Hot Shots – 7/10/24

Organization Gives Students Access To Formal Attire

Junior League of Honolulu donated $1,000 in support of YWCA O‘ahu’s The Bella Project, operating under the Dress for Success Honolulu program. The Bella Project breaks down financial barriers for youth by providing high school students with dresses and other formal attire, free of charge, so they can participate in formal events. Pictured are (from left) Stephanie Hamano, economic advancement director, YWCA O‘ahu; former The Bella Project directors and JLH sustainers Valerie Schmidt and Charise Shigeta; Sara Riggs, program coordinator, Dress for Success Honolulu; and Aileen Chen Brennan, 2022-24 president, JLH. Photo courtesy YWCA O‘ahu