San Jose, California/March 9, 2011 – San Jose Vice Mayor Madison Nguyen is leading Operation Prom Dress for the third year in a row and Comerica Bank is joining the effort by offering ten banking centers as drop-off locations.
“Operation Prom Dress is a great way to help high school girls find the perfect prom dress at no cost,” said Julius Chiang, Regional Manager for Comerica’s Retail Division. “We want to get the word out in the communities we serve that people can drop off their new or gently worn dresses at our banking centers through April 4.”
Nguyen and her staff are working to collect at least 1,000 dresses this year that would be appropriate for high school students to wear to their proms this spring. In 2010, they collected 800 dresses. Students who want to take home a dress don’t have to attend a San Jose school, which is why Comerica is collecting dresses at banking centers in cities outside of San Jose.
“We are very pleased Comerica Bank is joining our effort,” said Nguyen. “Comerica staff members can promote Operation Prom Dress to their customers and that will help bring in more dresses for the girls to choose from.”
Details:
WHO: Comerica Bank
WHAT: Banking Centers become drop-off locations for Operation Prom Dress
WHEN: Dresses can be dropped off between now and April 4. Distribution day for the dresses is April 9 at the Seven Trees Community Center
WHERE: The following banking centers will be accepting dresses:
Downtown: 333 W. Santa Clara Street, San Jose, CA 95113
Airport: 226 Airport Parkway, San Jose CA 95110
Saratoga: 13000 Saratoga-Sunnyvale Road, Saratoga, CA 95070
Los Gatos: 444 N. Santa Cruz Avenue, Los Gatos, CA 95030
Almaden Valley: 1092 Blossom Hill Road, San Jose, CA 95123
Silver Creek: 5601 Silver Creek Valley Road, San Jose, CA 95138
Willow Glen: 1191 Lincoln Avenue, San Jose, CA 95125
Sunnyvale: 1255 Oakmead Parkway, Sunnyvale, CA 94085
Winchester: 1245 S. Winchester Blvd. San Jose, CA 95128
Cupertino: 10020 North De Anza Blvd. Cupertino, CA 95014
San Jose City libraries and some community centers are also drop-off locations for prom dresses through April 4.
About Comerica Bank
Comerica Bank, founded 161 years ago, is a subsidiary of Comerica Inc., based in Dallas. Comerica focuses on relationships, and helping people and businesses be successful. The bank’s Western Market regional headquarters is in downtown San Jose, and offices in seven Bay Area counties provide a full range of financial services. Comerica Bank’s middle market group in San Jose specializes in serving manufacturers, distributors and wholesalers, especially those that are privately owned and/or owner-managed. The Technology & Life Sciences group, with its national headquarters in Palo Alto, serves technology, biotech and venture-backed companies. Wealth & Institutional Management, Treasury Management, Commercial Real Estate and Small Business Banking groups serve customers throughout the Bay Area.
Media Contact:
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