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Pensacola mother turns tragedy into effort to bring joy to others

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- A Pensacola mother is turning her unimaginable sorrow into an effort to bring joy to others.

 

Taxie Lambert is off and running with Project Formal.

 

"Her formal event, last formal event, was her fifth grade graduation," Lambert said. "I can remember going and shopping for that Sunday school dress. It was important for her to look her best."

Eleven-year-old Desirea Sierra never made it past that fifth grade formal dress because she lost her life to domestic violence at the hands of her father in April 2000.  Today her mother, Taxie Lambert, has launched Project Formal through her 4EVR DEZ Foundation.

"All of this is formal wear that I want to gift to students who have household hardships, who have experienced trauma or are having challenges right now," Lambert said.

 

Emerging from 22 years of pain, Taxie has rallied her family to the cause. They have solicited businesses and the community for new and like-new after five and formal dresses.  This mother's hope is that every girl will have the opportunity to go to her prom.  "I want to see a student who can not financially attend these events because of household hardships -- single moms, grandparents raising their grandchildren," Lambert said. "I want them to have this experience."

This story was originally published by WEAR-TV on December 12, 2022.  To see the complete story, including the video that appeared on air, visit Pensacola mother turns tragedy into effort to bring joy to others

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Taxie Lambert was honored on Saturday, January 13, 2024 with Dr. Martin Luther King's Living The 
Dream Award for her philanthropy work in her nonprofit, 4EVR DEZ. To read the complete story visit MLK Living the
Dream Awards.


Other publications include: Stroll Magazine, VIP Pensacola, VIP Destin, City Lifestyle-Pensacola

 

Rick Outzen Podcast

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Taxie Lambert turned the unimaginable sorrow of losing her daughter to making a difference in other girls’ lives. Eleven-year-old Desirea Sierra never made it past her fifth-grade formal because she lost her life to domestic violence at the hands of her father in April 2000.

Taxie has launched Project Formal through her 4EVR Dez Foundation so that every girl will have the opportunity to go to her prom. Lambert and her family have solicited businesses and the community for new and like-new after-five and formal dresses. High school counselors have recommended girls to the charity, and Project Formal has already collected over 400 dresses. She asks for help finding girls who would like Project Formal help them get dressed for their next dance. 

The Podcast was originally aired on December 18, 2022 on Real News with Rick Outzen on Rick Outzen's Podcast,https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rick9662

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