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(LISA BARONA MCROBERTS ADVISES STUDENT):
IF YOU WANT, YOU COULD PROBABLY OVERLAY THE FRONT OR TAKE
THIS APART AND OVERLAY THIS PANEL.
(LISA BARONA MCROBERTS) WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE BEEN
APPROACHED BY THE CINDERELLA PROJECT TO PREPARE GARMENTS
FOR HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS AGE 15 TO 17.
OUR STUDENTS WILL TAKE EXISTING DRESSES
THAT HAVE NOT BEEN USED BECAUSE THEY'RE OUT OF DATE,
OR PEOPLE DIDN'T LIKE THE STYLES OR THEY DIDN'T FIT PROPERLY.
EACH STUDENT WILL GET THREE GARMENTS AND
THEY WILL TAKE THEIR EXISTING DESIGNED DRESS
AND TAKE THE SUSTAINABLE APPROACH THAT WE LEARNED
LAST SEMESTER AND DESIGN THE NEW DRESSES
USING THESE FABRICATIONS. AND WHAT WE'LL GET AS AN END RESULT
IS A GARMENT FOR ONE OF THESE TEENAGE GIRLS
THAT ARE UNDERPRIVILEGED IN THE COMMUNITY.
(MARTHA LANDRY) RIGHT NOW, WHAT I HAVE IS A BUSTIER TOP
THAT I MADE STARTING WITH THE SLEEVES OF THIS DRESS
COUPLED WITH THE SKIRT OF THIS DRESS. I'M REALLY EXCITED
THAT OUR CLASS HAS BEEN GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HELP
WITH THE CINDERELLA PROJECT AND TO REALLY JUST
TRY TO MAKE SOMEONE'S LIFE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT ,
A LITTLE BIT BETTER. NOT ONLY ARE WE HELPING
WITH THE CINDERELLA PROJECT, BUT WE'RE ALSO LEARNING
HOW TO TAKE THINGS AND RECYCLE AND REUSE
AND LEARNING HOW TO TAKE THINGS APART AND USE THEM
IN A DIFFERENT WAY.
(CLASS INSTRUCTOR) IT DOES MAKE A BIG INFLUENCE
IN SOMEONE'S LIFE TO FEEL GOOD, TO LIKE WHAT THEY'RE WEARING
AND ALSO TO EXPRESS THEIR INDIVIDUALITY.
(SARAH DUPREE) OUR GOAL SINCE THREE YEARS AGO, AND THIS
WILL BE OUR FOURTH YEAR, IS TO IMPLEMENT A MENTORING
PROGRAM AND ALSO HOPEFULLY BEGIN A SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.
WITH OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH LSU THIS YEAR IT'S
GOING TO BE CRUCIAL FOR US TO BE ABLE TO SHOW THE COMMUNITY
THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY, THERE ARE STUDENTS,
THERE ARE EDUCATORS THAT WOULD LIKE TO BE INVOLVED
AND ALSO TO BRING IT FASHION FORWARD WHERE THE GIRLS REALIZE
THAT IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT A PROM, THAT THEY TOO,
IF THEY'RE INTERESTED IN FASHION, CAN GO FORWARD,
BE A STUDENT AT LSU OR PURSUE THEIR DREAMS. WHEN YOU SEE
THE GIRLS GET THE DRESS, IT TOTALLY MAKES SENSE OF IT.
AND IT'S AMAZING TO SEE WHAT THEY PICK.
(MCROBERTS) CINDERELLA PROJECT HAS DONATED
OVER 10,000 DRESSES, AND THIS IS A NEW MARRIAGE FOR US.
AND WE WOULD LIKE TO DO THIS EVERY YEAR.
(LANDRY) IT'S A GOOD FEELING TO KNOW THAT I MIGHT BE
ONE OF THE PEOPLE WHO MAKES A DIFFERENCE IN SOMEBODY'S LIFE.