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  • Project Window Prom Dress Giveaway Event On May 14th

    Project Window Presents "Queens Of Far Rockaway" Prom Dress Giveaway. Date: May 14, 2016 Time: 11:30 A.M. - 3:00 P.M. Address: 365 Beach 56 street, Arverne, NY 11692

    Posted at April 28, 2016 | By : | Categories : News | 0 Comment
  • Charity Struggles to Collect Prom Dresses for Local Teens

    http://www.twcnews.com/nyc/queens/news/2016/04/27/charity-struggles-to-collect-prom-dresses-for-local-teens.html Silk, taffeta and tulle gowns have the power to uplift teenage girls like Nigeria Glenn. She recalls attending her first Queens of Far Rockaway dress event in 2013 where she found a white ball gown for her middle-school formal. “I want to feel that feeling again because that was probably the happiest moment I felt," said Glenn. Angela Hines of Far Rockaway wants every girl in her ...

    Posted at April 28, 2016 | By : | Categories : News | 0 Comment
  • Queens woman struggles to find prom dress donations for charity

    http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/queens/queens-woman-struggles-find-prom-dress-donations-charity-article-1.2610572 DEBBIE EGAN-CHIN/NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Zakiah Murphy,12, and Victoria Rodriguez,14, try on donated prom dresses at home of Angela Hines. If Angela Hines has her way, every young woman in Far Rockaway who wants to go to the prom will have a beautiful dress to wear this year. But the Legal Aid lawyer, who is also a mom of five, is struggling to ...

    Posted at April 28, 2016 | By : | Categories : News | 0 Comment
  • Times Ledger (5/17/13): Rockaway teens play dress up in prom gown giveaway

    Angela Hines believes all young women should feel like a princess on prom night and she is doing her part to make that come true. The Far Rockaway resident organized and hosted Queens of Far Rockaway at the Action Center, at 57-10 Beach Channel Drive, last week, an event allowing victims of Superstorm Sandy to walk away with a free prom dress, shoes and accessories, including purses, jewelry and makeup tips. The founder ...

    Posted at February 16, 2014 | By : | Categories : News | 0 Comment
  • Project Window: Making Dreams Come True

    Angela Hines of Far Rockaway has worked to make the dreams of young girls come true. As the founder and director of the non-profit organization, Project Window, Angela and her team help young girls who fell victim to the destruction of Hurricane Sandy find prom dresses for their special night. Volunteers of Project Window have dedicated their efforts to helping families who are struggling to rebuild after being displaced by the storm.

    Posted at February 16, 2014 | By : | Categories : News | 0 Comment
  • Manhattan Store Repays Far Rockaway Resident For Her Efforts Collecting Dresses For Sandy Victims

    Watch Full video here They say one good turn deserves another, and sometimes, many good turns lead to something extra special. NY1's Diane King Hall has the story of a woman from Far Rockaway whose concern for others was repaid in a way she never expected. When Angela Hines showed up at Kleinfeld on West 20th Street, she was hoping to pick up some dresses ...

    Posted at February 14, 2014 | By : | Categories : News | 0 Comment
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  • Far Rockaway organization gives girls a ‘Window’ to the future

    Project Window helps provide a feeling of camaraderie and a common ground for young women to speak about friends, family and life, as well as opportunities to reach their full potential and face life with confidence.   One Far Rockaway organization is aiming to provide young girls with a greater sense of life, more than just “what they see outside their windows.” Project Window was created with intentions to provide a feeling of ...

    Posted at April 26, 2013 | By : | Categories : News | 0 Comment
  • Inspirational Rockaway mom pampers Sandy teens; Angela Hines hosts event to help storm victims prepare for proms

    Project Window founder Angela Hines, who collects donations such as dresses, shoes, accessories, etc. for Hurricane Sandy victims, inside her home in Rockaway. Angela Hines thinks every teen girl should experience a prom, whether or not she has the money to make it happen. The Rockaway lawyer and mother of five is collecting gowns and donations to host a “Queens of Far Rockaway” event next month that will allow teen victims of ...

    Posted at April 26, 2013 | By : | Categories : News | 0 Comment
  • City Tech to Honor Ten ‘Community Builders’ at 2012 Best of New York Award Dinner on May 14

    New York City College of Technology (City Tech) will honor ten “community builders” at the 2012 Best of New York Award Dinner on Monday, May 14, in the Hilton New York’s Trianon Ballroom, Avenue of the Americans at 53rd Street ...

    Posted at May 16, 2012 | By : | Categories : News | 0 Comment
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