27, 2019 | Blog
Huge thanks to the Zonta Club of Victoria, which has supported Wear2Start since our organization began 18 years ago. How’s that for consistent generosity! On March 27, W2S board president Heidi Hartman and program manager Tracy Lubick accepted an...