DALLAS, Jan. 25,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Comerica Bank will host its
ninth annual North Texas Prom Dress Drive, Feb. 1-29, at six participating banking centers.
Donations will benefit local teens served by Boys & Girls
Clubs of Collin County, Dallas
CASA and Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Dallas, who otherwise may not be able
to afford formal attire and experience the high school tradition of
prom.
"Through generous donations from our customers, colleagues and
the community, we have been able to send thousands of teens to prom
in their dream dress over the past eight years," said Beatrice Kelly, Comerica Bank Senior Vice
President and Director of Community Development Banking. "As this
year's chair of the Comerica North Texas Women's Forum board, I
look forward to helping make this time-honored tradition a reality
for even more teens as we expand our reach and provide donations to
an additional nonprofit, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Collin County, in 2024."
Individuals and businesses can drop off new or gently used,
cleaned formal dresses and accessories at the following
North Texas-area Comerica
banking centers:
Drop-Off Locations:
- Chapel Hill-Tollway: 2560 Dallas Parkway; Plano
- Cole-Fitzhugh: 3202 North Fitzhugh; Dallas
- Forest-Inwood: 5200 Forest Lane; Dallas
- Lovers Lane-Devonshire: 5647 W. Lovers Lane;
Dallas
- NorthPark: 8850 Boedeker Street; Dallas
- Parker-Premier: 3310
Premier Drive; Plano
Since 2016, Comerica has donated close to 6,210 dresses,
including 625 in 2023, to Dallas CASA and Boys & Girls Clubs of
Greater Dallas.
For more information, visit comerica.com/promdress.
About Comerica Bank
Comerica Incorporated (NYSE: CMA)
is a financial services company headquartered in Dallas, Texas, and strategically aligned by
three business segments: The Commercial Bank, The Retail Bank and
Wealth Management. Comerica focuses on building relationships and
helping people and businesses be successful, providing more than
400 banking centers across the country with locations in
Arizona, California, Florida, Michigan and Texas. Founded 175 years ago in Detroit, Michigan, Comerica continues to
expand into new regions, including its Southeast Market, based in
North Carolina, and Mountain West
Market in Colorado. Comerica has
offices in 17 states and services 14 of the 15 largest U.S.
metropolitan areas, as well as Canada and Mexico. Comerica reported total assets of
$85.8 billion at December 31, 2023.
About Boys & Girls Clubs of Collin County
Boys & Girls Clubs of Collin
County has been meeting the needs of children in
Collin County since 1968. BGCCC's
mission is "To enable to all young people, especially those who
need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring,
responsible citizens." The organization currently serves over 4,800
children each year through its after-school, summer, and outreach
programs through its eight (8) Clubs in McKinney, Plano, Frisco, and Princeton. Boys & Girls Clubs of
Collin County's website is
https://www.bgccc.org/
About Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Dallas
For 65 years Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Dallas has provided life-changing
services to more than a quarter of a million youth in Dallas and surrounding areas. BGCD's mission
is to enable all young people, especially those who need it most,
to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible
citizens. Programming in three core areas meets the diverse
needs and interests of their thousands of Club members, ages 6-18.
These core areas include academic success, good character and
citizenship, and healthy lifestyles. For more information, please
visit bgcdallas.org.
About Dallas CASA
Dallas CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) seeks to protect
children, restore childhood and help child victims of abuse or
neglect achieve their full potential. The agency's trained and
supervised community volunteers are assigned by judges to advocate
for the best interests of children who have experienced abuse or
neglect and are living in the protective care of the state. For
many children in foster care, their Dallas CASA volunteer is the
only consistent, caring adult in their lives during a frightening,
uncertain time. Dallas CASA envisions a day when all children
experience safe childhoods and grow into resourceful, healthy
adults. Now in its 44th year, Dallas CASA serves more children than
any of the more than 900 CASA programs nationwide. In 2023, 1,240
Dallas CASA volunteers were assigned to advocate for 2,151 children
in protective care. For the past five years, the agency has been
able to provide an advocate for every Dallas child in need, but each year more are
needed. To learn more, visit dallascasa.org.
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