{"id":91072,"date":"2017-01-13T11:00:55","date_gmt":"2017-01-13T16:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/?p=91072"},"modified":"2019-11-12T15:48:49","modified_gmt":"2019-11-12T20:48:49","slug":"nonprofit-hosting-prom-disabilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/2017\/01\/13\/nonprofit-hosting-prom-disabilities\/","title":{"rendered":"Nonprofit Hosting Prom for those with Disabilities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/WKRN1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-91073 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/WKRN1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Best Buddies Tennessee\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wkrn.com\/2017\/01\/12\/nonprofit-hosting-prom-for-those-with-disabilities-needs-dress-donations\/\">WKRN<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) \u2013 A nonprofit organization that helps those with disabilities is hosting a special prom. They\u2019re also looking for people to donate dresses to those who will attend.<\/p>\n<p>Best Buddies is an international nonprofit that assists those with intellectual and developmental disabilities make friends and find jobs.<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019re preparing for their biggest event of the year: the Best Buddies Prom, which takes place on Feb. 10 at Bridgestone Arena.<\/p>\n<p>Kristen Starcher, the area director for Best Buddies Tennessee, says this event is very important to the organization.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s really probably the most rewarding part of my job, the Best Buddies Prom. Just being out there with 2,000 people with and without intellectual disabilities, it\u2019s a snapshot of what we want the world to look like.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She continued, \u201cWe always say it\u2019s pure joy for our participants, and it makes such an impact on the community.\u201d<br \/>\nBest Buddy participants who are high school age and above will get the royal treatment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy favorite part of prom is basically getting my hair done, my makeup done because I can\u2019t really do my makeup that well so to have someone do it for me is a plus,\u201d Carolyn Meyer told News 2. And of course, it\u2019s all about the dress.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m gonna pick out the most wonderful, breathtaking dress,\u201d stated Olivia Decaria.<\/p>\n<p>Best Buddies is looking for breathtaking dress donations so those attending can feel glamorous at no charge.<br \/>\n\u201cOur participants will come out and pick out a free dress, and they\u2019ll get to try on whatever dresses they like and just enjoy the day,\u201d explained Starcher. \u201cWe take all sizes, small to large, anything would be great because we have people of all sizes, and it\u2019s nice to have a selection for them to choose from.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The event will also include food, karaoke and dancing, which is something Decaria is looking forward to.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love prom for Best Buddies because it\u2019s time for me to mingle with my friends and dance until I drop!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Anyone who would like to donate a dress can drop off their donations at Franklin Road Academy in the middle school office.<br \/>\nThis can be done Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. The last day to donate is Jan. 27.<\/p>\n<p>To mail in a donation dress, send it to:<br \/>\nBest Buddies<br \/>\n116 Wilson Pike Circle Ste. 201<br \/>\nBrentwood, TN 37027<\/p>\n<p>To read the full story click <a href=\"http:\/\/wkrn.com\/2017\/01\/12\/nonprofit-hosting-prom-for-those-with-disabilities-needs-dress-donations\/\">here.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A nonprofit organization that helps those with disabilities is hosting a special prom. 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