Prom Dress Resale Deemed a Success

Hope and Friendship Foundation’s event provided beautiful dresses to young women while raising funds to benefit local family dealing with a health crisis.

Donors gave than 200 prom dresses as well as women’s, men’s and children’s clothing, shoes and accessories for the Hope and Friendship Foundation’s fifth annual “Give That Dress a Second Night Out” resale event Saturday at Christ Community Church in Lemont. Terri O’Neill Borders of the Hope and Friendship Foundation said Michelle Zaper, owner of Belle de Jour in downtown Lemont, also donated brand-new clothing from her former store, “In Style,” which closed last year. Due to the generosity of Zaper and donors from throughout the community, many young women whose families struggle financially left the sale with beautiful prom dresses draped over their arms. “As adults we are well aware that beauty is not measured by what is viewed by the …

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Donate Gently Used Prom Dresses, Dress Clothing for Resale Event

Hope and Friendship Foundation will sponsor event March 2 at Christ Community Church. 'Open mic with a purpose' kickoff planned for Feb. 10 at Front Street Cantina.

Donate Gently Used Prom Dresses, Dress Clothing for Resale Event

Hope and Friendship Foundation will sponsor event March 2 at Christ Community Church.

The Hope and Friendship Foundation is seeking donations of gently used or new formal and semi-formal women’s, children’s  and men’s dress clothing, dress shoes in all sizes, purses and jewelry – for its fifth annual prom and dress clothing resale and consignment sale. The sale, which will take place from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, March 2, at Christ Community Church at 13400 Bell Road, offers an option for shoppers who can’t afford new dress clothing for special occasions such as prom, graduation, confirmation, first communion, Easter and spring formal dances. Drop off donations of clothing and accessories by Feb. 24 to Christ Community Church, Lemont Township offices at 1115 Warner Ave. and the lobby of the Lemont Police Department at…

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