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Jeff Skwierz, Marina Orrson win Wyoming Valley Striders’ Winter’s End run

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Happy birthday Zoi Ann Jeffries!

WILKES-BARRE - Wilkes Universities AmeriCorps VISTA, office of civic engagement and office of diversity initiatives, has a goal of collecting at least 200 gently-used prom clothes in the hopes of giving teens in the community a chance to attend prom sharply dressed, but without completely emptying their wallet.Davis, AmeriCorps PACC VISTA and event coordinator, was a local teacher who witnessed students not attending prom for financial reasons. He saw the need to support the community by hosting a free runway show 6 p.m., April 7, in the University Center on Main.Wilkes students will model the clothes before they are donated to a local Cinderella&#8217;s Closet, an organization that supplies used formal attire to local residents.Donations should be lightly used formal attire as well as accessories to include dresses, gowns, tuxedos, dress shirts, pants, ties and shoes. The deadline for donations is April 3.To donate contact Justin Davis, justin.davis@wilkes.edu; or Erica Acosta, associate director of diversity initiatives, erica.acosta@wilkes.edu.

Wilkes hosting runway show for prom formal wear