2008 Woodie Awards
Students working hard on another Dress Upon A Star event
Amanda Glassman
Issue date: 3/1/07 Section: News
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Dress Upon A Star, previously called the Glass Slipper Project, is a student run and student initiated project. This year there are over 25 students, all females, assisting in the project and organizing the event. It is an event that benefits local young women in the community who can't afford to buy prom dresses for their high school proms. Dee Ross, Sabrina Krum, and Lisa Kowalski, all '06 alum, founded the project three years ago and passed it down to students at the College who they believed would be dedicated enough to continue it. Some of the students involved are Kelly Owens '09, President of Dress Upon a Star, Michelle Consiglio '09, Katie Bemis '09 and Allison Zimmerman '09.
Val Lane, Director of Community Service, sent invitations to the upcoming event to organizations in the community she has worked closely with. Young women in Allentown are invited to the benefit to try on dresses and chose the ones that they want to wear to their special event. Many local businesses donate for the event and there is a raffle that allows girls to win gift certificates to hair salons, nail salons, a florist and even a limousine service.
This year, the event is being held Sat., March 31 in Miller Forum in Moyer Hall. Those planning the event set up the room to look like a boutique where the girls can feel free to browse the dresses. There are dressing rooms setup to try on dresses, as well as jewelry, purses, and shoes. All volunteers helping with the event take the role of personal shoppers and assist the girls with whatever they need.
Last year, there were about 250 girls who came to the event. There were 600 dresses donated, and each girl left with two dresses, a pair of shoes and two accessories. The three alum who organized the event deemed it very successful and believed it benefited many young women.
Like last year, the event is scheduled to take place a few months before prom so the girls can hopefully find a dress and all the accessories they need for their special event. Bemis explained, "By donating your dress you are allowing someone to experience such a special time of year for so many girls."
As of now, they have 200 dresses collected for the event. The girls are willing to come to any dorm or house on campus to pick up any donations. They are still collecting dresses and would appreciate all young women on campus to go home for Spring Break and bring back any old dresses, dress shoes, purses and accessories that they no longer need. Lane says, "Prom is a fun time in a teenage girls life and it gives Muhlenberg women a chance to celebrate it with girls in Allentown."
Val Lane, Director of Community Service, sent invitations to the upcoming event to organizations in the community she has worked closely with. Young women in Allentown are invited to the benefit to try on dresses and chose the ones that they want to wear to their special event. Many local businesses donate for the event and there is a raffle that allows girls to win gift certificates to hair salons, nail salons, a florist and even a limousine service.
This year, the event is being held Sat., March 31 in Miller Forum in Moyer Hall. Those planning the event set up the room to look like a boutique where the girls can feel free to browse the dresses. There are dressing rooms setup to try on dresses, as well as jewelry, purses, and shoes. All volunteers helping with the event take the role of personal shoppers and assist the girls with whatever they need.
Last year, there were about 250 girls who came to the event. There were 600 dresses donated, and each girl left with two dresses, a pair of shoes and two accessories. The three alum who organized the event deemed it very successful and believed it benefited many young women.
Like last year, the event is scheduled to take place a few months before prom so the girls can hopefully find a dress and all the accessories they need for their special event. Bemis explained, "By donating your dress you are allowing someone to experience such a special time of year for so many girls."
As of now, they have 200 dresses collected for the event. The girls are willing to come to any dorm or house on campus to pick up any donations. They are still collecting dresses and would appreciate all young women on campus to go home for Spring Break and bring back any old dresses, dress shoes, purses and accessories that they no longer need. Lane says, "Prom is a fun time in a teenage girls life and it gives Muhlenberg women a chance to celebrate it with girls in Allentown."