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Article: Prom dress swaps match girls with gowns
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- St. Joseph News-Press
- Article date:
- January 25, 2009
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Prom season is just around the corner. It's every girl's dream to
go to prom wearing the perfect dress. But for some, the perfect
dress -- not to mention the matching shoes, purse and jewelry -- are
an expense they just can't afford.
"I'm almost positive that three-fourths of them wouldn't be able
to go, or else they would have to give up something that wasn't a
luxury," says Jane Hawman, organizer of the Cinderella's Closet prom
dress swap in St. Joseph.
Last year the swap matched up 27 high school girls with the prom
dress of their dreams for no cost. This year, Ms. Hawman hopes to
reach even more girls.