Prom Date for Angel View

Last December, following the annual Angel View holiday party, the phone calls and emails started coming in fast and furious to the office.

“What’s the date of the prom,” one email asked. “Do you know where the prom is going to be and when is it? I want to be sure I know,’’ said another.

These were the queries from the Angel View clients, more than 100 with disabilties residing in many of the 19 Angel View homes.

Shopping needed to be done. Hair appointments had to be set. They were prepping in advance for the April 1 dance of the season and the 13th year that the Rotary Club of Palm Springs sponsored their “signature” event.

“This is very heartwarming for the Rotary Club and every year it gets better and better,” said Rotary’s Judy Bronstein. “We know they (clients) look forward to it and we do, too. And just when you think it can’t get better, it does. So when we have a new member come to this event, they are blown away. Our club likes to do it, they’d be disappointed if they didn’t do it.”

The Rotary Club of Palm Springs works with the Palm Springs High School’s Interact Club on the event and the students attend to pin on corsages, escort clients into Demuth Community Center and of course, dance, dance, dance.”

“It’s cool to see each year you see the same faces coming back, how they come better dressed and they have more fun,” said Palm Springs’ senior Raquel Harris, who’s attended four Angel View Proms.