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The new recipients are from Dos Pueblos, Lompoc, Carpinteria and Righetti high schools. They will be attending UCSB, UCLA, Humboldt State, and University of Maine. The renewal recipients are in their second, third and fourth years in college and are attending UC Berkeley, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Columbia University, and UC San Diego.
Thirty-nine students in the Santa Barbara City College Foundation Promise Program who are going into the trade or technical fields were also awarded scholarships from Assistance League of Santa Barbara.
The support covered supplies, books and fees to students studying in the fields of early child education, cosmetology, culinary arts, automotive services, nursing, radiography, construction technology, interior design, and real estate.
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Due to Covid restrictions, the dressing rooms will be closed and the gowns must be tried on over clothes; students come dressed with this in mind.
The gowns must be returned to the Assistance League two weeks after the event. The dresses will then be cleaned through a generous agreement with Ablitt’s Fine Cleaners & Tailors.
The Prom Dress philanthropy was started in 2006 to help make prom more affordable to all students.
“It was noticed that girls tend to only wear a new gown once, and there were a lot of beautiful dresses out there,” said Susie Kircos, Prom Dress Boutique chair. “The community responded to our request for gently-used dresses, and they’ve responded ever since.”
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