Valhalla Resale was gifted about 200 dresses to distribute to the community from a generous donor and we partnered with Tampa Bay Homeschool Inclusive Events (TBHIvE) to give away the dresses for Prom at Maestro's at the Straz Center!

Tampa Bay Homeschool Inclusive Prom will provide an inclusive prom for all 9-12 grade students: homeschool, public, or private on April 29th.

We booked 2 students at a time in 30 minute intervals to search the dresses and try on and hopefully, find the perfect dress to take home. All dresses after this event were donated to the TBHIvE and The Connector Club dress swap to be held on April 15th.

About Tampa Bay Homeschool Inclusive Events: TBHIvE is a non-profit organization committed to enriching and supporting Tampa Bay’s homeschooling community with safe and inclusive events that welcome all students, regardless of race, religion, ability, gender identity, or sexual orientation. It was created by a group of parents in search of milestone school events for homeschool students where they could celebrate their diversity. We provide a safe space for all homeschool students to participate as their authentic selves.

While we were incredibly happy to be able to have the opportunity to give away so many prom dresses this year, we want to make it known that this is the only event we'll do like this. We had a generous donor in a position where she needed to donate 200 dresses and she very generously chose our business to facilitate the donation. We don't expect to have anything like that happen again.