HARRISONBURG, Va. (WSVA) — A Valley program is preparing to 20 years old that offers teens in need a chance to get the prom glow-up they never had.
The Valley Cinderella Project started in April 2004 as a way for low-income high school students in the area to find an entire formal outfit just for them, completely free of charge.
Now, two decades later, founder and president Rhonda Howdyshell says the project has served two-thousand kids, distributing more than two million dollars in new and lightly-worn formal wear.
The group relies on donations to keep their inventory stocked.
Carry-in donations can be brought to drop off locations including 1st Choice Real Estate, Staunton; Stuarts Draft High School; Body Essence Skin & Lazer, Fishersville; Harrisonburg Habitat ReStore and the pink drop off box in front of the Cinderella Store at the Valley Mall.
Cash donations can be made through a PayPal @CinderellaProjectSV or Venmo @CinderellaPromProject or by mail to Cinderella Project of the Shenandoah Valley, c/o Rhonda Howdyshell, 6287 Middlebrook Rd, Middlebrook, VA 24459.
Gift certificates for a manicure or hair styling are welcome. They can be directed to a specific school or area student within the State of Virginia poverty guidelines.