march newsletter

A flurry of activity is happening in the worlds of college basketball and high school prom. At first they may seem unrelated, but take a closer look and you’ll see that they are really not that disparate. Both require months of preparation, a well-planned outfit, are frequently held at a gym, involve a rowdy crowd, have great music, and both are cause for March Madness.

Prom season has sprung and The Princess Project is counting down the days for our dress giveaways on March 17 and March 24 in San Francisco. Welcome to our March Madness Newsletter.

In its sixth year, The Princess Project promotes self-confidence and individual beauty by providing free prom dresses and accessories to high school girls who cannot otherwise afford them. This year we are looking to serve over 2,700 Bay Area high school girls!

In this issue:

*Dress Giveaway Details

*Get a Dress

*Volunteer

*Donate

*Extra Help Needed!

*Calendar Recap

DRESS GIVEAWAY DETAILS

Location. Location. Location. The San Francisco dress giveaways will be held at 988 Market Street in San Francisco. Please visit www.princessproject.org for further information on dress giveaway times, directions to the site, and more!

GET A DRESS

A prom perfect spring is around the corner! If you are eagerly counting down the days to prom (and spring break), but dreading the outrageous costs associated with prom? Before you call a timeout on Prom Season, The Princess Project is here to help! Gather your friends and guardians and come to our dress giveaways to get a FREE prom dress and accessories to make this year’s prom a truly magical evening. Visit www.princessproject.org for more information.

VOLUNTEER

Go, Team, Go! Donate your time, talent and taffeta. The Princess Project cannot run on taffeta and tiaras alone, we are a 100% volunteer-lead effort, which means we’re always looking for new enthusiastic volunteers.

We are specifically looking for volunteers at our San Francisco site on the following dates:

Monday, March 19 from 4 – 7pm

Wednesday, March 21 from 4 – 7pm

Thursday, March 22 from 4 – 7pm

Clean-up on Sunday, March 25, from 10am – 1pm

If you’re interested in volunteering, contact volunteer@princessproject.org for more information.

DONATE

Just $25 sends a girl to prom! Here are a few EASY ways to support The Princess Project.

1) If your closet is fresh out of taffeta, make a financial contribution to The Princess Project today! Donate online at www.princessproject.org.

2) A GREAT NEW PROMOTION – through April only!

Stock up on products to pamper yourself or loved ones by purchasing nature-based products from The Body Shop at Home – at The Princess Project will benefit! Princess Project supporter Susan Cann is an independent consultant for The Body Shop at Home, a new sales channel of the global retailer, The Body Shop. You can find the same products you purchase in the store on her website. For every order you place, Susan will donate 20% of the retail price to The Princess Project!

It’s easy! Just visit Susan’s website here and when checking out, type “PRINCESS PROJECT” in the Host Name field. Susan is happy to answer any questions you may have about the products, email her at schedulemyparty@yahoo.com.

Please pass along this opportunity to friends and family around the country! If we reach our goal of purchasing $5,000 worth of products through April, Susan will be donating $1000! The money will help us purchase LOTS of size 0-2 and 18+ dresses in order to welcome girls of all sizes, so please shop today on behalf of The Princess Project!

3) Shop online like you normally do. Support The Princess Project every time you shop – through www.FreePledge.com. By simply registering with Freepledge, The Princess Project receives a percentage of your purchase through one of 30 retail partners like Amazon.com or Macy’s.

4) Make www.GoodSearch.com your search engine. Every time you use GoodSearch.com, powered by Yahoo! Search to search the Web, you make a donation to The Princess Project!

EXTRA HELP NEEDED!

Needed: A Few Good Men . . . and Goodie Bags!

Before the red carpet can be laid out for high school girls attending the dress giveaways later this month, The Princess Project is in need of a few good men and goodie bags. If you know of any men (or women) that can volunteer as security guards at our event site, please contact wanda@princessproject.org.

We have the dresses. We have the tiaras. We now need the bags. The Princess Project has fabulous loot from local vendors as a parting gift for the girls, but we still need about 2,000 bags to hold all these treats, as well as standard dry cleaning bags for girls to take home their gorgeous new dress. If you have any contacts that may be able to help contribute, please contact Kristiana Tom at kristiana@princessproject.org.

CALENDAR RE-CAP

Saturday, 3/17 & Saturday 3/24 – 2007 Princess Project SF Dress Giveaways 9am – 5pm

Sunday, 3/25 – Post-Prom: The Princess Project Dress Giveaway Clean-up 10am -1pm

We thank you for getting involved in any way you can to help make the 2007 Princess Project Dress Giveaways a winning success!

Thanks,

The Princess Project Team

Making Dreams Real