This Saturday, 'Gowns for Girls' - a program of the Lower Eastside Girls Club, will get a special Leadership Award at the Festival (3:30pm, DanceStage). It can be tough to be a girl on prom night -- there's a lot of Cinderella in the air -- a lot of stress and concern about being pretty, having the right clothes.
A progressive organization like the amazingly creative Lower Eastside Girls Club might have thought prom dresses were too silly to be involved with. After all, their focus is on building Ethical, Entrepreneurial, and Environmental awareness. A bit more serious than a tulle petticoat. But the Girls' Club has too big a heart to ignore the lesser issues that make up all our lives - and too much understanding as well.
Their website shouted out: "Make a Girls Club member’s prom night one to remember (and help her save her money for college)!" And through their efforts, hundreds of donated gowns and accessories make their way into the hands of young women from the Lower East Side.
How many girl hearts went to their proms feeling beautiful? Hard to know - but we feel quite sure that those gowns boosted confidence in a simple way that won't be forgotten for many, many years.
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