The Bristol Prom Project donates dresses and suits so that everyone can enjoy their school prom
The Bristol Prom Project has cannily come up with a plan to get their hands on masses of prom dresses, prom suits and other accessories for no cost at all. The internet swap site, Freecycle has proved an invaluable source for the organisation which seeks to provide youngsters from low income families with all they could possibly need to attend their school prom.
The cost of attending a school prom can really escalate and for some families, the financial burden is too great which means that some teenagers are unable to go to their prom. The Bristol Prom Project believes that no one should have to miss out on this rite of passage and have therefore set up their own project which seeks donations of prom dresses and accessories from the local community, and also scours sites such as Freecycle to source these essentials. They then seek to match their finds with prom-goers across the city.
Freecycle has helped enormously in the Project’s quest for prom paraphernalia. The internet site was set up for people in the local area to unload their unwanted belongings to others who did want it. A mind-boggling array of articles can be found on there at any one time, one University student really got lucky when she got a car off the site for nothing, another group of friends actually furnished their whole house from items found on Freecycle.
As the prom season draws closer, no doubt the Bristol Prom Project will be busy trawling the site in search of gems for their worthy cause. If you have an unwanted prom dress or suit that’s cluttering up your wardrobe, why not do your bit for the prom-goers-to-be and hand it over to the Bristol Prom Project who will ensure it goes to a very good home.
