Fall fashion show to celebrate young women leaders in Bergen County — Pascack Press & Northern Valley Press

HACKENSACK—The Community Chest of Eastern Bergen County’s Young Women’s Leadership Program will celebrate its seventh anniversary with a fashion show at Max Mara, featuring local young women leaders as models. The event, showcasing Max Mara’s 2024 fall and winter collection, will take place Thursday, Nov. 14, from 5 to 8 p.m. at The Shops at Riverside, 390 Hackensack Ave.

The fashion show is free and open to the public. Featured models include:

• Ava Balducci, a high school senior and intern at The Community Chest;
• Karin Erdtmann, a director on The Community Chest’s Board of Managers;
• Tamara Francis, a former director on The Community Chest’s Board of Managers;
• Janice Hurewitz, co-chair of The Community Chest’s Max Mara event committee;
• Emily Mandler, a high school freshman; and
• Franci Steinberg, immediate past president of The Community Chest’s Board of Managers.

Those interested in attending the event can register here. For more information, call Dr. Shelly Wimpfheimer, executive director of The Community Chest, at 201-568-7474.

Support Young Women Leaders
From Nov. 1 to 16, shoppers at Max Mara will receive a 10% discount on purchases, with 10% of the proceeds going to The Community Chest’s Young Women’s Leadership Program.

The Chest encourages the development of young women leaders at an early age, fostering community involvement throughout their lives. Each year, the organization presents Young Women’s Leadership awards to high school juniors and seniors who identify as female and either reside or attend school in eastern Bergen County.

The Legacy of the Elizabeths
The awards honor the legacy of three women named Elizabeth—Elizabeth Cutter Morrow, Elizabeth Morrow Morgan, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Morrow, an Englewood resident, was the founding board chair of The Community Chest during the Great Depression. Morgan, founder of The Elisabeth Morrow School, grew up in Englewood. Stanton, a Tenafly resident, was a prominent leader in the women’s suffrage movement.

Neighbors Helping Neighbors
Founded in 1933, The Community Chest has raised more than $2 million—equivalent to $62 million when adjusted for inflation—and supported over 100 nonprofit organizations. The Chest provides aid to nonprofits addressing health and mental health services, hunger, arts programming, the environment, and volunteerism, reaching approximately 50,000 people annually in eastern Bergen County.

About The Community Chest
The Community Chest, a nonprofit organization based in Englewood, has supported not-for-profit agencies for 91 years. The Chest allocates funds to organizations that demonstrate their ability to serve local residents and offers coordinating and planning services, serving as a bridge between agencies.

For more information about The Community Chest, visit here or call 201-568-7474. Updates about the organization’s activities are available on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.