By Lisa Capobianco Staff Writer With prom season just around the corner, the Southington community has stepped up to help girls in need of a dress. A Moment Away Spa Massage Therapy and Treatments is collecting dresses for Princess & The Prom, a non-profit corporation that provides free prom dresses to high school girls in need. Since the end of February, the spa has received at least six dresses, and hopes to collect 50 by the end of March. The spa will also collect accessories for the dresses, including purses, jewelry and shawls. Donated dresses must be from the past five years. When spa manager Malarie Mikalonis heard about Princess & The Prom, and thought it would serve as a great way to give back to the community. For eight years now the Spa has pursued a different charity project, including raising money for American Cancer Society. “I think it’s a great idea,” said Mikalonis. “The more we could do to help someone out,” why not?” “We try to do a different charity every year,” added Lindsey DellaVecchia, the owner of A Moment Away Spa, adding that the mission of Princess & The Prom reinforces the mission of her business.“We’re [...]
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