SANTA CRUZ, Calif. -- The City of Santa Cruz is preparing for their big prom dress drive event for 2013.
The city planning committee said they're looking for people to donate prom dressed during February, March and April. They've been holding this event for the past five years. City leaders said due to a rough economy some students aren't able to afford to go to prom.
Santa Cruz city officials said they're working with several local schools to help students attend this year's prom. They're asking people to donate gently used prom dresses to less fortunate students. Last year over 1,500 dresses were donated plus jewelry, and other accessories. Classic Vapor Cleaners are also working with the schools and the city to provide free cleaning services for the dresses they receive.
Donations can be dropped off at the following locations:
Classic Vapor Cleaners locations at (831) 423-4646
285 Water Street in Santa Cruz
809 Capitola Ave in Capitola Avenue in the Nob Hill Shopping Center
415 Trout Gulch Road in Aptos
All Comerica Banking Centers in Santa Cruz & Monterey County (831) 768-1383
Aptos: 30 Rancho Del Mar
Capitola: 1960 41st Ave.
Carmel: Dolores, between 7th & 8th
Monterey: 35 Bonifacio Plaza
Prunedale: 7915 San Miguel Canyon Rd.
Salinas: 430 South Main St.
Santa Cruz: 25 River St., 1237 Soquel Ave., 1901 Mission St.
Scotts Valley: 228 Mt. Hermon Rd.
Watsonville: 1998 Main St.
The UPS Store at 245 Mt Hermon Rd, Suite M, in Scotts Valley
The UPS Store at 1961 Main Street, in Watsonville
Comcast Store at 2440 Fremont Street , Monterey
Comcast Store at 1481 N. Davis Road, Salinas
Familia Center, 711 E Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz
La Manzana Community Resources, 521 Main St. Suite Y, Watsonville
Live Oak Family Resource Center, 1740 17th Avenue, Santa Cruz
Radio Campesina Office, 608 E. Boronda Road, Suite C, Salinas
CSU Monterey Bay Alumni & Visitor Center, at 100 Campus Center, Seaside
Days to pick up free prom dresses will be:
SANTA CRUZ: 10am-4pm Sat April 13, at the Santa Cruz at Teen Center on 301 Center Street, Santa Cruz, CA (corner of Laurel Street, in Louden Nelson Center).
PAJARO: 10am-4pm Sat April 20, in Pajaro at Our Lady of Assumption Church at 100 Salinas Road, Pajaro, CA.
