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Project Prom collecting donations

By Northern Star Staff | March 18, 2013

The Women’s Resource Center is collecting old prom dresses and tuxedo suits and ties for donation during prom season. Dresses and tux pieces can be dropped off between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday until April 30. For more information,...

Sindu Kadavakolanu, graduate computer science major, sorts through prom dresses for Project Prom at the Women's Resource Center Wednesday afternoon. Project Prom offers free dresses to girls who want to attend prom but may not have the funds to purchase a dress. The WRC is open weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Project Prom helps high school students find formal dresses

By Hailey Kurth | April 18, 2012

When thinking of things one might find in an attic, a hip prom dress wouldn’t top most people’s list — until they saw the attic of NIU’s Women’s Resource Center. Carrie Williams, assistant director of the women’s resource center, said the...

Project Prom works to make younger girls’ dreams come true

By Takia Simpson | February 15, 2011

Got prom dresses? The NIU Women's Resource Center is teaming with the NIU Honors Program to collect used prom gowns that will be donated to girls in the DeKalb community. Project Prom will be collecting gowns in the Women's Resource Center until Thursday....