Festive frocks needed for ‘Say Yes to the Prom’

TLC’s national program “Say Yes to the Prom” is coming to Denver, and The Cable Center has been chosen as one of five partners by TLC’s parent company Discovery Communications to host one of its 2015 events.

Now in its fourth year, “Say Yes to the Prom” will give a select group of deserving girls from Abraham Lincoln High School the opportunity to develop mentoring relationships with industry professionals, build their self-confidence, self-image and of course, “say yes to the prom dress.”

To make this a special event for the girls involved, The Cable Center will host a Prom Dress Drive from 10 a.m. to noon Jan. 31 at The Cable Center, 2000 Buchtel Blvd. More than 500 new and gently used dresses, with dry-cleaning tags, are needed in order for the girls to have the best shopping experience.

The girls will then have the opportunity to meet with Monte Durham, star of Discovery Communications’ “Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta”, makeup and style experts and mentors during a pre-prom mixer and networking event on March 19 at The Cable Center. During this event, they will select prom dresses, receive professional makeovers, and take part in a runway reveal that gives the girls the opportunity to show off their personalized prom day looks.

“Abraham Lincoln High School is honored to be selected as a beneficiary of the ‘Say Yes to the Dress Prom program’,” said Larry Irvin, Abraham Lincoln High School principal. “The girls who have been chosen are shining stars in the class of 2015, and we are excited to not only make their prom day memorable, but also to provide them professional mentoring opportunities from within our community.”

“The ‘Say Yes to the Prom’ program empowers deserving, high-achieving young girls across the country, and we are thrilled to host this event, in partnership with Discovery Communications,” said Diane Christman, steering committee chair and senior vice president, The Cable Center. “We are confident that our community will help to make this an extraordinary day for these girls from Lincoln High School by donating during our dress drive on Jan. 31.”

For more information, go to www.cablecenter.org.