TECHNICIAN
friday april
16 2010
Raleigh, North Carolina
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Local high school students receive free dresses Dresses for Dreams, an event sponsored by CSLEPS, helped Raleigh-area high school students attend prom
“There were four girls on the committee that planned it. We had four or five other girls come in and volunteer during the event as well. Once we were at the Church we set everything up — racks with dresses by size, the dressing rooms and some decorations. Girls Hannah Hollis would come in, pick out dresses and Correspondent take them home,” Sutter said. Sutter and Neal both said the event Underprivileged local high school girls congregated at Hope Commu- was really gratifying. The committee nity Church in Raleigh from 1 to 4 was able to accomplish what they set p.m. Saturday for a day of prom dress out to do, relieving some of the fishopping. The Dresses for Dreams nancial strains that come along with event was sponsored by the Center for prom and helping these girls have a Student Leadership, Ethics and Public memorable night. Sutter said, “It was really fun helpService’s Community Outreach Service Leadership Team. CSLEPS col- ing the girls pick out dresses and telllected gently used prom and formal ing them how they looked. One of the moms who dresses in Talley c a me i n s a id Student Center she just got laid from March 22 off [from] her until Friday. job and was so Carly Sutter, happy we were f reshman in doing this, beFirst Year Colcause otherwise lege and proh e r d au g ht e r gram organizer, would not have said CSLEPS was been able to buy pleased with the Marilee Neal, freshman in psychology a dress; it was reoutcome of the and event organizer ally rewarding.” event, especially According to considering this is the first year it has ever been or- Sutter and Neal this was a great cause because so many girls look forward ganized. “We received almost 70 dresses and to prom for such a long time and see 15 to 20 girls showed up. For the first it as a right of passage. They did not year of doing it, it was very success- want anyone to have to miss out on an ful. We just didn’t know how many important night because of financial dresses would actually get collected,” struggles. “It was really exciting to know that Sutter said. Marilee Neal, freshman in psycholo- people were going to benefit from gy and event organizer said, “It turned something we actually did. Most of out really well. We got all different col- the girls were excited they were getting ors, sizes, styles, cuts and lengths. The a free prom dress. [They] wouldn’t majority of the girls were able to find have been able to go to their prom if something they really liked and that it hadn’t been for the event,” Neal said. fit them well.” Sutter and Neal said the committee The event was planned and car- plans to bring back the event next year. ried out by a committee organized by They are already receiving questions CSLEPS and volunteers who wanted to about when it’s happening again and contribute to the success of the event. what people can do to help out.
“It was really exciting to know that people were going to benefit from something we actually did. ”
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Brittany Stephens, a sophomore in psychology, sorts the dresses by size, style, cut, length and color so it is easier for the girls to find the best looking and fitting dress. “I remember being in high school and how exciting it was for me when I was going to my prom,” Stephens says. “I really wanted to make sure other girls, especially those less fortunate, have that same experience.”
Kaitlynn Allery, freshman in psychology, said, “I am looking forward to the dress drive again next year. I think it is such a great cause and I’m excited to give my old dresses to girls who will enjoy them as much as I have.” While the event was a success, the committee hopes to have more girls next year. This year, members called some local schools and organizations
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that help underprivileged teens and families to recommend the event to girls. In the future, they hope to spread the word even more. “When we were calling schools and non-profits one offered to partner with us, but by that point we already had the location arranged. Next year, we might try to partner with an organization that would help get more girls to come shop for dresses,” Sutter said.
Final stage of construction begins in Court of North Carolina of North Carolina is one of the few places on campus that everyone thinks is pretty,” Lemon said. “The construction really sticks out.” This construction in the Court of North Carolina was broken down into three different phases, each of which Chelsey Francis was designed to build upon each other Staff Writer and eventually to complete the Court The third and final phase of con- of North Carolina. “The first phase of construction was struction in the Court of North Carolina has begun and has a defi- the eclipse from Current Drive down nite completion deadline in June. to the lawn, and the second phase was Lynn Swank, landscape project the overlook terrace at Current Drive manager for Design and Construc- and some of the planting,” Swank tion Services and project manager said. “This final phase is to connect for the construction in the Court the terrace to the lawn via a staircase, of North Carolina, said now was as well as construct a new outdoor the best time classroom.” to finish the Lemon said she construction was surprised by project. the construction “The conof the outdoor str uction is classroom. The bei ng done outdoor classnow because room is being t h e ye a r l y built with the budget was intention to be reviewed used by profesand year-end sors in CHASS funding was at their discreLynn Swank, allocated tion and there is landscape project manager to finishing already one outthis project,” door classroom Swank said. “Completing this in the Court. project has been important to the “I didn’t honestly know there was Facilities Department for quite a already one outdoor classroom in the while. They just had to find the Court of North Carolina,” Lemon funding in order to complete it.” said. “I don’t have a class that uses Rhonda Lemon, a freshman in it, and I don’t remember seeing any nuclear engineering, said she felt classes being held outside.” the construction takes away from Swank said she was aware some the way the Court of North Caro- students find the construction irritatlina looks. ing; however, the Facilities Depart“The construction is really ment tried to take this into considermessy considering the Court ation when planning this project. De-
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The extra dresses were not discarded, but instead went on to benefit a worthy cause. “We donated the extra dresses to Guardian Angel Thrift store in Fuquay-Varina. All of their proceeds go toward Alzheimer’s research. I and a couple other committee members knew of the store and thought it would be a good place to donate the dresses,” Neal said.
“We sectioned off as small an area as possible in order to impact students less while we are completing this.”
Phase One: Eclipse walkway from Current Drive to Court lawn Phase Two: Overlook terrace at Current Drive, plants and beautification Phase Three: Stairs from terrace to Court lawn, new outdoor classroom Completion date: June 15, 2010 SOURCE: LYNN SWANK, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION SERVICES
livery trucks come inside the fencedin area and are kept in the area while making deliveries. “I was at the Court of North Carolina this morning, and there were still students scattered about. There is still plenty of space to use,” Swank said. “We sectioned off as small an area as possible in order to impact students less while we are completing this.” According to Swank, because the funding for this project came from a year-end review, it must be completed by the end of the fiscal year. “When we started this phase, we knew that our deadline was June 15, 2010,” Swank said. “We planned this as a three-month project, and we’re working as hard as we can to have it completed by then.”
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