WATCH: Fourth District
Officer Starts Dress Drive, Sponsors 25 Girls for Senior Prom
NEW ORLEANS – NOPD
Fourth District Officer Qiana Lewis collected more than 70 prom dresses for
25 high school senior girls to choose from for their senior prom.
After discovering a relative was unable to attend prom because
of the price of a gown, Lewis said she had no choice but to do something
and try to help high school girls afford to go to prom. Lewis, who is
also a member of the Omicron Nu Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta, reached out
to her sorority to help start a slightly used dress drive she called Dresses
for Dreams.
Lewis then reached out to friends and family and, with the
help of her sorority, was able to collect about 70 gowns.
“I contacted Algiers Charter Technological Academy and spoke
with their senior adviser," Lewis said. "She advised me that the
school will actually be closing this year, and that they only had about 25
senior girls in their class.”
Lewis said she wanted to do more than just give each girl a
prom dress, so she reached out to the community to help get volunteers to
assist with a Glam Day for the seniors before their prom night.
“Once the idea was out there, people offered to help,” Lewis said. "The girls came down the runaway, and we did a bio
on each of them."
NOPD Recruit Shakiyah Huston assisted in styling the girls
hair and NOPD Officer Gabriel Favaroth, who is also the President of Joyce
McCollum Favaroth Taylor Foundation, gifted each girl with a monetary gift
during the Glam Day.
"We've received so many praises from students and staff
members at the school and others who heard about the dress
drive," said Lewis. "Hopefully next year we can grow and help
even more students."
Algiers Charter Technological Academy's senior prom was
held on April 22.
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