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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
Karleen Minney

'Bigger than ever': more Canberra students to get free outfits for formal

Last year, a student told high school teacher and wellbeing coordinator Nerissa Hannaford that she would not be attending her end-of-year formal because she couldn't afford a dress.

St John Paul II year 12 students Will Bennett, Baylen Whittaker, and Jack Leahy model free formalwear on offer at Operation Formalwear. Picture by Karleen Minney

Ms Hannaford drove to a giveaway event in Kambah to pick out a gown for the student. The event was Operation Formalwear, an annual Lions Club Tuggeranong project then in its third year.

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