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Prom Dress & Accessories Donation Drive

The Brookdale Community College Fashion Merchandising Club is sponsoring a Prom Dress & Accessories Donation Drive for One Simple Wish's Project Prom. From March 11th to April 26th you may drop off your new or gently used formal dresses, cocktail dresses, jewelry, and accessories. The drive is also accepting new formal shoes. There are two drop off locations on Brookdale's Lincroft campus, the Warner Student Life Center Room 101 and The Teaching and Learning Center on the first floor of the Bankier Library. Donations will be accepted Monday-Friday 9:00am - 5:00pm. All items collected will be donated to One Simple Wish's Project Prom for teens in need.


The Brookdale Fashion Merchandising Club's fundamental purpose is to provide a fashion-oriented organization for Brookdale Community College students interested in a career in the fashion industry, as well as other related industries. The club aims to provide opportunities for students to improve and showcase their skills, as well as supplement their degrees by getting involved on campus. For further information contact the club at bccfashionmerchandisingclub@gmail.com.You may also call the office of Student Life & Activities at Brookdale at 732-224-2500.


Project Prom is a program run by One Simple Wish that offers free prom gowns, shoes, jewelry and accessories to hundreds of girls served by our Community Partners. Over 500 new and gently worn dresses are distributed each year. For more information about the project please visit: http://www.onesimplewish.org/prom.

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