From left: Karen Rivera, Sherrine Gonzalez, and Katari Lebron.
A donation drive led by the Heritage of Latino Alliance (HOLA) employee resource group at Mount Sinai’s Corporate Services Center helped make prom dreams come true for about 50 girls from Esperanza Preparatory Academy in East Harlem.
The group collected more than 150 dresses and a large selection of accessories from staff throughout the Mount Sinai Health System and delivered them to the school in April.
The event was coordinated by three HOLA members who are supervisors in Mount Sinai’s Central Billing Office, Karen Rivera, Sherrine Gonzalez, and Katari Lebron.
The parent coordinator of the school, Nahelis Polanco, said in a thank-you note that the donations brought smiles to the girls’ faces, adding, “You truly did a wonderful thing.”