Giving Tuesday 2023: Charity Auction for Bottomless Closet

The New York Liberty was founded on October 30, 1996 and is one of three original franchises remaining in the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). The Liberty have made five WNBA Finals appearances in their 27-year history and won the 2023 WNBA Commissioner’s Cup Championship. Owned by Joe and Clara Tsai, owners of the Brooklyn Nets, the Liberty play their home games at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center. For more information, please visit www.nyliberty.com.

Celebrated for its extraordinary nine-story Victorian atrium and majestic skylight, The Beekman, a Thompson Hotel, is located at the epicenter of downtown Manhattan’s revitalized neighborhood, surrounded by some of the city’s most iconic sites, including the Brooklyn Bridge and the World Trade Center. Housed in a historic 1881 landmark property and one of New York City’s last architectural treasures, The Beekman features 287 elegantly appointed guest rooms, including 38 suites and two private penthouses, as well as two signature restaurants, the newly launched Le Gratin led by Michelin- Starred Chef Daniel Boulud and Temple Court, by James Beard- Award- Winning Chef Tom Colicchio.

M.M.LaFleur is a New York-based clothing brand celebrating women through thoughtfully designed clothing, personal styling, and engaging content. Founded in 2013 by Sarah LaFleur, a former management consultant, and Miyako Nakamura, the former head designer of Zac Posen, M.M. is known for introducing the concept of Power Casual™—the new way women are dressing for work and life. The brand’s award-winning digital magazine, The M Dash, offers readers everything from wardrobe advice, career tips, and interviews to reflections on the realities of being a working woman today. The company has built a lively community that gathers both in-person and digitally. M.M.LaFleur also partners with organizations focused on gender equality, such as Bottomless Closet, She Should Run, The Girl Scouts, and The International Rescue Committee. At the heart of the company is the belief that when women succeed, the world becomes a better place.

Bottomless Closet’s mission is to be the connection that inspires and guides disadvantaged New York City women to enter the workforce and achieve success. From their grassroots beginnings in 1999, they have grown into an organization that has served nearly 50,000 women in need. As they look to the future, their founding principles of helping and empowering women still guide their daily work.