Annual Prom Dress Drive Kicking Off

Donations of gently used prom dresses, bridesmaid dresses, shoes, accessories, neckties, vests, jackets in all sizes, colors and styles being accepted from Tuesday, Feb. 14, until Thursday, March 1, at Paddy’s Coffee, James Logan High School main office and 1st United Services Credit Union in Union City.

Submitted by Tina Bobadilla, a teacher at James Logan High School:

Piece has been lightly edited for Patch style.

Three years ago, a group of Logan students formed a club to help low income students gain access to senior activities, which, due to high costs, they are normally locked out of.

Part of this endeavor is the collection of semi-formal and formal attire for the young women and men who cannot afford attire for the Senior Ball. The club is called The Princess Club (for Princes, too!).

We are also looking for a tuxedo rental company to give us free or reduced tuxedo rentals, so we can extend our Senior Ball attire help to the gentlemen as well.

In addition, caps and gowns for the graduation ceremony are collected and loaned out to students as well.

Last year, "Achievers," Logan's supplier of graduation attire and accessories, generously donated 20 caps and gowns.

Many of these have been returned for reuse this year, but some have not come back. Hence, the donation of caps and gowns is essential to our endeavor to assist families by defraying senior expenses.

The school library also has a collection of evening bags that can be checked out the same as books.

Drop off locations for the month of February will be Paddy's Coffeehouse, 1st United Services Credit Union, and the James Logan's High School main office.