Boynton High Asks For Help Collecting Prom Dresses
One of the highlights of everyone’s high school years is attendance at the PROM. The Prom is an opportunity to celebrate the culmination of one’s high school career…this event is second only to the actual day of graduation. However, for many of the students, the opportunity to attend the Prom is often not possible due to the expense of this event. In response to this situation, Ms. Kathleen Alexis, Career Navigator at Boynton High has implemented an initiative to provide gently used Prom dresses and accessories for the girls. Already a number of faculty members at Boynton High have donated prom dresses to this endeavor. However, the number of girls needing dresses far exceeds the number of dresses the faculty alone can collect.
As “prom season” gets closer, we are asking the community to get involved in this project. As we know, most prom dresses are used once and then hung in the closet and never used again. “This is a great opportunity to help the young ladies in our community realize the dream of attending their prom,” said Ms. Alexis.
Please check your closets for gently used, clean prom dresses. Donations of fancy shoes, dressy purses and costume jewelry are also welcome. (As you are deciding whether the dress or accessories are acceptable, consider whether or not the items are in the proper condition that you would allow your daughter to wear the dress in its present condition.) Once the items are donated, the staff members of Boynton High will provide a “boutique” where the girls will be able to “shop” for the prom at no cost to the girls. The stipulation is that the dresses will be returned to the boutique following the prom, so other girls may enjoy the dresses next year.
To make a donation and/or for more information contact Kathleen Alexis, kalexis@pballiance.com or call (561) 731-2816.
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