Article: Prom dress swaps match girls with gowns

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.

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