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One of its projects is gathering and
maintaining a collection of wedding
gowns, which are available for rent at
reasonable rates. And all of those pro-
ceeds. go to charity.

Help In Israel

Yad Eliezer is a charity that has a vari-
ety of tzedakah programs for Israel's
poor. One specifically benefiting
brides (and grooms) is the Adopt a
Wedding project.
According to Sori Tropper, New York
spokesperson for Yad Eliezer, "The
amount for a sponsorship is $1,000 for
a whole sponsorship and $500 for half,
which means that two people (or cou-
ples) sponsor the same wedding."
While sponsoring a - modest but
respectable wedding, which might
include items like clothes, catering and
carnations, might be beyond some-
one's budget, all contributions are
warmly received.
You can contact Yad Eliezer by
phone at (718) 258-1580, and you
can find out about their worthwhile
endeavors by visiting the
chesednet.org Web site and clicking
on the Yad Eliezer link on the member
organizations page.
Making Memories Breast Cancer
Foundation is another charity that
gives wedding gowns a second go
round. This 4-year-old Oregon organi-
zation collects new (from manufactur-
ers and salons) and gently used (from
brides and moviemakers) wedding
dresses and sells them at their
"Something old, something new" trav-
eling bridal showcase.
Proceeds go to granting the wishes
of metastatic breast cancer patients —
"making a difference" is what they call
this part of their program. And if you
think this foundation sounds familiar,
you probably watched the Miss
America Pageant on television.
Miss America 2002, Katie Harmon,
hails from Oregon and is a former
executive board member of Making
Memories,. She is its biggest cheer-
leader, and supporting terminal breast
cancer patients was her platform issue
during the competition.
For details about how you can
donate your gown, call (503) 252-
3955.. If you'ld like to find out more
about the wonderful work this foun-
dation does, please visit its Web site at
www.makingmemories.org .

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