Women from Leaside and elsewhere filled the Leaside Pub on Laird Drive Thursday night to celebrate the first annual Leaside Ladies Night Out. Silent and live auctions, music, food and world-class socializing rocked the old tavern. The evening was sold out. It will raise funds for the initiative, Sew for Success. This endeavor will support women in the Thorncliffe neighbourhood to set up their own home-based sewing/tailoring businesses. It will be a three-pronged approach to provide education on how to run a business, sponsor women to develop better sewing skills and provide supplies needed to run their businesses independently. The organizers also hope to encourage a liaison between Leaside and Thorncliffe women in order to ensure their success. It will be a few days before proceeds from the auctions are known, but Andy Elder’s dinner for eight had a winning bid of $1200.