Sally Shaughnessy of Bella Boutique

Our guest for episode 6 is Sally Shaughnessy, the operations lead for Bella Boutique, a non-profit based in Denver that provides free formalwear to teens in financial need. She has worked with Bella since 2015. Sally is committed to supporting neighbors and improving her local community and has been involved with non-profits and volunteering for twenty plus years, since to her college days in Western Massachusetts.

Show Notes

Our guest for episode 6 is Sally Shaughnessy, the operations lead for Bella Boutique, a non-profit based in Denver that provides free formalwear to teens in financial need. She has worked with Bella since 2015. Sally is committed to improving her local community and has been involved with non-profits and volunteering for twenty plus years, since her college days in Western Massachusetts. 

Prom can cost a teenage girl over $1,000 on average when you factor in a dress, shoes, jewelry, purse, hair, and makeup as well as the ticket, transportation and floral expenses. Middle- and lower- class families cannot always afford this.  Bella Boutique has stepped up and been there for these families since 2014. 

There are very few organizations doing it quite the way Bella is - completely free and totally comprehensive. They distribute prom and homecoming gowns, tuxedos, shoes, accessories and vouchers for free hair and makeup to teens on free and reduced lunch or facing transient financial hardship.  They are based in Denver and have had students drive from all over the state of Colorado and as far as Montana, Nebraska and Wyoming.  

Website 
https://www.bellaboutiquedenver.org

Instagram 
@bellabtqdenver

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Altruism Unplugged is a podcast that raises awareness and promotes growth for charities, non profits, and business leaders that have found independent success and have used their platform to give back. We will put a lens on the leaders of these movements, exploring the origins and inspiration that led them to live the “ALTRUISTIC “ lifestyle. We will detail their most successful stories and how they managed the roadblocks along the way that makes their journey truly unique. Ultimately we want to provide a platform to help continue their growth with each episode offering an opportunity for the listeners to interact and support the initiative.