Photo by The Giving Gown FoundationInstead of storing prom dresses in the closet after that special night, Willowbrook Mall encourages people to make someone else's night special through donation.
During The Giving Gown Foundation's Prom Princess event Saturday, March 17 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., people can drop off their gently used prom dresses, evening purses or formal shoes at Willowbrook Mall and receive a $10 GGP Shop Etc. Gift Card, while supplies last.
The Giving Gown Foundation is a nonprofit organization that collects donations of new and like-new formal gowns and accessories, and provides them free of charge to high school girls who would otherwise be unable to attend their prom.
"There is a great need out there," said JoAnn Trchalek, founder of the nonprofit. "Right now, we are dressing 500 girls in a day and a half each year and I am sure that we could dress more, but that is all that we have the capacity for."
