The Gold Award is the highest honor a Girl Scout can receive ... always about more than a gold pin, just like prom is about more than a pretty dress. “This allowed them to butt to at least ...

Fellow classmate Shanay Hill beamed as she admired the beautiful gold sequined ... told her of girls at University who couldn’t go to prom because they couldn’t afford a dress.

Of course, she adds, it shouldn't be that way: Girls should be celebrating who they are at the prom and not make it all about "the dress," but, for better or worse, that is part of the tradition.

Each year, the initiative grows bigger, offering more than just dresses. The organization provides everything a girl needs for prom night, from dresses to shoes, purses, jewelry and even makeup.

The project provides prom dresses, jewelry and shoes to any high school student completely free of charge. Organizers said that over 100 gowns were donated this year, helping over 80 girls in the ...

Taxie Lambert now oversees 4EVR Dez, a nonprofit foundation that supplies beautiful prom and homecoming dresses to area high school students, as well as to middle school girls in need of a formal ...