By Koral Tucker, Staff Writer
The Project Glam Girls boutique will be returning to the Outer Banks for the third year. The boutique is set up once a year so that students can go and pick out what they want for free, all from a selection of dresses, suits, tuxedos, jewelry and purses.
The event will take place on Friday, March 17, from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday, March 18, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Kitty Hawk United Methodist Church. Donations can be dropped off at Atlantic Realty in Kitty Hawk and Nags Head, Downtown Books in Manteo, and the Outer Banks Association of Realtors in Nags Head. Find more info about the event on the Facebook page here.
Project Glam Girls helps ensure that every student walks out the door with everything they need to have a memorable prom.
Founder Quinn Capps started it just three years ago when she decided she finally wanted to put it together after coming up with the idea a few years back. “The first boutique was put together in less than a month and we served about 20 girls from Dare and Currituck counties,” Capps said.
Last year, they were able to serve approximately 100 students from both counties with over 300 new and gently used dresses, shoes, purses and accessories to choose from.
“As a young girl going to prom, I didn’t have the money to spend that other girls had, so it made it hard to go. With Project Glam Girls, I didn’t want anybody to feel that way,and being able to help young people is a passion of mine,” Capps said.
The project is run completely by volunteers, and donations are accepted from all individuals in the community who wish to help. Students can shop on their own or with their own personal style consultant: “A lot of times when people come through the door, you can tell they are nervous. That soon all disappears when a personal shopper starts helping them,” Capps said.
Parents love the event, too.
“It’s a wonderful feeling to watch them pick out dresses, try them on, look in the mirror, and you can tell they feel beautiful. The mothers that come are overwhelmed and can’t believe that it’s really free,” Capps said.
The boutique has had many positive comments from parents in the past few years it was held. Donna Griffin and her daughter attended the event last year and loved it.
“The girls are treated like rock stars and all leave smiling and feeling gorgeous. What a tremendous relief to Dare families,” Griffin said.
Sophomore Koral Tucker can be reached at tuckerko0523@daretolearn.org.
