Spring Prom Dress Recycle
Working Together to Create Happy Memories

Kindly support the Prom Dress Recycle by donating your dresses and encourage others to do so
by circulating and posting the attached flyer. 
Additional information is below.

2010 "Silver Lining" Prom Dress Recycle and Expo
Every closet has a Silver Lining!  Give your gowns a second chance to dance.  The annual "Silver Lining" Prom Dress Recycle is seeking donations of up-to-date formal dresses, clean and ready to wear (on hangers please). Jewelry, purses and shoes in like new condition are also wanted to benefit teens with financial need.  An ongoing collection site is St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 661 Old Post Road, Mon-Fri 9:00 am-8:00 pm; Sat & Sun 9:00 am-6:00 pm.  For a receipt please attach name address and e-mail or provide a SASE.  Donations must be received by Saturday, March 27, 2010.

The Expo will be held Friday Apr 9th, 2:00-5:00 pm; Saturday, Apr 10th 10:00 am-5:00 pm and Sunday, Apr 11th 1:00-5:00 pm  at St. John's Episcopal Church, corner of Fairfield and Park Av. Bridgeport.  Hundreds of new and nearly new formal dresses are available to teens throughout Fairfield and New Haven counties.  Walk ins are welcome.  A $10 donation is requested from those who have the ability to pay. 

Link to "Silver Lining Prom Dress Expo"
Sponsored by St. Paul's Episcopal Church Community Outreach http://www.stpaulsfairfield.org/content.cfm?id=2048

Spring Prom Dress Flyer

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When Alberta Vargas began this program for St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, she worked with St. John’s Episcopal of Bridgeport, using their Parish Hall to display the dresses. She reached out to Covenant to Care for help in collecting prom dresses from other churches in the region, and also as a means of reaching all the local social workers.  Wilton Congregational delivered 19 dresses and accessories.

Meanwhile, The Wilton Woman's Club and a group of high school students had begun a program to collect gently worn prom dresses for girls at Harding high in Bridgeport. They had collected more than 300 dresses but could not find a venue for displaying them. Genia Meinhold read in the eNews about our church’s outreach volunteer work with Covenant to Care. Everyone decided to join forces. Above are some of the volunteers who were working on April 5, 2008.

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