Two service organizations put out the call for donated formal wear and Miami Lakers delivered!
The Giving Gators and the Zonta Club of Miami Lakes co-hosted a prom dress drive that began at the Farmer’s Market on April 11. By the end of the week, the groups had collected more than 280 dresses; shoes, purses and other accessories, Giving Gators said.
The Prom Boutique at Lindsey Hopkins Technical College in Miami accepted the clothing. It welcomes students from high schools across the district who shop for outfits to wear at their dances, Giving Gators Co-Founder Daylin García said in an email.
García thanked Diego Caiola for giving them space at the Farmer’s Market to accept the donated clothing.
Shown in the photo, from left: Miami-Dade County Public Schools Title I Student and Family Support Programs District Director Pedro Arteaga; College Assistance Program Advisor Shaundrea Dixon, Project Up-Start, South Office; Community Liaison Specialist Renita Latson-Dawkins, Project Up-Start, Central Office; Administrative Director Bernadette M. Montgomery, Title I Student and Family Support Programs; Giving Gators President Denis Brenes; Giving Gators Member Mario Pinera; District Social Worker Ana Knapp, Project Up-Start, North Office; Giving Gators members Megan García and Emily García and Giving Gators Co- Founder and Vice President Daylin García and Zonta Club of Miami Lakes member Kim Llaguno.