OUTFITS MADE PROM NIGHT MAGICAL.Byline: DENNIS McCARTHY Dennis McCarthy may refer to:
The 2005 graduating class at Miller High School in Reseda - all 19 of them - want me to thank some very special people today. By donating those fancy dresses and tuxedos hanging in the closet you never wear anymore, you made prom night last Friday something really magical for these special education students. They're all teenagers with severe enough physical and mental disabilities that they seldom, if ever, have the chance to get out and enjoy a night on the town like students at regular high schools. Seldom get the chance to dress up in fancy clothes and take their dates to a dinner/dance in style. But the graduating class of Miller High did just that Friday night, and it wouldn't have been possible if not for readers who responded to a column about how many of the students at Miller could use a little help to make their prom night special. Most of these young people are from families in which the monthly budget doesn't include room for things like buying prom dresses or even renting tuxedos. They weren't going to go to the prom this year, but you changed all that. ``It was incredible,'' said teacher's aide "Teacher's Aide" is an episode of the television series The New Twilight Zone. Cast
v. do·nat·ed, do·nat·ing, do·nates v.tr. To present as a gift to a fund or cause; contribute. v.intr. To make a contribution to a fund or cause. them to our students. ``Seeing the girls in those dresses and boys in the tuxedos going into the Warner Center Marriott in Woodland Hills, well, we were in tears. It was awesome. It was their night to shine.'' So thank you to all the employees of Deluxe de·luxe also de luxe adj. Particularly elegant and luxurious; sumptuous: deluxe accommodations; a de luxe automobile. adv. Financial Services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. in Chatsworth, who passed the hat to raise more than $750 for new shirts and slacks for the boys, and nylons, shoes, and makeup makeup In the performing arts, material used by actors for cosmetic purposes and to help create the characters they play. Not needed in Greek and Roman theatre because of the use of masks, makeup was used in the religious plays of medieval Europe, in which the angels' faces for the girls. ``One of our employees, Margie Kerns Kerns is a municipality in the canton of Obwalden in Switzerland. It has a population of c. 5,200. , put out an e-mail asking for old prom dresses, and it just mushroomed from there,'' said manager Davey Ann Ehni. ``We're a small office, only 30 people, but everyone contributed. It feels wonderful knowing the kids had such a great night.'' And thank you to Eleanor Gross in West Hills, who looked in her closet and saw dresses - one full gown gown n. A robe or smock worn in operating rooms and other parts of hospitals as a guard against contamination. gown, n and four long skirts - she just knew she wouldn't be wearing again. ``I can't think of anyone I would more want to have them than the girls at Miller,'' she said Wednesday. Thank you to Pat Davies from Northridge, who wanted some young girls to have as much fun in her fancy dresses as she did. ``I'm small so I knew they would be just perfect for some of the girls,'' she said. ``I had a lot of fun in them. Someone else should, too.'' Thank you to Lisa, Maureen, Sean, Jean, and all the other people who just left a first name when they dropped off the fancy clothes that would make prom night a success for the Class of 2005. And thank you to the staff of the Warner Center Marriott, which rolled out the red carpet for these kids and treats them so special. ``Our kids learned a big lesson from all this generosity Generosity See also Aid, Organizational; Kindness. Abbé Constantin self-sacrificing priest; curé of Longueral. [Fr. Lit.: The Abbé Constantin, Walsh Modern, 105] Amelia takes interest in Paul. [Br. Lit. ,'' said Eileen Roseman, who has taught at Miller for almost 20 years. ``That people care about them. That they are truly special.'' Dennis McCarthy, (818) 713-3749 dennis.mccarthy(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Miller High School students, from left, Jennifer Aanrud, Lorne Amarasera and Shain Scharer enjoy their prom in their new finery. |
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