Celebrating Its 18th Anniversary, the Prom Boutique Has Provided Special Occasion Outfits for Thousands of Long Island High School Students
 
(Hempstead, NY) The Long Island Volunteer Center working in conjunction with Nassau Community College Marketing & Fashion students will be collecting new and gently-used prom dresses, bridesmaid dresses and accessories (including dressy shoes, evening bags and costume jewelry) for the 18th Annual Prom Boutique.
 
The following is a list of collection sites that will be accepting donations.
 
During regular store hours until Sunday, April 22
 
FreePeople, Roosevelt Field Mall
 
A.T. Stewart Exchange Consignment Shop, The Garden City Historical Society Museum, 109 Eleventh Street, Garden City
 
Sunday, April 15 from 1pm to 3pm
 
Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Catholic Church (Community Room), 53 Prospect Road, Centerport
 
Saturday, April 21 all day

Clear Skin Salon, 537 Hempstead Tpk., West Hempstead
 
Sunday, April 22 from 10:30 am  to 12:30 pm

St. Anthony’s High School, Villanova Alumni Association, 275 Wolf Hill Road, South Huntington

Sunday, April 22 from 1pm to 3pm
 
Grace Lutheran Church, 1294 Bellmore Ave., North Bellmore
 
Junior League of Long Island Thrift Shop, 1395 Old Northern Blvd., Roslyn
 
Lucky Finds Boutique, 7 North Park Ave., Rockville Centre
 
nuBest Salon, 1482 Northern Blvd., Manhasset
 
Somerset Gardens Senior Living, 150 Sunnyside Blvd., Plainview
 
St. John’s Episcopal Church, 1670 Route 25A, Cold Spring Harbor
 
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church (back door), 309 Patchogue Road, Port Jefferson Station
 
Temple Beth Am, 2377 Merrick Ave., Merrick
 
Westy Self Storage, 2400 Marcus Ave., Lake Success
 
YES Community Counseling Center, 75 Grand Ave., Massapequa
 
All dresses and accessories will then be distributed free of charge to girls of families across Long Island who cannot easily absorb the expense of a new gown for their prom, awards ceremony, or graduation event.  High school guidance counselors, at-risk youth agencies, group homes, and church outreaches make the program available to their constituents.  Over 1,300 girls benefited in 2011 from 65 different schools and nonprofit youth organizations across Long Island.
 
Created in 1992 to improve the quality of life for all Long Islanders, the Long Island Volunteer Center is a nonprofit organization that encourages people to engage in service to their communities and mobilizes volunteers and donations to support community service initiatives.  Prom Boutique (a former activity of the Junior League of Long Island which continues to be actively involved) was added 13 years ago to the array of Long Island Volunteer Center community service projects.  Additional program collaborators include Soroptimist International of Nassau County and Tikkun Alliance of the North Shore.  This year’s sponsors are State Farm Insurance Companies and JP Morgan Chase Employee Volunteerism & Giving Program.
 
For more information, contact the Long Island Volunteer Center at (516) 564-5482 or visit www.longislandvolunteercenter.org.