nmany much us have heard the stories of tharve math of hurricane santedy. the cost of rebuilding their is enormous . approaching the time that is a rite of passage. the high school prom. one of them is making sure young ladies have the prom of their dreams and making sure the special night will be filled with wonderful memories and a special prom expo is planned and donating thousands of prom dresses. first event held in staten island and the next in rock away new york. joining us to talk about this executive director. >> thank you for having me. >> talk about the idea and what an difference it makes. >> we collect dresses for the less fortunate. but this year we geared it up and we reached out and collected more than a thousand dresses. we had them dry cleaned by a local dry cleaners where they are all brand new and in good shape and we had our first exhibition last week and we distributed over 225 dresses and 50,000 worth of accessories. >> uma: it is very? . many people forget that the people who are having to rebuild their lives from hurricane santedy m