3rd Annual Dress Giveaway
Sat, Mar 22
|Camillus Elks Lodge
Anyone can pick out their wedding, prom, bridesmaid, mother of bride/groom, military ball, or pageant dress for “free” with whatever affordable donation they chose to make to our non-profit.
Time & Location
Mar 22, 2025, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Camillus Elks Lodge, 6117 Newport Rd, Camillus, NY 13031, USA
About the Event
In March of 2023 we held our first annual Dress Giveaway in 2 separate locations and in March of 2024 our second event as well to benefit the Donor Family Network and Team Finger Lakes to educate the public and promote organ donation. Laura and Mark Reff's daughter, Lucy Reff, purchased her wedding dress two days before suffering a sudden illness that took her life. Lucy was able to donate her organs saving the lives of four recipients. The bridal shop where they purchased her dress offered them outdated stock, all still brand new, to use to raise money for our group, in Lucy‘s memory. The following year we reached out to bridal shops all over New York State and received donated dresses to do it again. They were both huge successes allowing anyone to pick out their wedding, prom, bridesmaid, mother of bride/groom, military ball, or pageant dress f…