Love That Dress! Collection Party Continues in the River District

FORT MYERS, Fla. - July 11, 2016 - PRLog -- Love That Dress!8 will continue its collection event season with the River District Collection Event on Thursday, July 14 at the Goodwill Boutique on First from 5:30 to 7 p.m. with an after party to follow at Red Door Studios from 7 to 9 p.m.  A special grand raffle prize will be featured at the Red Door Studios, which will be a temperature controlled 38 bottle wine cooler, generously donated by HomeTech, and comes fully stocked with white and red wines, a $1,500 value. Tickets are $10 and the winner will not need to be present to win. The raffle winner will be announced at approximately 7:30 p.m.

The evening will include complimentary drinks and nibbles, raffle prizes from River District Merchants and the amazing fashion finds that only the Boutique on First can offer. Guests can then head over to Red Door Photography's studio where the fun will continue with drinks & desserts, music and a live painting by local artist Dharma Leferve. Additionally, guests will receive a complimentary headshot, with additional shots available for purchase for just $10.

Admission to the event is $10 with a donation to Love That Dress! and Goodwill Industries of SWFL. To purchase tickets, please visit lovethatdress.org and follow the link for Lee County.

There The Grease & Glamour Season Finale hosted by Six Bends Harley-Davidson® on Friday, July 29.  In anticipation of the main event on August 24th, Miromar Outlets & Embassy Suites by Hilton will present an exclusive Love That Dress!8 Fashion Show Preview at the Embassy Suites on Thursday, August 4 from 11a.m. to 2 p.m.  Tickets and tables are available for purchase by visiting lovethatdress.org and clicking on the link for Lee County.

This year's goal is to generate an inventory of over 4,000 dresses and raise $120,000. All proceeds generated by the Love That Dress! events benefit PACE Center for Girls of Lee County.

Anyone interested in participating in a collection event in support of Love That Dress!8 may contact Allyson Ross, special projects associate for PACE Lee, at Allyson.Ross@PACECenter.org. For more information about the event, call 239-470-7548 or visit pacecenter.org/lee.

About PACE Center for Girls

PACE Center for Girls is a Florida-based, nonprofit organization and the only statewide prevention program for adolescent at-risk girls in the nation. The non-residential program targets the unique needs of girls, ages 12 to 18, facing challenges such as physical and sexual abuse, domestic violence, substance abuse, foster care, neglect, death of a parent, family history of incarceration and declining grades. In the past year, the Lee County program provided 106 girls with education, counseling, training and advocacy, resulting in 96 percent of girls in the program having no involvement with juvenile justice within one year of leaving PACE, 93 percent improving their academic performance and 76 percent remaining in school or obtaining employment three years after leaving PACE. As a result, PACE reduces the significant long-term costs associated with teen pregnancy, substance use, unemployment and long-term economic dependency.