Following a donation of beautiful dresses from Pembrokeshire Care, Share and Give, and with other private donations and additions using club funds, we wanted to enable every girl to ‘Go to the Ball’. In partnership with Haverfordwest High School, a pop-up shop in 2022 allowed us to offer dresses on loan, free of charge, to all students to attend their school prom. For some students, this alleviated the financial pressure on family resources, while other students embraced the sustainability and ecological ideal of wearing a pre-loved dress. We are working towards extending the project in 2023 and will also be offering Pembrokeshire College students the chance to borrow a dress and make a difference.
We were pleased to win a Regional Award for this project and were asked to present at Federation Conference in Belfast in October 2022 – we are delighted that the idea has inspired other clubs to offer this valuable service too.
Do you, your daughter or granddaughter have a dress at home that you would like to offer to a girl to wear to her prom? Please let us know.
Members preparing the Margaret & Deena “modelling” ??
pop-up shop