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SEPTEMBER 2022
Summer may be winding down, but Abby's Closet activities are ramping up! We're in full swing with new Student Advisory Board members and Clubhouse work parties busy with sorting.
We are very excited to announce our Holiday Tea & Silent Auction is back this year on November 5 with a new location, the Portland Golf Club. Individual tickets and full tables will be available for purchase in the next couple of weeks, so watch your email and the website! This is a festive and fun event for all ages and the table settings are stunning and the treats are tasty. Mark your calendar and we hope to see you and your friends and family there.
In the meantime, best wishes to the many students starting school.
Happy September!
-Abby's Closet Board of Directors
Save the Date!

Holiday Tea & Silent Auction

November 5, 2022
Portland Golf Club
11:30 am

Tickets go on sale in September! Don't miss this fun and festive event!
New Student Advisory Board members join Abby's Closet team

We are excited to announce eight new members of the SAB for 2022-23 and six returning members. This year's SAB has already started planning ways to spread the news about Abby's Closet at their high schools and will meet regularly to plan for the March Prom Dress Giveaway. The SAB actively supports Abby’s Closet through public relations and fundraising efforts. The students bring energy and fun to our annual Prom Dress Giveaway event and act in an advisory capacity to the Abby’s Closet Board of Directors throughout the school year.
2022- 23 SAB
  • Ana Long: Lakeridge High School
  • Charlotte Mitchell*: Lakeridge High School
  • Chloe Kim*: Lakeridge High School
  • Eleanor Brecke: St. Mary's Academy
  • Grace Wilde*: Franklin High School
  • Haley Ray Newbore*: West Linn High School
  • Kamryn Fleck: Lakeridge High School
  • Kamryn Spooner: Sunset High School
  • Karina Rower*: West Linn High School
  • Margaret Jones: Jesuit High School
  • Sierra Copeland: Creekside Community High School
  • Sydney McDonald: Tualatin High School
  • Violet Meyers: Benson Polytechnic High School
  • Vivian Wheeler*: Sherwood High School
*Returning SAB member
Hundreds of dresses and shoes donated from near and far

More than 50 dresses came via mail from Birdy Grey, an online bridesmaid dress shop that was started in 2017 and is founded by a woman with over 10 years experience in the fashion and beauty industries. The donated dresses, which will be available at the March Prom Dress Giveaway, range in sizes from XS to 3X. We are grateful for this fantastic donation and the continued support from Birdy Grey, who has donated dresses to Abby's Closet in the past.
Our shoe and accessory collections were also added to recently, thanks to a tremendous donation that came from a local friend. Longtime Abby’s Closet volunteer Dana Callaghan helped her friend Claudine Hemingway find a home for over 100 pairs of shoes and some incredible jewelry that could not make the trek across the ocean when Claudine moved. The moment Dana set eyes on Claudine's incredible room of shoes, she knew they would have a second chance to dance with some lucky high school students. A huge thank you to both Dana and Claudine and we wish Claudine well on her next adventure! You can follow along via Claudine's blog at https://www.claudinehemingway.com/about.
For information on how and where to donate to Abby's Closet, visit our website.
www.abbyscloset.org and on social @abbysclosetpdx