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Donation to Summer Street offers unique opportunity for wedding dress shoppers
A unique opportunity for dress shoppers came in the form of a trunk sale, all in the name of charity.
NEW GLASGOW, N.S. — Dorothy Lodge sat behind a small table and watched as people searched through hundreds of dresses waiting to be worn.
“It’s good to see the happy, smiling faces of the people who are benefiting,” she said.
Lodge was the owner of Sure Stitch and Inspirations Bridal in downtown New Glasgow for 38 years. When she closed the business, she donated the inventory to Summer Street Industries, who offered the formal wear for sale at an Oct. 19 trunk sale.
“It’s a good cause. They do a lot for the community and for the people involved,” Lodge said, when asked what motivated her donation. “Someone may as well benefit from all these things.”
Liz Lapier, Summer Street’s social enterprise manager, said it was great to honour Lodge’s generosity at a celebration on Oct. 18. At that event, executive director Bob Bennett spoke about the impact the donation had on the organization, from providing its clients employment to generating potential revenue from the sale.
Lapier said the trunk sale featured more than 200 wedding dresses alone, as well as more than 200 prom and attendant dresses.
“It’s pretty remarkable,” she said.
Shopper Erika Sloan found her dream dress at the sale. She said the choice was simple.
“Honestly it couldn’t have been easier. It was just there staring at me.”
She said the sale offered a lot of variety and hopes Summer Street holds another event like it.
“It actually means a lot to me because I used to work for this organization. It’s a great opportunity for the people who work here and the people we support.”