Dear Friends,
As 2024 kicks off, we are gearing up for an exciting year! Mark your calendars for our Prom Dress Giveaway on March 16th and 17th. As always, we have lots of dresses to give to high school students and need lots of volunteers.
Our 2024 Dreams Scholarships application is open and we will once again award nearly $10,000 to high school seniors to continue their education, thanks in part to the incredible partnership with the Davis Family.
January is a great time to clean your closets as well! We are still in need of dress (especially sizes 7/8 and above), shoe and accessory donations for the Giveaway. How to donate and what we accept can be found on our website.
We look forward to seeing you this year and thank you for your continued support!
Happy New Year!
-Abby's Closet Board of Directors
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Dreams Scholarship Application Now Available for Senior HS Students
This year's Dreams Scholarship application is now online. We are excited to offer four scholarships totaling $9,500, to female high school seniors attending school in Oregon or Washington. One scholarship, for $1,500, will be awarded to a student entering a trade school, another scholarship, for $2,000, will be awarded to a student entering a community college, one scholarship for $3,000 will be awarded to a student entering a four-year college/university, and a $3,000 scholarship will be awarded in memory of former Abby's Closet board member Elaine A. Davis to a student who will be studying for a career in a healthcare field.
Applications are due by Monday, February 5. Winners will help open the Abby’s Closet Prom Dress Giveaway event at the Oregon Convention Center on March 16 and also be among the first students to get to choose the perfect prom dress.
Our scholarship program, which began in 2011, supports our mission and focuses on education, confidence, and inclusiveness. For more information and for the scholarship application, visit our website.
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Shout out to sponsors, friends for year-long support |
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A huge thank you to our friends at Master Movers who not only support Abby's Closet with help at the Prom Dress Giveaway and with Sharing the Love, but also through our new BottleDrop program. Our friends at TZ Medical, Inc., did the same, collecting cans and bottles that directly fund our organization by simply dropping the special blue bags at one of Oregon's BottleDrop locations with our pre-printed tags. It's a win-win! Recycling and helping Abby's Closet! Thank you Master Movers and TZ Medical, Inc!
If you or your company would like to do the same, contact us for blue bags and tags at info@abbyscloset.org to arrange a time to pick some up at the Clubhouse.
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www.abbyscloset.org and on social @abbysclosetpdx |
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