Hometown Hero
Tiffany Grant
Tiffany Grant
Of Sperry , Oklahoma
Granting Prom Wishes
this young lady has sure give an excellent example that when you fallow your dreams and give unselfishly from the heart nothing is impossible.
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Last years prom night was particularly meaningful for Grant, a graduating senior who started Prom Wishes in 2002 as a 4-h project. She began with a few hand-me-down gowns and gave them to 19 girls the first year.
Since then, nearly 800 girls and handful of boys from across Oklahoma have received dresses and tuxedos from the organization.
"This is my passion" Grant says.
Nobody deserves to stay home from prom because they can't afford to go.
Prom Wishes does more than provide the dress, however. Like all the other teens, many receive Jewelry, a matching purse,corsage and even a boutonniere for their date, plus a $25 gasoline card and gift certificates for a manicure and hairstyle.
Individuals donate the dresses and tuxedos while local area businesses contribute everything else.
The formal attire and accessories are stored in a Sunday school classroom at the first baptist Church of Sperry,where prom-bound teenagers can go pick out their dream outfits.
the Stories of people helped are typically poignant. Grant remembers outfitting a girl whose mother died a few weeks prior to prom and her father was laid off from work.
The dad didn't know what it entailed to get a girl to prom.
Grant says "he had tears in his eyes after we helped his daughter"
He was so grateful for everything.
Fortunately, the legacy of kindness will continue while Grant attends college at Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, MO.
After graduating from high school, she handed over the reins to Jamie Weatherman, a seventh-grader and fellow 4-H member who previously volunteered for the organization.
Weatherman hopes to double the number of girls served.
"I've got big shoes to fill, but I think this is probably the best thing that ever happened to me"
Weatherman says:
He was so grateful for everything.
Fortunately, the legacy of kindness will continue while Grant attends college at Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, MO.
After graduating from high school, she handed over the reins to Jamie Weatherman, a seventh-grader and fellow 4-H member who previously volunteered for the organization.
Weatherman hopes to double the number of girls served.
"I've got big shoes to fill, but I think this is probably the best thing that ever happened to me"
Weatherman says:
"Tiffany has shown me that one person can make a difference if they just try"
Good luck and best wishes to both young lady's
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