Prom Dress Donations Needed

Published September 15, 2011

Ravenwood High School Student Council and the Page High Family and Consumer Science Department are working to make the first Autumn Prom of the Down Syndrome Association of Middle Tennessee (DSAMT) a success. Students from both schools are working in partnership with DSAMT and Home Helpers Caregiving Services to create a magical evening for some very deserving members of the community, and you can help too.

Students and community members from across Williamson County are asked to donate gently used prom dresses and accessories such as shoes, bags and jewelry. Beginning Friday, September 16 and continuing through Friday, September 30 a collection box will be placed in the Ravenwood front office where donations will be accepted.

Once the dresses are collected, Home Helpers will deliver the dresses and Page High students will make the necessary alterations before the big event on Friday, October 21 at Loews Vanderbilt Hotel.

DSAMT is working through the Pujols Family Foundation to present Autumn Prom, which will provide a "prom night" experience that will include a red-carpt entrance, live music, dinner and dancing. The Pujols Family Foundation, a non-profit organization founded by St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols, has hosted the event in St. Louis for the past five years. This is the first Autumn Prom to be held in Tennessee.

"This event has been a huge success in the past and we can't wait for prom night in Nashville," said Sheila Moore, executive director of DSAMT. "It's a one-of-a-kind experience and we're honored to work with the Pujols Family Foundation to celebrate those with Down Syndrom and host this very special night."

Williamson County families who have a family member with Down Syndrome and who did not receive an invitation to the Autumn Prom may contact the DSAMT at (615) 386-9002 or dsamt@bellsouth.net.