The Glass Slipper Project

Project Description

Team 5 hosted an event for the Glass Slipper Project on Saturday, November 3rd from 2pm to 5pm at T.G.I. Friday’s to raise money and awareness for The Glass Slipper Project. During the event, guests were able to eat, socialize and learn more about the Glass Slipper Project. The team collected prom dresses, shoes, purses, jewelry and money to benefit the charity.

Charity

The Glass Slipper Project is a non-profit organization that was founded in 1999 and is based in Chicago, Illinois. The organization collects new and almost new formal dresses and accessories and provides them to girls with junior and/or senior status in high school. Since its inception, The Glass Slipper Project has helped over 20,000 young women attend their proms! Students shop for a free outfit, aided by more than 500 volunteer personal shoppers, with alterations available on-site.

The Glass Slipper Project was founded by Dorian Carter, Katherine Goldberg Shaw and Rachel Hart Klayman, with assistance from Julie Ann Sklaver. While Chicago Public Schools and private donors provide support for its operations, it is volunteer run and has no paid staff.

Analysis of Success

Team 5 had the following goals to measure success:

  • Collect at least 30 dresses & accessories from the following list:
    • Unused makeup
    • Sparkly jewelry (earrings, bracelets, necklaces)
    • Small, dressy purses
    • Dressy shoes and sandals
    • New or gently used formal dresses
  • Have at least 40 people attend the event
  • Have a board member from the Glass Slipper Project attend our event
  • Raise awareness for the Glass Slipper Project
  • Get 1 person to sign up to volunteer during prom season
  • Raise $750 in monetary donations for the Glass Slipper Project

We were able to achieve 3 of our 6 goals. We exceeded our both of our donation goals. We collected the following items for the Glass Slipper Project: 60 formal dresses, 10 pairs of shoes, 40 pieces of sparkly jewelry, 3 small, dressy purses and 5 makeup kits. We also collected $835 in monetary donations. We were also able to raise awareness for the charity. During our event, several members of the T.G.I. Friday’s staff, as well as other dining customers, stopped by to pick up flyers  and asked where they can drop off dresses in the future. While we had a great event, we did not exceed our attendee goal, did not have a board member from the Glass Slipper Project attend our event and did not get a volunteer to sign up. Overall, we had about 35 people attend our event.

Lessons Learned

We learned the following lessons throughout the planning of our event:

  1. Communication – We first learned that communication is key. You have to stay in constant contact with everyone that is involved with your event – especially your other group members!
  2. Marketing Your Event – We also learned how important it is to make sure you have your marketing material done as soon as possible and that you send out your invites early. This way people are aware of your event and hopefully they are free to attend.
  3. Stay Organized – Make sure you have your implementation plan and risk management plan done early. These tools are crucial to the success of the event. The implementation plan helps you stay organized and keeps everyone on task. The risk management helps you prepare for anything that could go wrong with your event.

Advice for Future Teams

Our advice for future teams would be to make sure you stay on top of getting everything done in a timely manner. Get in contact with the charity and the venue people early. When you talk to anyone, make sure that you get everything in writing.

Photos of the Event

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