DUBLIN, Ga. — Usually around this time of year, students throughout central Georgia are getting ready for their junior or senior proms, but, of course, many spring events like prom have been cancelled. Wanya Reese shares how a Laurens County business is making sure students don't miss out on this memorable event.
Suzanne Lake with GG Formals wants to make sure kids in Laurens County create those same memories despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
"I was really upset about prom because I had paid for the majority of everything," Nemiah Shinholster said.
In the Emerald City, students like Nemiah Shinholster are preparing for a year without a junior/senior prom.
"Makeup appointments, hair appointments, and my dress, I got my dress custom-made, so I was really upset about that," Shinholster.
For some students in Laurens County prom turned into an unlikely event until.
"One of my employees we were talking, and she called and she said, 'Hey, Suz, why don't we just do a prom ourselves?' and I said, 'You know, what that is a great idea, let's do it!'" Owner of GG Formals Suzanne Lake said.
Lake went to Facebook to see how people felt about the idea.
"When the shares started, we were actually just blown away," Lake said.
The post got more than 100 likes and shares, so Lake started planning a prom for all juniors and seniors in the county.
"There are so many people who are planning to help, and we look forward to involving our local people in our community, and allowing others to be part of this exciting event," Lake said.
Lake says the prom is tentatively planned for July at the Dubose Porter Center, letting Shinholster know her senior prom might happen after all.
"Well, that is exciting for me, because I can go ahead and get everything ready now for that, because I was really excited about that," Shinholster said.
Lake says the theme of the prom is Kaleidoscope because the pandemic is giving us all a new look on life.
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