Love That Dress! raises $65K for Pace Center
The Pace Center for Girls’ Love That Dress! event raised $65,000 to support Pace Lee programs.
“We’re thankful for all who came out to this year’s Love That Dress!, joining our efforts to empower Pace girls in finding their voice and achieving their full potential,” Executive Director Jennifer Cellitti said. “Beyond the fun and fashion of Love That Dress! is the impact of dollars raised, supporting programs that enable girls and young women to celebrate a life defined by responsibility, dignity, serenity and grace.”
It featured shopping on Aug. 19-21 at the Embassy Suites by Hilton in Estero, where a collection of 9,000 high-quality, brand-new boutique and gently used dresses, shoes, handbags and accessories were sold at deeply discounted prices.
Proceeds from the shopping and virtual silent auction will support academic programs and counseling services to girls and young women ages 11 to 18 who are working to overcome risk factors such as poverty, substance abuse, domestic violence, foster home placement, neglect, grief, incarceration of a family member, mental health and physical, emotional or sexual abuse.
Pace Lee also brought 15 Pace girls to join the Love That Dress! fun, providing a special shopping session with opportunities for the girls to dress up, shop and honor the female spirit.
For more information, visit www.pacecenter.org/locations/lee or call 239-425-2366.