WHAT:          
The 2017 South Plains Special Needs Prom will be hosted by the Southwest Lubbock County Shared Services Arrangement in partnership with the Museum of Texas Tech University, Klemke’s Sausage Haus and Purple Tie Limo Company.

WHEN:          
11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Friday (May 5)

WHERE:        
Museum of Texas Tech University Sculpture Court, 3311 4th St.

EVENT:         
The South Plains Special Needs Prom is an annual charity-supported and collaborative volunteer effort. The aim of the event is to provide an opportunity to experience the thrill of going to prom to area students with emotional, intellectual and developmental disabilities.

CONTACT:
Becky Pillow, organizer, South Plains Special Needs Prom, bpillow@risdtx.us or Daniel Tyler, research aide, Museum of Texas Tech, Texas Tech University, (806) 834-1227 or daniel.tyler@ttu.edu

(News release from Texas Tech University)