Springtime brings many reasons to celebrate including Easter, spring training, and, of course, prom.
This is the night every girl thinks about from the time they start wearing heels and watching Beverly Hills 90210.
Once the date is set and you have found someone to go with, the last and most important step can also be the most expensive – finding the perfect dress.
This is where the Happily Ever After non-profit program can help.
Happily Ever After is a new organization that consists of University of Arizona students dedicated to providing prom apparel to young women of the greater Tucson community at no cost.
Every Friday in March, they collected gently used prom dresses on the UA Mall. They posted fliers hoping students and stores would respond.
“We’ve collected 100 dresses,” said Becky Butler, a UA junior and president of Happily Ever After program.
Now that they have the dresses, Butler says the real challenge is finding a place where high school girls can easily pick them up before prom season.
“We are having trouble getting the dresses somewhere accessible to community members,” said Butler. “I would really like to have pick up locations at each high school in the area, or maybe businesses or community centers to offer to pick up the dresses.”
If you or anyone you know would like to help out, please contact Becky Butler at
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For more information on how to donate and get involved in the program, visit happilyeverafteraz.org.
