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L'Anse Creuse High School North Community Service Coordinator Janet Maul may not have a magic wand, but she has already played Fairy Godmother to a small number of local Cinderellas in need.L'Anse Creuse High School North in Macomb Township offers girls free prom dresses to borrow from a selection called Cinderella's Closet.The dresses have been utilized not so much for those in financial need this prom season as for those who have had difficulty obtaining their original dresses due to Internet scams, according to Maul.

"There was one girl who had ordered a dress two or three months ago and she said that when she checked on it, it was in China. And she didn't know when she was going to get it or if she was going to get it. And her representative from Michigan Works! that works with her said that there were a few girls that did that and it was a scam. They found it on the Internet," Maul said.Although the closet offers no menswear, several boys in the school's Mr. Crusader male beauty pageant borrowed dresses in the fun spirit of the competition last February, according to Maul.

Students from other schools are also welcome to select dresses from the closet, he said."This is my first year at High School North," Maul said. "I think in the past we have offered it to a couple of girls from L'Anse Creuse High School and Dakota."The closet, located in a small room of the school near the staff lounge, has about five racks of dresses available - more than 100 in numbers, according to Maul.As for donations, the closet is in need of some shoes and accessories, as well as a wider variety of dress sizes.


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The spirit of Rita Medeiros lives on through Rita's Closet, a prom dress donation program started by the Medeiros family and DeMario Bridal and Formal to benefit young girls.Rita Medeiros, 16, died in a vehicle crash April 2. She would have been a senior at Westminster High School this fall.Rita bought her prom dress from DeMario Bridal and Formal the day before her fatal accident. The last picture taken of Medeiros was a picture of her trying on her dress at DeMario. At the time of the accident, her prom dress was still in the back of the vehicle.DeMario Bridal and Formal collaborated with the Medeiros family to form Rita's Closet — a program where anyone can donate their previously worn dresses to young girls who may be looking for one.

Rita was always a giver, said Dawn DeMario, owner of DeMario Bridal and Formal."We felt the need to give back in her spirit and honor her the way that she honored everyone," she said.Tamara Medeiros, Rita's mother, said her daughter was always someone who cared about other people. Medeiros described Rita as "the onboard counselor for other people" and "a really good listener."Medeiros said it was her daughter's gift of giving of herself that the program was born out of.Anyone can take a previously worn prom dress to the Spa at Roop's Mill, located on the same property as DeMario's shop on Taneytown Pike, to be donated.

"The donated dresses are 100 percent free, dry-cleaned, and given to the girls to keep," DeMario said.LifePoint church of Reisterstown donated 400 dresses to kick off the program after it was formed around Easter Sunday, according to DeMario. In two weeks, more than 250 other dresses had been donated from women all over Carroll County."We are astonished at the amount that's been given," DeMario said. "Some girls have even exchanged their dresses from last year for one of our dresses.""Every girl that has come in has left with a dress," DeMario says. "Seventy-four people have gotten dresses in less than a month."



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Weddings are one of the most precious, most awaited event in every woman's life, yes of course not just for women but also for men. It is the kind of event to which you will give a huge quantity of time,money,and effort just to make it a dream come true wedding. Everybody wants an unforgettable wedding, and wants it to be perfect, starting with the designs of the wedding dressesto the venue and even to the guests who are invited.

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Cork. This often-overlooked natural material comes in various colors and patterns and is sustainable, warm, and slightly cushioned. Seal it to prevent water damage and clean the same as you would a hardwood floor.Linoleum. Easy-to-clean linoleum is available in sheets or tiles in a broad range of colors. Many consumers confuse linoleum with vinyl, but vinyl is a synthetic material with a pattern imprinted on the surface, while linoleum is all-natural with color throughout.

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Hardwood. Improvements in products and sealers make wood a viable flooring material in kitchens. That's good news for people with open floor plans, who wish to use the same material in adjoining living areas. Additionally, wood adds a sense of timelessness and warmth that suits any style, from urban loft to cozy cottage to traditional home.There's no denying the look is impressive, but you'll likely need a strong subfloor and some big bucks to get the job done. Tile and stone can also be cold and uncomfortable if you stand in place for long. (One solution is to place a cushioned mat where you most frequently stand to reduce feet and leg fatigue. )


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Acme Floor Company has won the "Best Commercial Wood Flooring" award for its installation of the flooring in Helzberg Hall, the 1,600-seat concert venue at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, and the current home of the renowned Kansas City Symphony. Supplied by Frank Miller Lumber, the flooring in Helzberg Hall was constructed and installed from more than 20,000 square feet of 3" red oak and features a stunning floor-to-ceiling aesthetic showcasing a variety of North American hardwoods.

The 2012 National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) Expo, held April 2012 at the Gaylord Palms Convention Center in Kissimmee, Fla., is the only convention and trade show in the world dedicated solely to wood flooring. Experts in wood flooring and hardwood from around the world gathered to network, share experiences with their peers, and honor the achievements of some of the premier flooring companies in the industry."Acme is honored to receive this award from the National Wood Flooring Association," said Bob Kenney II, president and owner, Acme Floor Company. "We are proud to do our part to create such an exceptional building for the Kansas City community."

Helzberg Hall was designed by internationally renowned architecture firm Safdie Architects, who collaborated with Acme Floor Co. to create a space that showcases the delicate acoustics of solo concerts, chamber music and even full orchestras. The architects wanted to use quartersawn hardwood to complement their world-class design, and Acme turned to the premier quartersawn hardwood experts at Frank Miller."We feel privileged that Frank Miller was chosen by Acme Floor Co. to supply the hardwood used in the architecturally significant Kauffman Center," said Dan Hackett, president and CEO, Frank Miller.

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