It’s the night she won’t forget, her prom. She has on her beautiful dress, her hair and make-up are perfect, she looks stunning and now she is ready for one of the most magical nights of her life. She feels like a princess that night, a night like no other, one she will cherish for years.

Sponsored by Anton’s Cleaners, a family-owned chain of 44 stores in Eastern Massachusetts and Southern New Hampshire, Belle of the Ball cleans and distributes prom dresses to high school junior and senior girls who would otherwise not have the opportunity to attend their school’s prom.

The 2010 Belle of the Ball collection drive will run from February 1st to April 1st. The goal is to collect ‘gently worn gowns,' in a variety of styles and sizes. Gowns may be dropped off at any Anton’s Cleaners or Jordan’s Furniture store locations. Dresses will be cleaned free of charge at Anton’s Cleaners stores throughout the area.

The 2010 drive will culminate with the sixth annual boutique on April 17, 2010 at Simmons College in Boston. If you are interested in volunteering at the boutique, sign up on our volunteer page.

We are currently seeking high schools, colleges, businesses, and community organizations, to run dress collection drives. You may register on our Become a Partner page.

We are also seeking both in-kind and financial donations, which will be used to purchase gift certificates for hair and nail salons, corsages, limo services and other prom related services. For more information on in-kind donations, visit the "How You Can Help" page.

Since the program began in 2005, more than 1080 girls have received beautiful dresses.

The program’s success is testimony to the many supporting, promotional, collection and in-kind partners.

To read about the 2009 boutique and view photos of the boutique, click here.

View the 2007 Belle of the Ball brochure by right clicking here and hitting save as, to download the PDF to your computer.