WINGs
(Women In Nice Gowns)
What is WINGs?
🦋 WINGs is an acronym that stands for "Women In Nice Gowns".
The WINGs Pittsboro Group is a local group that's open to all ages of folks in or near Chatham County, North Carolina who identify as female.
What do we do?
✨ We sparkle! We shine! We spread POSITIVITY in our COMMUNITY!🌞
💃🏻 We dress up to dance and prance, handing out uplifting “Love Note” hearts to parade watchers – spreading our message of peace and love. 💖
Listen to our 🎶 Spotify Parade Playlist
📣 We staff our WINGs booth at local community events, raising awareness and funds for Second Bloom of Chatham, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing person-centered support and resources for survivors of domestic violence and/or sexual assault in Chatham County, North Carolina.
2025 WINGs Events
• April 13, 2025 ClydeFEST Craft Activity Booth & Parade
• May 3, 2025 Kids Tent & Happiness Parade at the Spring Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival of Music & Dance
• June 7, 2025 PBO Pride Parade & Booth
• September 2025 Pittsboro Treasure Quest
• October 2025 Kids Tent & Happiness Parade at the Fall Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival of Music & Dance
• December 14, 2025 Pittsboro Christmas Parade*
⚠️ *NOTE: A Parade Participation WAIVER SIGNATURE IS REQUIRED by the TOWN OF PITTSBORO for ALL PARADE PARTICIPANTS.
How do we dress?
We dress up as flashy and festive as we want – with each member expressing herself in her own unique way! 💃🏻
Our gowns are from thrift shops, borrowed from a friend, old prom dresses. We embellish our outfits with sparkles, fake flowers, feather boas, outrageous headgear, whatever.
And of course, we all wear WINGS of some sort: butterfly wings, fairy wings, Isis wings!
Watch Our Slideshow
for Fun Outfit Inspiration!
How can I join?
The WINGs Pittsboro Group is a local group that's open to all ages of folks in or near Chatham County, North Carolina who identify as female.
Come sparkle with us! ✨
Option 1:
Join our Facebook Group:
WINGs: Peace, Love, and Pittsboro
Option 2:
Email your name and mobile phone number to the WINGs Pittsboro Group
at WINGs.PBO@gmail.com.
Original artwork by Kelly Simpson-Hagen
BE THAT WOMAN
Be the kind of woman you want to call when things go wrong.
Be the motivator, the encourager of dreams.
Be the kind of fierce friend you want to have yourself.
Love your girlfriends deeply, they are your sister warriors in this world and only they know just what a crazy, hormonal ride womanhood really is.
Be loyal, love hard.
Be a soulmate, be a sister.
Be strong, be kind.
Listen hard and laugh lots.
Tell the truth but keep the secrets.
Big up everyone you meet.
Kind words travel endlessly.
If you can’t say anything nice don’t say anything at all.
Spread the sparkle of a smile and a compliment whenever you can.
There is room for us all to be happy and successful.
Lend a hand if you’re there already.
Pull your girls up.
Push them if you need to.
Straighten each other’s crowns, spot the lipstick on the teeth and the loo paper on the shoes.
Avoid the drama, smile at the haters, they’re actually admiring you from afar.
– Donna Ashworth