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boutique
days 2010
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Saturday
April 17,
Wednesday April 21,
Wednesday May 5,
Saturday May 8
about
us
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The
Ballroom Blitz was created in an effort to help young women
attend their prom who would not be able to finance the experience
on their own. Prom is a significant milestone in the life
of a young woman and you can help create this priceless
memory. Help us send these girls to prom with elegance and
style! Donate your formal attire, volunteer your time or
make a financial contribution.
We
distribute the dresses at our "Boutique Day,"
where each girl receives individual assistance from a "Personal
Shopper" as she selects the dress of her dreams. Through
generous donations, we make memories to last a lifetime,
and celebrate beauty and diversity in young women graduating
grade twelve.
The
Ballroom Blitz sees "Gown Giving" not as a handout,
but rather a way to reward students who stay in school despite
hardships and are determined to get an education and be
successful in life regardless of the challenges they face.
GET
A GOWN for your prom...read more
Taffeta
News
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This
has been a great year, with so many wonderful people helping
us to make graduation prom a reality for so many girls this
year. From the huge success of the ReDesign Prom Competition
to the generosity of so many people and companies, we can't
thank everyone enough! Regional newspapers, television
and radio stations, have supported us printing stories about
our events and program throughout the spring ...bringing the
attention of our program to so many people across the province.
With
a lot of work on the part of some remarkable women, the Downtown
Diva Dress Drive was created to help support the Ballroom
Blitz. These dynamic women and their friends were able to
collect over 400 gowns!
A
great dress drive was hosted by the Soroptomist
International of Simcoe County. This wonderful group of
women hosted a dress drive at Flowers by Lady Di in Alliston.
What a nice evening of food, conversation and making new friends.
This
year at McGill University, the girls of Kappa
Alpha Theta held their third annual dress drive for gowns
to support the Ballroom Blitz boutique days. There were also
dress drives organized at the University of Guelph and Laurier
University.
There
is a wonderful program in Toronto called The
Brides Project. They sell used wedding gowns with proceeds
going to support various cancer organizations. This year they
were able to support the Ballroom Blitz by passing along a
donation of bridesmaid gowns.
A
big kudos to Rita at Abovo
Event Planning for kicking off our season with a generous
donation of beautiful gowns.
volunteer
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Remember
your high school prom? Whether it was a few years or many
years ago, now is your chance to help make prom a reality
for many teens who cannot afford to attend their own prom.
For this year's Dress Giveaway events to be a true success,
we need your help! Sparkle as a volunteer to help sort dresses
or during our Dress Giveaway Event - or make a dress or financial
donation to the Ballroom Blitz.
To
find out more about volunteering with the Ballroom Blitz,
email volunteer@ballroom-blitz.org
or visit click on the Volunteer link at the top of the page.
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