Stolen gowns replaced.Making Memories is a Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. charity that auctions off wedding dresses to raise money to grant the last wishes of women dying of breast cancer. But on the morning of November 5, thieves stole a 40-foot trailer containing 2,000 dresses bound for Making Memories from the parking lot of a Scottsdale, Arizona Scottsdale (O'odham Vaṣai S-vaṣonĭ) is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, adjacent to Phoenix. Scottsdale has become internationally recognized as a premier and posh tourist destination, while maintaining its own identity and culture as " , hotel. When word of the theft was publicized, Making Memories' office was swamped with calls offering donations, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Suzanne Appel, the charity's L.A. coordinator. An AP story appearing in the Fort Wayne, Indiana “Fort Wayne” redirects here. For other uses, see Fort Wayne (disambiguation). Fort Wayne is a city in northeastern Indiana, USA and the county seat of Allen County. Fort Wayne is Indiana's second largest city after Indianapolis. , Journal Gazette noted that David's Bridal, a national chain of stores, and Demetrios of NY, another store, donated 500 dresses each. Several stores in Arizona contributed a total of 1,200 dresses. As a result of the generous donations, a Brides Against Breast Cancer charity benefit was held in West Hollywood as originally planned on the weekend of November 11. |
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