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Teenage Girls Raid My Sister's Closet

Volunteer groups, including the Azusa-Glendora Soroptimists give local high school girls the chance to find the perfect dress for prom.

About 200 girls raided racks of dresses and picked out an outfit for prom – dress, shoes and accessories— all for free Saturday on the Azusa Pacific University Campus.

The program, called , began four years ago when program coordinator Silvana Cavasos noticed many young girls were forced to bypass prom because of the financial difficulties their families were going through.

About 500 gently used special occasion dresses were donated to this year’s giveaway.

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The Azusa-Glendora Soroptimists, as well other volunteer groups, helped the girls select dresses and provided alterations.

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