Twice Upon A Dress: Atlanta Dress Drive Party

Thursday, August 28, 2014

Atlanta Dress Drive Party

Twice Upon a Dress takes your gently used bridal and formal dresses to sell and support education in Africa. Throughout the year we have events to collect dresses. This Cupcakes and Champagne party was co-hosted by Jessica Jetton and Elise Wilkes in Atlanta on August 24th. The party has collected more than 100 dresses and counting. If you would like to host a party, email us at twiceuponadressglobal@gmail.com.

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stevenjared0853February 2, 2016 at 10:30 PM
Wow, it is so great to know about Atlanta Dress Drive Party. It looks fabulous. Thanks dear for sharing the pictures here. At some domestic NYC venues I am also going to attend such event with my friends. I would like to buy a dress from that event for my upcoming birthday party.
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Founders
Twice Upon A Dress was founded by Jocelyn Kumwenda and Jody Stephenson in 2013. Jocelyn and Jody had been partnering for years to support school fees and other educational expenses for a young girl in Malawi. In the process of her story, they discovered many other young girls and boys who were struggling to achieve their dreams.

Location
In a country where many people live on less than $2 per day, school fees can be too large of a burden to bear. High school in Malawi may cost $35-150 per semester and there are three terms per school year. These fees do not include the cost of transportation to and from school, mandatory uniforms, or expenses for basic necessities or examination fees. As a result, many students stop at Grade 8, leaving them unprepared for employment and life itself. Global unemployment rates for youth are at their highest. Continuing one's education opens doors to opportunities, whether it is in their rural home village or an urban city.

Purpose
Jocelyn and Jody decided to address the need for educational support with abundant existing resources. Many women have out of use dresses in their closets for years that are not given away because each dress comes with a story of a wedding, prom, holiday party or special evening. What if there was a way to remember them and then these dresses were given a chance for a second story? Donated dresses can be featured on our website and will create a promise of a future story, to be worn again, toward new memories. Twice Upon A Dress believes that these dresses not only offer a second life to another wearer but also bring young African scholars closer to completing secondary school and realizing the fullness of their potential.