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SAN DIEGO -- Most girls dream about a big wedding with a beaded, lacy gown, while others dream about going to a ball in a sleek, silky dress, but some “Cinderellas” never have their dreams come true.
Thanks to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar’s Marine Corps Community Services, both active-duty service members and spouses can move one step closer to those dreams by attending the Bridal and Ball Gown Giveaway at the Officers’ Club here Oct. 17.
Local sponsors donated more than 400 new dresses to the giveaway. The event is first come, first serve and recipients will have to check in for the giveaway. During the event, 35 people at a time will have 20 minutes to choose either a ball gown or wedding gown.
Due to the success of similar events at other military installations, MCCS saw a need for the giveaway at Miramar, explained Jamie Savarese, the MCCS readiness and deployment support trainer. It is a good opportunity for young spouses or fiancés, who may not have enough money to buy a nice dress, to get a dress for free.
In order to receive a wedding gown, recipients must be active-duty service members or engaged to active-duty service members. They must also provide proof of their engagement such as an engagement notice, save the date notice or an email from a deployed fiancé. Recipients must have military identification or bring their husbands, fiancés or boyfriends with military identification to receive a ball gown.
In addition to the gown giveaway, the event will also feature a women’s exposition. The exposition will exhibit resources available around Miramar and San Diego to young spouses and families. Local organizations such as Semper Fit, USAA, the Marine Corps Exchange and Marine Corps Community Services will host exhibits. There will also be stands which will display literature on women’s health available.
“This event makes sure that we don’t have young spouses staying home all the time,” said Haley Taricani, the MCCS readiness and deployment support manager. “We’re trying to get them out into the community and see what they have available.”
Although not every woman can have a happily ever after like Cinderella, hundreds of women will be one step closer to having their’s.
Contact MCCS at 858-577-6306 for more information about the Bridal and Ball Gown Giveaway.
| Date Taken: | 10.14.2010 |
| Date Posted: | 10.14.2010 14:17 |
| Story ID: | 58126 |
| Location: | SAN DIEGO, CA, US |
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