Last night, a very unique event took place in our city. Wesmor Community High School hosted a fashion show. While fashion shows are not unique, this fashion show was part of a wonderful program started by two teachers last year. Wesmor Community High School is located in an area where many low-income families reside. Many of the girls who are graduating cannot afford to buy new dresses for their graduation. Two Wesmor teachers decided last year that the girls should enjoy their special day which they have worked hard for and they should not have the stress and worry of how to come up with money to buy a graduation dress. The teachers began a dress-sharing program. Used dresses were donated by people throughout the city. Two local dress shops donated new dressers. The used dresses were cleaned by local drycleaners at no cost. The graduates buy the dresses for $25. The program presently has 75 dresses for students to access. This wonderful program gets students excited about graduating and helps them strive to work hard at school. They can look forward to their graduation without worrying about finances. Last night, the soon-to-be graduates took part in a fashion show in which they showed off the beautiful dresses in the dress-sharing program. Two young men who escorted the models were given free suits from one of the men’s clothing shops in our city. The models glowed with pride as they modeled the dresses. What a wonderful program the teachers have come up with! The graduates can truly enjoy their day and their beautiful dresses, knowing they can afford to have a wonderful graduation day. People coming up with unique solutions to everyday problems . . . it’s a good thing!
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