Project 150 to Host Annual FREE Las Vegas Prom Closet Teen Shopping Day At Zappos Downtown Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS - March 7, 2015 - PRLog -- WHAT:

      Project 150 will host a boutique style shopping day at the Zappos.com event plaza for Las Vegas high school students who wish to attend prom but who cannot afford the expense.  Students are invited to shop for FREE for fashionable new and gently used prom or formal dresses, suits, shoes, ties, purses, and accessories for both young men and women for Prom 2015.  Students can shop FREE for one complete formal outfit when they present their student ID.  Free haircuts available on a first come, first serve basis. Students can bring one guest with them to this amazing FREE shopping experience.

Volunteers have invested endless hours to ensure this popular event for high school students is fully stocked with top of the line formal prom clothing items, shoes, and accessories donated generously by sponsors and community donors.

Las Vegas Prom Closet Co-Chairs, Cheryl Lastra & Holly Ickes “Giving students a chance to go to prom helps keep them engaged in school. There’s more to school than just the daily grind.”

Event Sponsors: Las Vegas Prom Closet, Zappos.com, Stitch Factory, Renta-Dress & Tux, Euphoria Institute, and SportClips to name a few.

WHEN:          Saturday March 14^th, 2015 from 9am-1pm

WHERE:        Zappos.com Event Plaza 400 Stewart Avenue, Las Vegas, NV 89101

INTERVIEWS:
Cheryl Lastra, Project 150 Event Co-Chair, Steven Bautista, Zappos.com, and Tracy Fudge, LV Prom Closet Committee

Media Contact: Cheryl Lastra, Co-Chairperson, LV Prom Closet, 702-376-6879, cheryllastra@aol.com

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 1,900 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 1,900 homeless, displaced, and disadvantaged students at 38 high schools in Southern Nevada and five in Reno.