Girls Night Out
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For 25 years, Girls Night Out has been more than just a party; it’s a celebration of women working for their communities. The event raises funds and awareness for the YWCA Resolve Family Abuse Program to serve victims of domestic violence and their children.
Together, we are women helping women with power, passion and purpose by raising funds and awareness to eliminate domestic violence.
Save the Date for August 10, 2024!
History
Initiated in the fall of 1998 by Sandy Graff and Elsie Carter, Girls Night Out - a "Party with a Purpose" - was the brainchild of the High Hopes Committee - an amazing group of volunteer women who were determined to help the YWCA Resolve Family Abuse Program in its efforts to eliminate domestic violence. Now in its 24th season, more than $1 million has been raised over the years to assist the YWCA Resolve's shelter, Hope House, and support YWCA Resolve in continuing to provide shelter, services, and programming. Originally, the High Hopes founders and their committees hosted up to 17 different parties each summer - ranging from art walks, tennis parties, Italian feasts, game nights, fashion shows, antique shoes, and even car shows. Now, decades later, these smaller parties have been rolled into one GRAND event: Girls Night Out.
Past Themes
2023 - Roaring 20s
2022 - All That Sparkles
2021 - High Hopes, Bright Future
2020 - Making Lemonade out of Lemons
2019 - Tropic Like Its Hot
2018 - Keeping Dreams Alive - Blue
2017 - Boho Chic
2016 - Purple for the Purpose
2015 - Floral Fantasy
2014 - White Hot Soiree
2013 - Come Fly With Me
2012 - Time to Shine
2011 - Pretty In Pink
2010 - Luau on the Lawn
2009 - Girls in Pearls
2008 - Hollywood in the Hills
2007 - Peace, Love & Hope House
2006 - Sunset at Sunrise
2005 - Celebrate Summer
2004 - Wild, Wonderful Women of WV
2003 - New York, New York
2002 - Southwest
2001 - Caribbean
What Funding Supports
Girls Night Out supports the YWCA Resolve Family Abuse Program, which offers 24/7 shelter, a crisis hotline and emergency intervention for victims of domestic violence. Providing services for the entire family in Kanawha, Clay and Boone counties, YWCA Resolve also offers case management, court advocacy, counseling, support groups, safety planning, monitored parent-child visitation/exchange, programs for children, and teen dating safety. Licensed by the West Virginia Family Protection Services Board, our mission is to eliminate domestic violence through leadership, education, empowerment and community collaboration.
