Diane, Stacy, Lisa and Sabina from CVI spent the morning of March 26th volunteering at Person-to-Person in Darien, Connecticut. The tasks assigned to the Darien team were to sort, organize, box over 200 prom dresses, shoes and handbags which came from donations. Forty dresses were to stay at the Darien location and the remaining was split between the towns of Stamford and Bridgeport. For this particular project, the mission is to assist teens who are unable to afford prom dresses on their own.
[Attached is a picture of Diane, Stacy, Lisa and Sabina modeling a few of the prom dresses.]
Person-To-Person, started in 1968, it is a volunteer-driven, community-supported agency which, through a sharing of goods and talents, responds to individuals and families who lack basic necessities or resources to improve their lives. More than 90% of all donations go directly to programs.
P2P serves 27,000 people in the surrounding community. Families schedule monthly appointments to come in to shop for clothing and food. They are given 30 minutes to shop in the clothing store. In the food pantry, the clients are provided a list of nutritional foods and are able to make selections based on the number of people in their families.
From the outset Person-to-Person began by helping and educating. The efforts to help began with food and clothing and grew to include financial assistance for emergencies, summer camps for children while their parents worked and college scholarships to help break the cycle of poverty. By Diane Frate
