{"347541":{"#nid":"347541","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Clothing Drive Collects Gently Used Prom Dresses","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EProviding a meaningful learning experience for students is something all schools strive for, and social activities are part of that experience. Two Georgia Tech campus groups hope to enhance the landmark social experience of prom for high schoolers in foster care.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFrom now through Dec. 5, the Collegiate Panhellenic Council and Student Government Association will co-host Prom-A-Palooza, a prom dress drive benefiting the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.fostercares.org\/\u0022\u003EFoster Care Support Foundation\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPresident G.P. \u0022Bud\u0022 Peterson and First Lady Val Peterson have worked with the organization for nearly six years.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022This organization is near and dear to our hearts,\u0022 said Val Peterson. \u0022Prom-A-Palooza is a magical event that lets deserving young women who have had bad breaks in life be able to shine on their prom night.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDonations of any prom-related items \u2014 such as dresses, shoes, purses, and jewelry, are encouraged, and can be taken to the Greek Affairs office in Room 141 of the Student Services (Flag) Building. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003ENon-prom clothing is also being collected for the Compassionate Clothing Drive. This drive is accepting\u0026nbsp;new and gently used blankets and winter clothing \u2014 such as coats, sweaters, scarves, hats, gloves, and socks \u2014 for men, women, and children who are homeless in Atlanta. The effort is organized by the Catholic Center,\u0026nbsp;Muslim Students Association, Theta Xi, Vibha, Wesley Foundation, Community Service Council, the Presidents Council Governing Board, Student Center, and Student Government Association.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EDonations can be taken to the Office of Leadership and Civic Engagement (room 2211 in the Student Center Commons) or lobby of the Smithgall Student Services (Flag) Building. The drive ends Dec. 4.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMultiple donation drives will benefit those in Atlanta in need.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Multiple donation drives will benefit those in Atlanta in need."}],"uid":"28128","created_gmt":"2014-11-19 14:54:39","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:17:34","author":"Nihit Tiwari","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-11-25T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2014-11-25T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"348831":{"id":"348831","type":"image","title":"Prom-A-Palooza","body":null,"created":"1449245682","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:14:42","changed":"1475895073","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:51:13","alt":"Prom-A-Palooza","file":{"fid":"200997","name":"promapalooza.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/promapalooza_0.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/promapalooza_0.png","mime":"image\/png","size":255646,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/promapalooza_0.png?itok=VM2Qwmgq"}}},"media_ids":["348831"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/engage.gatech.edu\/","title":"Office of Leadership and Civic Engagement"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.fostercares.org\/","title":"Foster Care Support Foundation"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"12389","name":"collegiate panhellenic council"},{"id":"2624","name":"community service"},{"id":"12393","name":"cpc"},{"id":"110821","name":"donation drive"},{"id":"110811","name":"foster care"},{"id":"166922","name":"sga"},{"id":"166847","name":"students"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:christie.huff93@gmail.com\u0022\u003EChristie Huff\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECollegiate Panhellenic Council\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:stucomm@gatech.edu\u0022\u003ENihit Tiwari\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EInstitute Communications\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["stucomm@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}