Operation All Dressed Up returns for seventh year

JOINT NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
SAULT STE. MARIE POLICE SERVICE
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Sault Ste. Marie Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service (SSMPS) working with Safe Communities Partnership are pleased to announce the seventh year of Sault Ste. Marie and Algoma District Operation All Dressed Up! 2020 assisting Grade 8 and Grade 12 girls prepare for upcoming graduation ceremonies.  

With the support of community partners and the community itself, this initiative will foster positive self-esteem in our youth, eliminate some of the anxiety girls experience when preparing for these ceremonies and ease the financial strain on families that accompany graduation and prom events.

The OPP and SSMPS are looking for donations of gently used and or new formal dresses to assist with this initiative. Anyone wanting to donate accessories toward making a young girl's special day memorable will also be accepted.

If you see yourself or your business as a community partner, all donations will be gratefully accepted and acknowledged.  

Sault Ste. Marie and Algoma District Operation All Dressed Up 2020 is scheduled for Sunday, April 19, 2020, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Algoma's Water Tower Inn. Students must call ahead and book an appointment. Walk-Ins are welcome after 3 p.m.

Donated items may be dropped off at the following two locations: 

• Yes! It Fits located at 577 Second Line West (Tuesday - Friday 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. and Saturday 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.)  
• Sault Ste. Marie OPP Detachment at 742 Great Northern Rd. (Monday - Friday between 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.). 

To book an appointment please call 705-946-9818 or 705-971-2494

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