WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 2016
APPEAL TRIBUNE
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All dressed up with somewhere to go
The motto of All
Dressed Up is “Every girl
deserves
to
be
a
princess.”
To this end, the non-
profit organization re-
cently held its sixth annu-
al prom dress giveaway,
much to the joy of young
ladies throughout the
state. The event provides
dresses for school proms
and other formal events
free of charge to any girl
with a valid high school
ID. According to Anna
Benefiel, founder of All
Dressed Up, the occasion
was a huge success.
“It was a great year,”
she said. “We had 1,156
dresses to give away, with
people doing alterations
on site, and we had a lot of
make-up and jewelry.
There were more than 200
teens that came through
from all over, from Silver-
ton, Salem, Mill City, Scio
and as far as Eugene. We
even had girls who had
never even tried on a
dress before.”
The prom season may
be just beginning, but
work continues for the or-
ganization. Throughout
the year, dresses and oth-
er accessories are collect-
ed, especially in plus siz-
es. All items can be
dropped off at a number
of area locations, includ-
All Dressed Up participants
shop for prom-dresses.
PHOTOS SPECIAL TO THE STAYTON MAIL
An All Dressed Up guest models her new find.
ing ACT I Hair Design,
Santiam Cleaners, and
Stayton Cleaners in Stay-
ton; Santiam Treasures
(Mill City); Sugar and
Spice Bakery (Lyons); and
The Shabby Chic Bride
consignment shop (Sa-
lem).
In addition to the dress
project, All Dressed Up
also provides annual
scholarships to high
school students. Applica-
tions are available on the
company Facebook page
under Events (search “All
Dressed Up Prom Dress
Giveaway” on Facebook)
or http://taby02.wix.com/
alldressedup.
Applica-
tions will be accepted un-
til May 31.
For information, con-
tact founder Anna Bene-
fiel at 503-881-0711 or ta-
by02@hotmail.com.
—Annette Utz
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SILVERTON BRIEFS
Church ‘releases’
Christian school
ministry
Silverton
Friends
Church voted last week to
“release the first through
eighth grades of Silverton
Christian School as a min-
istry,” said a spokeswom-
an for a committee of el-
ders and trustees.
Classes will remain
open with church support
through the end of the
school year, Christine
Golden added. No action
has been taken regarding
the church’s popular pre-
school program and kin-
dergarten class.
For the past 36 years,
the school has operated as
a ministry of the church,
with the two entities shar-
ing a building at 229 Eure-
ka Ave.
Twenty-eight students
are those most affected
by the church’s decision
to stop funding the school.
In correspondence be-
tween school staff and
parents, that group of stu-
dents was committed to
returning to school next
year.
A church committee
has been examining the
church-school relation-
ship and brought it to a
member vote on April 11.
“In the Quaker way, we
have a consensus,” Gold-
en said.
Silverton
Christian
School began nearly four
decades ago as a ministry
to the children of the
church. Over the years, it
evolved into a non-denom-
inational Christian school
serving the community.
Its big fundraiser – the
Mayfair auction – is still
set for Saturday, May 14 at
the Mt. Angel Festhalle.
Doors open at 5 p.m. Orga-
nizers are asking sup-
porters to donate, attend
to make it a success.
Free smoke alarm
installation April 23
American Red Cross
workers aim to reduce
death and injury from
home fires by installing
free smoke alarms in Sil-
verton homes on Satur-
day, April 23.
To schedule the instal-
lation of free smoke
alarms into your home,
call 503-528-5783 or email
SilverFallsSmokeA-
larms@gmail.com. Read
more about it or register
online at www.survey-
monkey.com/r/Silver-
FallsSmokeAlarms.
Trained volunteers will go
house to house from 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. that day.
The National Fire Pro-
tections Association rec-
ommends multiple smoke
alarms be installed in
your home. If current
alarms are 10 years or old-
er, new alarms should be
installed, even if they test
okay, said the NFPA.
In a house fire, occu-
pants may have less than 2
minutes to escape before
it’s too late, said the Red
Cross.
This safety campaign
is in partnership with the
Oregon State Fire Mar-
shal. The Red Cross is also
seeking volunteers to help
with installation.
Planning
commission gets
new member
David Sylvia was ap-
pointed to the Mt. Angel
Planning Commission by
the City Council earlier
this month. The partially
retired businessman and
Mt. Angel resident will
complete the term of for-
mer commissioner Jeff
Wall, which expires June
30. The council can reap-
point him at that time.
A second planning
commission position is ex-
pected to open July 1, and
the council is holding the
application of Tom Cantu
Jr., in consideration for
that volunteer job. Cantu
is an electrician and pro-
ject manager.
Planning commission
members serve two-year
terms; they are tasked
with reviewing applica-
tion for regular land use
within the city. Current
members are Gordon
Bochsler, Ryan Kleinsh-
mit, Greg Savage and
Craig Emch.
Vin Searles
Michael Wooters Bridgette Justis Mario Montiel
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