Operation Princess Project Fire Sale Info

Hey all! :)

Yesterday I promised some updates on XL106.7's fire sale of prom/special occasion dresses and here's the information.

Date: April 4th
Time: 10 am - 1 pm (volunteers should get there at 9 am)
Place: Maitland Forum Building
2600 Lake Lucien DriveSuite 115
Maitland FL 32751 (on first floor, left side of building)

What is it: Essentially, the morning show will be offering the leftover prom dresses (there are some really awesome finds here, ladies) for a $5 CASH donation. You cannot try them on, but think of the resale possibilities -- most of these dresses would sell for way more than $5 on Ebay. Heck, there are even some vintage finds in there for you vintage sellers on Etsy.

More information can be found on their website -- XL 106.7 Operation Princess Project

I'll be there, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, at 9 am... I hope to see some of you guys there :)

Jen

PS: I just received a new custom order and I can't wait to post pictures :) :) :)

What a great Saturday :)

Hey all, I'm back (yeah, yeah, woo hoo, I know ;) )...

Anyway, I just wanted to tell you about the volunteer work I did today -- I had a blast! I helped out XL 106.7's morning show -- Johnny and Jayde (which I have listened to since it was Doc and Johnny... wayyyy back in the day) -- and their 2nd annual Operation Princess Project. It's an event, started last year, where people donate their good condition prom/special occasion dresses and young ladies are invited (from all over Central Florida) to come, try on dresses and choose one for free... Prom is such an essential part of the full high school experience (though, heaven knows, I primarily disliked my high school experiences) and this type of charity event helps many ladies that, otherwise, wouldn't be able to afford to go.

I got there at 8 am today -- the actual event was from 10 am until 1 pm -- and was pretty surprised to see a line had been forming since around 6:30 am... Amazing! That said, it was pretty crazy -- literally hundreds of teenage girls showed up to try on dresses (some of them *I* seriously wanted) and the vast majority of them left thrilled. It was really great to see the looks on their faces when they got to leave with *the* perfect dress. Completely rewarding :).

I was also really impressed with the entire morning show team -- they were all fantastic.

I also wanted to mention that, if you're in the Orlando area... they had a ton of dresses left over (really, really nice dresses) and next Saturday (April 4th) they will be allowing people to come in and purchase the dresses for a $5 donation to their Baby DJ fund (their Christmas fund that purchases gifts and distributes them to needy children throughout Central Florida). You won't be able to try on the dresses, but getting great condition special occasion dresses for $5 each cannot be beat! I'll be there volunteering next week, so come on by and check them out.

I'll update it with more information, or you can check out their website -- XL 106.7.

Take care all and have a great day :)

Jen

Donation Update!

Thanks to all the generous shoppers at the Southern Women's Show who purchased our items, we collected almost $70 to give to the Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida. Beginning with that show, we will continue to donate 5% of every sale to one of two charities (St. Jude's being the second one). I augmented it with a few extra dollars of my own to make the total a clean $100 to help the hungry in our area. While both Heidi and I donate regularly in our personal lives, we are trying to find ways to give *more* to charity, hence the 5% of every sale.

Please keep that in mind and think of us whenever baby needs arise!

November and December will be devoted solely to the Second Harvest Food Bank because of the Thanksgiving and holiday season. If you would like your donation to go to St. Jude's, please note that in your orders! Take care all and don't forget the CONTEST!!!

Jen