The Evening Sun | CvFree Prom Closet Offering ‘Get Ready With Me’ Day For Norwich Prom

NORWICH

—

The

cvFree

Church

Prom

Closet

has

expanded

their

services

this

year

to

include

a

“Get

Ready

With

Me”

day

from

noon

to

4

p.m.

on

Saturday,

May

20

at

the

cvFree

Silver

extension,

located

at

23

Silver

Street

in

Norwich.

Promgoers

are

invited

to

attend

and

spend

the

afternoon

getting

their

hair,

nails,

and

makeup

done,

enjoy

light

refreshments,

and

have

their

picture

taken

in

a

photo

booth.

The

event

is

free

to

attend,

but

prior

registration

is

required.

Students

attending

prom

this

Saturday

must

RSVP

by

Friday,

May

19

by

messaging

the

cvFree

Prom

Closet

Facebook

page.

“We’re

offering

to

do

hair,

nails,

and

makeup

for

anyone

who

needs

those

services

for

prom.

There

will

be

refreshments

offered

as

well,

and

we’re

having

a

photographer

come

to

do

photos

for

them

with

like

a

photo

booth

area,”

said

cvFree

Prom

Closet

Ministry

Lead

Lexi

Race.

“I

was

trying

to

think

of

the

little

things

that

mean

a

lot,”

she

added.

“A

classic

thing

to

do

on

the

day

of

prom,

but

not

everybody

has

the

opportunity

to

do

it.”

Race

said

press

on

nails

will

be

provided,

and

a

professional

nail

technician

will

be

on

hand

to

add

designs

if

desired.

An

additional

seven

volunteers

will

be

assisting

with

hair

and

makeup,

and

more

are

willing

to

help

if

registration

numbers

increase.

“They

can

come

with

whatever

inspo

look

they

have,

and

we

are

going

to

have

curling

irons,

straight

irons,

plenty

of

bobby

pins,

hair

ties,”

said

Race.

“Between

all

of

us,

we’ll

be

able

to

do

almost

anything;

An

updo,

or

if

they

just

wanted

their

hair

curled.

Whatever

will

make

them

happy

that

day,

we’ll

figure

it

out.”

The

cvFree

Prom

Closet

began

around

eight

years

ago,

and

opens

every

year

to

provide

prom

dress

rentals

for

a

$20

refundable

deposit.

There

are

also

dress

shirts

and

pants,

shoes,

and

accessories

available.

This

year

the

closet

had

over

80

dresses

available

in

a

wide

range

of

sizes

and

styles,

and

they

handed

out

a

total

of

18

dresses

for

2023

promgoers.

Race

credits

the

Prom

Closet’s

success,

and

the

newly-added

Get

Ready

With

Me

day,

to

the

volunteers

who

help

out

each

year.

“I

really

owe

them

a

lot

of

thanks

and

appreciation

because

I

certainly

wouldn’t

have

been

able

to,

one,

hand

out

18

dresses

this

year,

and

two,

be

able

to

pull

off

this

event

without

their

support.

So

I

give

a

lot

of

credit

to

my

volunteers,”

said

Race.

She

said

she

hopes

the

Get

Ready

With

Me

event

will

continue

to

grow

and

continue

in

the

coming

years.

“We’re

hoping

that

this

year

will

be

successful

and

have

it

continue

to

grow

year

after

year.

It’s

been

something

in

my

heart

since

I

took

over

as

the

lead

of

the

ministry

to

do.

So

this

is

my

third

year

as

the

lead

and

I’m

finally

making

it

happen.”

Those

looking

to

support

the

Prom

Closet

can

do

so

by

donating

used

prom

dresses,

formal

shoes,

jewelry,

suit

jackets,

dress

pants,

and

dress

shirts.

Race

said

the

Closet

is

looking

for

formal

shoes

in

particular.

Donations

can

be

dropped

off

in

the

donation

bin

on

the

front

porch

of

cvFree

Church,

or

donors

can

contact

the

cvFree

Prom

Closet

Facebook

page.

For

more

information

on

the

cvFree

Prom

Closet,

visit

the

cvFree

Prom

Closet

Facebook

page.