The Cinderella Project is a local 501(c)(3) that helps provide underprivileged girls with the opportunity to attend prom by giving away dresses, accessories, and door prizes of gift certificates to local restaurants and salons.

Their mission works to donate beautiful gowns to beautiful girls. Also, the volunteers are dedicated to serving the Charleston area and promoting confidence and self-esteem of financially challenged young women.

How can you donate?

The Project collects donations of quality new and “gently used”  formal dresses, gowns, purses, jewelry, shawls, shoes, and accessories, and provide those items to high school ladies for FREE at the yearly Cinderella Project Boutique.

Drop off cites for donations:

Downtown at St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church

Mount Pleasant at St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church

James Island at Martin Luther Lutheran Church

North Charleston at Shelly Leeke Law Firm, LLC

West Ashley at John Wesley United Methodist Church

For more information and other drop off sites, go to www. cinderellaprojectcharleston.com

How can you volunteer on Saturday, March 11?

Check in: greet the girls when they arrive and help them complete the intake form

Check out: thank the girls for attending, bag their dresses and accessories

Personal shopper: help girls search through inventory to find the perfect dress

Dressing room assistant: monitor the number of dresses in each room, help girls try on dresses

Dressing room coordinator: oversee dressing room assistants, keep up with the waiting list, make sure all girls have an opportunity to try on dresses

Runner: return dresses to the boutique racks

Shoes: oversee shoe section

Accessories: oversee accessory section

Refreshments: oversee snacks and drinks