BROOKSVILLE, Ky. ― A trio of women in northern Kentucky has found a way to help students who need formal wear for end-of-the-year dances.
Barbara Waddell
prom dresses 2011, Sheila Lucas and Jeanetta Golden have collected dozens of dress styles and sizes for young ladies and some attire for young men. The items were donated to project Dream to Dance in Brooksville.
The dresses and suits are free for students in Bracken County
long prom dresses, St. Augustine and Augusta Independent School districts who are attending their school proms or eighth grade dances, according to The Ledger Independent.
Waddell says economic times are hard for everyone and this is a way to help out.
The women were inspired after hearing teen girls talk about finding an affordable place to purchase a dress for the prom. Lucas and Golden came up with the idea of collecting gently used clothes and mentioned it to Waddell
Designer Prom Dresses, who offered to let part of her shop, Hair Quarters
2011 prom dresses, be used for the project.
"We got a lot of donations
sweetheart dresses, and we continue to accept them, because sometimes the girls need a different size or they really wanted a certain color
Pink prom dresses," Waddell said. "We will also keep them for next year."
The women are asking those who use items from Dream to Dance to bring them back
Red prom dresses, but it is not a requirement to use the items. Waddell said there's not a financial need requirement either.
When the girls find the right dress, Waddell said it's like a magic transformation.
"When they try on the dress and come out for us to see; you see the smile on their face and their mother's face," Waddell said. "They look like princesses."
As prom dates near
cheap Formal dresses, Waddell said she hopes all local students attending dances have something nice to wear.
"We have given away many dresses and a few suits; we also have shoes, some jewelry and accessories
cheap guest dresses, which have also been donated," she said. "We still have a lot of beautiful dresses to choose from."
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