9/9/14 - A twice-annual non-profit boutique offering formal dresses at affordable prices will return to Livingston County this week. Cinderellaâs Closet will take place at Snedicorâs Cleaners in Brighton over the next two weekends. The program, operated by LACASA, collects new or gently-used formal dresses over the course of the year and sells them for a mere $25 apiece to high school girls before prom and homecoming. The boutique opens its doors from Thursday through Saturday this week and next week, operating between 3pm and 8pm on Thursdays and Fridays, then from 11am to 4pm on both Saturdays. No reservations or sign-up are required. Students who participate are also informed by LACASA staff about the links between substance abuse and dating violence. They are asked to sign the âParty Promiseâ to avoid drugs and alcohol during the events. In addition to providing affordable formalwear and educating the students, Community Education Director Nicole Matthews-Creech adds that the event is also very eco-friendly, reusing formalwear rather than throwing it out. Dresses that go out-of-fashion are also donated to nonprofits, drama classes, and theater troupes in need of costumes. More information about Cinderellaâs Closet can be found through the link below. (TD)
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