Prom night dreams came true for dozens of South Florida teens eager to experience a sense of normalcy when the Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital Foundation (JDCH), with support from Dunkin’ Joy in Childhood Foundation, rolled out the red carpet for a Hollywood-inspired milestone celebration.

For teen patients who are unable to attend their own school dances due to illness and treatment, this milestone event, now in its 11th year, brought even more meaning to an event that is often considered an adolescent rite of passage.

“Prom is one of those moments every teenager imagines for themselves. When a serious illness enters a teenager’s life, it has a way of taking away the ordinary moments everyone else takes for granted,” said Kelley Morris, president, Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital Foundation. “Each year, I’m touched by how quickly these teens transform the moment they walk through the door, excited just to dance and be with their friends. At the heart of our mission at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital Foundation is making sure our patients and their families have opportunities like this to experience moments of pure joy.”

With friends, family and caregivers there to support and uplift prom goers, teens and their guests arrived dressed to celebrate in “Old Hollywood: Glitz and Glam” style, matching the prom’s theme. Many wore dresses and formal wear generously donated by hospital staff and members of the local community.

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