Project Prom Store Ribbon Cutting & First Student Shopping Day - Saturday, February 12, 2022

 

Project Prom Store Ribbon Cutting &

First Student Shopping Day

Saturday, February 12, 2022

InnerAct Alliance and youth coalition, UthMpact, are proud to present the 10th year of the Project Prom effort to provide formal wear to deserving high school students and educate about risky behaviors that may occur during prom and graduation time. Students with a Polk County School ID can sign a pledge to celebrate alcohol- and drug-free and receive dresses and suits for FREE!

Lakeland City Commissioner, Stephanie Madden, will be on hand for a special Ribbon Cutting on Saturday morning, February 12, at the Project Prom Store in the Lakeland Square Mall - 3800 US Highway 98N in Lakeland (in the old Sears wing). The store will open for the first Student Shopping Day at 10:00 a.m. Additional shopping days are scheduled for Saturdays: February 26, March 12, March 26 and April 9 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. We ask for everyone's patience as capacity in the store will be limited due to COVID precautions. 

Since 2013, over 5,000 prom ensembles have been provided at no cost to young women and men in Polk County. The community may support the effort by donating gently used dresses, shoes, men's suits, and accessories - especially needed are women's dresses in sizes XS (0-3) and Plus Sizes (18+) and men's dress pants (waist 30-36) and dress shirts (all sizes). Formal wear donations may be dropped off at the Project Prom Store on designated shopping dates, at the InnerAct Alliance office (8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. weekdays), or at select Polk County Public High Schools.

Visit www.uthmpact.org, www.projectprompolk.com, or call (863) 802-0777 for more information.