International Women's Day: EmpowerMarket

Name: Tourism Kingston
Price range: $

This year’s International Women’s Day event by the Italo-Canadian Club of Kingston is called the “EmpowerMarket”. It will be a networking/vendor fair with local female vendors, live and static food stations, complimentary cocktails, door prizes, live music, a fashion show and our annual Inspirational Woman Award presentation. This campaign is meant to empower and celebrate local women in our community. We will also raise money with a silent auction for three local non-profits focused on helping women: Dress for Success, Dawn House and MRKH Canada. Tickets will be sold for $50 per person. They can be purchased in advance, or at the door. Tickets include:

- Access to the vendor market, silent auction, live music performances and Inspirational Woman Award ceremony
- Complimentary Cocktail
- Chance to win door prizes
- Complimentary food ticket for live gnocchi food station
- Access to Charcuterie Food Station
- Swag Bags for the first 50 ticket holders!

In addition to a generous charcuterie station featuring premium cheeses sponsored by Flight Cheese Shop, everyone who attends will receive a ticket to use towards Chef Chris's live ricotta gnocchi station, which will be open from 5:30-8:30 pm during the event. THE AWARD The Inspirational Woman Award was introduced as part of our annual International Women's Day campaign back in 2021 following the COVID-19 pandemic as a way to recognize the inspiring local women who were making an impact or overcoming adversity in a time of great hardship. Since then, it has become an annual part of our event and is a way to bring recognition to the many inspiring women in our community. Nominations are narrowed down to a Top 3 and then voted on by the public to determine the winner. The winner will be announced at the EmpowerMarket and will receive a $500 cash prize and trophy sponsored by Cornerstone Wealth Planning. Check out this year's Top 3 Nominees and place your vote here: https://www.icckingston.com/inspirational-woman-award-voting THE CAUSES One of the ways we will use this campaign to enact lasting, sustainable change in our community is by raising money for local non-profits whose primary mission is in the service of women. We will be donating a portion of the proceeds from our silent auction at the event to the organizations below. Any additional donations received during the campaign will also be split between all of the non-profits involved (we are a not-for-profit organization as well). This year’s community partners are Dress For Success, Dawn House and MRKH Canada.