Members of Goodwill’s Adult Day Services programs are creative, outgoing and very fashionable. Our annual TAP the Potential Fashion Show in October is a coveted opportunity for participants to show off these traits for an audience of peers and other individuals from around the community.
With the help of Milwaukee County’s Office of Persons with Disabilities, Goodwill hosts this event at our Community Opportunities Club North, which is located at Wil-O-Way Underwood Park in Wauwatosa. The fashion show features models from other agencies including Easter Seals and Adult Day Services of Southeast Wisconsin. The TAP the Potential Fashion Show is just one of many events Goodwill hosts during National Disability Employment Awareness Month.
The Theme
Each year, you can count on our participants to dream up an exciting theme, as they have been exercising their creativity for over a decade. And this year was no different! Our 2018 theme was “Heroes and Villains” and our models represented the classic battle between good and evil as they showcased some of the most iconic duos from history, popular culture and literature.
While it began as a much smaller event, the Fashion Show has grown to include many more models from Goodwill and other agencies. This year’s show featured nearly 50 individuals with disabilities dressed as duos:
- Superman and Lex Luthor
- Harry Potter and Voldemort
- Tom and Jerry
- Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader
- and many more!
All costumes were purchased from Goodwill Store & Donation Centers to keep in line with our environmental objectives of reduce, reuse and recycle, as well as, support our mission of providing training and supportive services to individuals with disabilities.
This annual event is a fantastic opportunity to increase Goodwill and Day Services’ partnerships with agencies who provide similar services and to invite the Milwaukee and Waukesha county communities into our Goodwill family. We are looking forward to another spectacular event in 2019!
