Students partner with local organization to donate garments to teens in need
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Students partner with local organization to donate garments to teens in need
Some students in the School of Human Ecology are experiencing the role of a lifetime ― fairy godmother.
Part of the curriculum for apparel design seniors this year was to create a one-of-a-kind dress to be included in the prom dress giveaway held each year by the Cinderella Project ― an organization that collects used dresses and gives them to high school students who don't have the means to buy them.
The organization hosted an event Thursday night to showcase the talent of University students in addition to recent graduates and some local boutiques.
Shelton Jones, cofounder of the Cinderella Project
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Jones said she'd worked for a similar cause in San Francisco, the Princess Project, and wanted to create something like it in Baton Rouge.
She said the organization has seen tremendous growth since its first dress drive
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Jones said girls who want a dress are on the honor system and don't need to prove they're in need of financial aid. They just need to bring a valid high school ID card and a parent or guardian with them on the giveaway days ― April 2 and 3.
Jones explained that on the day of the drive, rooms are set up like a boutique, and volunteers act as personal shoppers for each girl.
She said the profits from the runway show will allow organization members to purchase plus-sized dresses.
"Everyone should be able to get the perfect dress," she said.
Jones also said she was excited to announce at the event that the Cinderella Project has created a scholarship fund with the help of the LSU Foundation, which will be given to a high school student who's participated in the project before.
Raising Cane's donated the first $1
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In recent years
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But this year, the dresses were used for something different.
Jones and Dupree approached Lisa McRoberts, textile science, apparel design and marketing assistant professor, with the idea of creating a competition for her students.
And the "Cinderella Project Runway" competition was born.
McRoberts said she was excited to incorporate the competition into her classes as service-learning and to use it to further her students' educations.
Barrett Hutchinson, apparel design senior, said the students were given three dresses that didn't meet the donation criteria to deconstruct and use for their own original pieces.
Hutchinson said the students were given about three weeks to complete their dresses.
It wasn't easy
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Sky Bryant and Stephanie Young, both apparel design seniors, said they had some trouble creating their one-of-a-kind dresses.
"It's always challenging to make a garment
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Young said she ran into trouble when she fell in love with a few of the dresses and didn't want to use them as material.
"Some of them, we didn't even want to cut up
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Dupree said she and the rest of the organization began planning the event in November.
"It didn't feel like work. It felt like getting ready for prom," she said. "This is our dream prom."
Dupree said East Baton Rouge Mayor-President Kip Holden has been supportive of the organization since its initiation and attends all the group's functions.
"It means a lot," Dupree said. "His presence alone will bring so many people to an event."
Holden said he was so excited about the Cinderella Project's success, he's donating $3,000 to the organization.
Dupree said they plan to put the money toward their newly created scholarship fund.
Holden said the organization touched his heart
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"Sometimes self-esteem is lost in the process of growing up," he said. "But when you have the support of an organization of this magnitude, you get that confidence back."
University students Martha Landry, Gina Angelella and Maiya Guidry won first, second and third place
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Attendees were encouraged to vote for their favorite dress design, and the award was presented to University student Betsie Everritt.
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