The Prom Closet is at it again for the tenth year now, offering free prom dresses for all students to have the opportunity to experience high school proms. Located in the Ascension Lutheran Church in Coon Rapids, The Prom Closet has dresses from size 00 to 30, along with shoes and accessories to complete the look that students are looking for. The Prom Closet organizer, Dona Tuel, says she has two rooms at the church full of different styles of prom dresses and has enjoyed helping make the prom experience a reality for the past nine years.
Tuel wants to thank the volunteers, like Tina Zanders, who assist with organizing the event every year, and the Ascension Lutheran Church for giving them a location to help between 100-200 students every year.
Donations of gently used prom dresses are always being accepted. Tuel says the closet needs sizes 18-30 as those are a more limited supply. Those interested in donating a dress can drop them off at many locations. A list has been included with this story on our website. Students interested in shopping can attend during open hours every Saturday in February from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and on Sunday the 18th and the 25th from 2 to 5 p.m. or by appointment. Contact Dona Tuel at 712-830-7825 or message The Prom Closet Facebook page to schedule an appointment.
