Story Created:
May 17, 2011 at 10:26 AM EDT
Story Updated:
May 17, 2011 at 5:04 PM EDT
In a rural Georgia county devastated by tornadoes last month, prom was more than just a teen rite of passage. For many, it helped restore some semblance of normalcy.
TRENTON, Ga. (AP) - In a rural Georgia county devastated by tornadoes last month, prom was more than just a teen rite of
passage. For many, it helped restore some semblance of normalcy.
Prom was nearly canceled when the tornadoes hit Dade County on April 27, killing two people and razing 140 homes. But officials
decided to push it back two weeks instead. Students who lost much in the storms - including their prom dresses - got some help so
they could go.
A Facebook group called Rescue Prom gave donated dresses to girls like Delana Blevins and Marcella Lackey. Both lost their
dresses when the twisters hit the shops where they had brought the gowns for alterations.
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