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Apex Prom Shoppe Coverage

The annual Apex United Methodist Church Prom Shoppe. It is 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., March 11, and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., March 12, at the church at 100 S. Hughes St. in Apex.

Apex Prom Shoppe provides free prom gear for teens in need

Apex United Methodist Church Prom Shoppe 

The Apex United Methodist Church Prom Shoppe offers free prom gear for those in need. 

LIFTS NORTH THIS AFT >>> WELCOME BACK, PROM SEASON IS A COUPLE MONTHS AWAY AND A CHURCH IS RETURNING AGAIN THIS YEAR TO MAKE SURE EVERY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT WHO WANTS TO GO TO PROM LOOKS THEIR BEST AND JOINING RAY KNIGHT, THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, AND YOU GUYS DO THIS EVERY YEAR. TELL EVERYONE ABOUT THE PROM SHOP. >> IT IS ABOUT WORKING HERE, WE PROVIDE PROM DRESSES AND ALL ASSESSORS TO INCLUDE SHOES, JEWELRY, MAKEUP, WHATEVER THE GIRLS NEED FOR PROM. AT NO COST. >> IT REALLY IS AMAZING, WHEN I WALKED THROUGH BEFORE, JUST TO SEE THE AMOUNT OF DRESSES THERE, JUST ON BY AND WHERE DO YOU GET THEM? >> WE ARE VERY BLESSED TO HAVE SOME INCREDIBLE BUSINESSES ACROSS NORTH CAROLINA WHO PROVIDE BRAND-NEW DRESSES, YOU CAN SEE THEM BEHIND, THEY STILL HAVE THE TAG ON THEM. WE HAVE OVER 1000 DRESSES THIS YEAR, WE FEEL VERY, VERY BLESSED TO HAVE ALL THESE LOCAL BUSINESSES THAT HAVE HELPED US OUT TO MAKE SURE EVERY GIRL HAS AN AWESOME DRESS. >> WHAT I LOVE ARE THE STORIES OF THE YOUNG GIRLS WHEN THEY GET TO TRY ON THAT DRESS, AND LOOK IN THE MIRROR FOR THE FIRST TIME, WHICH ONE STANDS OUT FOR YOU? >> I BELIEVE PROBABLY THE BIGGEST ONE IS THE LAST TIME WE HAD AN EVENT A GIRL PUT ON A DRESS AND WE WERE TELLING HER HOW BEAUTIFUL SHE LOOKED, AND SHE STOPPED AND SAID THAT IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EVER HEARD ANYBODY TELL ME HOW BEAUTIFUL I WAS. SO, THIS EVENT IS WAY MORE THAN JUST A DRESS, IT HAS BEEN SO MUCH MORE THAN THAT. >> CAN ANYONE DONATE DRESSES, WE CAN ALL LOOK IN OUR CLOSETS AND SAY MAYBE I CAN HELP OUT? >> YES, WE JUST ASK THAT DRESSES BE IN LIKE NEW CONDITION IS WITH NO RIPS OR STAINS, AND WITHIN FIVE YEARS WE WANT THESE GIRLS TO GO TO PROM AND FEEL GOOD ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE WEARING. THE AVERAGE COST OF PROM IS $1100. AND FOR MOST FAMILIES THAT IS JUST NOT DOABLE, ESPECIALLY WITH MANY PEOPLE HAVING LOST THEIR JOBS TO THE PANDEMIC. WE ARE THERE TO ALLEVIATE THAT BURDEN TO MAKE SURE EVERY GIRL HAS THE DUSTY DESERT. >> THAT IS INCREDIBLE, NOT JUST THE DRESS, YOU GUYS REALLY ARE FULL SERVICE RED TELL EVERYONE ABOUT WHAT ELSE YOU GUYS ALSO GIVE AWAY. >> SURE, WHEN YOU WALK IN WE ARE SET UP JUST LIKE A BOUTIQUE THAT YOU WOULD GO TO, WE HAVE A SHOE DEPARTMENT, A MAKEUP DEPARTMENT, A JEWELRY DEPARTMENT, AND OF COURSE, THOUSANDS OF DRESSES TO CHOOSE FROM. WE ALSO HAVE DRESSING ROOMS TO TRY ON DRESSES, WE ARE A FULL- SERVICE, WE PROVIDE EVERYTHING THAT THE GIRLS NEED. >> THAT IS INCREDIBLE, AND WHAT ARE YOU MOSTLY IN THE THAT IF SOMEONE WANTS TO DONATE? >> WE ARE IN NEED OF PLUS SIZE DRESSES SIZE 18 AND UP AND LARGE-SIZE SHOES SIZE 9 AND A. >> WE WILL KEEP THAT IN MIND, AND THE TODAY PROM SHOP EVENT IS SATURDAY, AND SUNDAY, MARCH 11th AND 12th. THE APEX UNITED METHODIST CHURCH ON SOUTH NEW STREET IS WHERE YOU CAN FIND ALL OF THIS.

Apex church offers free prom gear

Apex United Methodist Church Prom Shoppe

The dates are set for the 2020 Apex United Methodist Church Prom Shoppe. It is 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., March 20, and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., March 21, at the church at 100 S. Hughes St. in Apex.

Apex Prom Shoppe sets dates for event that provides free prom gear to teens

Apex Prom Shoppe

The shop is intended for teens who  wouldn't be able to afford the cost of items necessary to go to prom. All of the items are given away for free.

Apex Prom Shoppe Coverage

Apex Prom Shoppe provides free prom gear for teens in need

Apex church offers free prom gear

Apex Prom Shoppe sets dates for event that provides free prom gear to teens

Free prom dresses, accessories! Apex Prom Shoppe opens this week