USA Weekend Make A Difference Day Event Project 150 to Host FREE Teen Shopping Day at Mojave H.S

LAS VEGAS - Oct. 21, 2014 - PRLog -- WHAT:

Project 150 will host a boutique style shopping day for Las Vegas High School Students at Mojave High School.  This USA Weekend Make A Difference Day event will include Teen and Family related service agencies onsite to share information.  High school students are invited to shop for fashionable new and gently used clothing, shoes, accessories, school supplies and much more!  Students can shop for FREE when they present their student ID. FREE haircuts from SportClips on a first come, first serve basis.

Event sponsors include:

Mojave High School, Assemblyman Tyrone Thompson, City Of North Las Vegas Mayor John Lee, SportClips and Stanley Steemer.

Meli Pulido, “Project 150 is thrilled to present the first FREE Teen Shopping Day in North Las Vegas to include Teen & Family related service agencies to share information. This is one of the most popular events for community engagement resulting in thousands of donated items and over 100 Volunteer Personal Shopper Assistants onsite to assist high school students shop in a boutique & fun setting.  Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors and community donors, we have a generous supply of formal & casual wear, shoes, undergarments, hygiene products, and so much more.”

WHEN: Saturday, October 25, 2014, 2014 10am-1pm

WHERE: Mojave High School, 5302 Goldfield St., North Las Vegas, NV 89031

INTERVIEWS:

Don Purdue, Project 150 President/Co-Founder, Meli Pulido Project 150 Executive Director and volunteers will be available for interviews and photo opportunities.

Media Contact:  Meli Pulido, Executive Director, Project 150, 702-326-2079, melipulido@project.org

About Project 150:   Project 150 is a non-profit charitable organization founded in December 2011 by two Nevada Natives, Don Purdue and Patrick Spargur, both graduates of Clark HS, who heard of 150 homeless students at Rancho High School. Since then, Project 150 provides food, clothing, school supplies, sports equipment, shoes, and other special requests to over 1,500 homeless, displaced, and disadvantaged high school students.  Project 150’s goal is to collaborate with schools and community organizations to maximize resources and allow students to focus in achieving graduation.  Project 150 currently serves over 1,500 homeless, displaced, and disadvantaged students at 34 high schools in Southern Nevada and one in Reno.