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Northwest Arkansas groups host formal dress drive

northwest arkansas groups host formal dress drive
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Northwest Arkansas groups host formal dress drive
Two Northwest Arkansas groups are working to ease the financial burden that comes with buying a prom dress.The NWA Single Moms Club and the Freedom Riders are hosting a formal dress drive and giveaway.On Saturday, March 9, 2024, they will display 500 dresses at the Hyatt Hotel House at 10 a.m. The groups are calling it the Gowntastic Dress Drive, and teenagers who find their dream dress can take it home for free."Every teen deserves to have the prom dress of their dreams, and that's our goal here," Becky Luther, executive director for the drive, said. "So if we can get even a few girls to feel like they're floating on cloud nine at their prom, then we've done something good."

Two Northwest Arkansas groups are working to ease the financial burden that comes with buying a prom dress.

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The NWA Single Moms Club and the Freedom Riders are hosting a formal dress drive and giveaway.

On Saturday, March 9, 2024, they will display 500 dresses at the Hyatt Hotel House at 10 a.m.

The groups are calling it the Gowntastic Dress Drive, and teenagers who find their dream dress can take it home for free.

"Every teen deserves to have the prom dress of their dreams, and that's our goal here," Becky Luther, executive director for the drive, said. "So if we can get even a few girls to feel like they're floating on cloud nine at their prom, then we've done something good."