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Awesome! Congrats to Syretta Calvert and her project Heels That Heal!

 

Heels That Heal wins the second Awesome Foundation grant of $1,000, the foundation’s second monthly grant to local folks working to “make Grand Rapids awesome”…

Syretta Calvert, 37, received a $1,000 grant from the Grand Rapids chapter of the Awesome Foundation to start her project called Heels That Heal which will provide dresses, high heels and accessories for teenage girls to be able to attend high school dances.

Calvert first thought of the idea for Heels That Heel about seven years ago when her daughters began attending school dances. She realized a lot of girls missed out because fancy dresses and shoes were too expensive and she dreamed of being able to help. “I just want to make a difference—small, medium, large,” she said.

>> Read the full article @ The Rapidian