Rows of brightly colored, jeweled dresses fill the Westside Community Center while a Cyndi Lauper song plays in the background.
Smiling students, dressed in glittery fabrics, look to their family and friends for approval of the outfit they have chosen for this year’s prom.
Prom attire is free thanks to the annual event, hosted by local non-profit organization The Givin’ Tree.
Organizer Serena Morris started the event in 2018 to help students who couldn’t afford a prom outfit.
“Our goal is for these kids to have the same experiences as any other high school student,” Morris said.
Dagen Gonzales shops for menswear at the Givin’ Tree’s Princess 4 A Night pop-up prom event at the Westside Community Center, Saturday, March 25, 2023 in New Braunfels.
Morris collects prom dresses, men’s clothing, shoes and accessories throughout the year in preparation for the weekend.
Sts. Peter and Paul and Lucky Bucks donate clothing. The majority comes from community donations.
This year, the event served students and foster children from New Braunfels and Canyon High Schools, as well as Dripping Springs, Cibolo, Wimberley, San Marcos and several San Antonio campuses.
“It’s not just for prom — it’s for every school event,” Morris said. “Military prom, homecoming, graduation, anything the kids need formal wear for.”
In addition to clothing, The Givin’ Tree accepts hangers, clothes racks, and dry cleaning services.
From left: Joel G., Brady F. and Karlos B. shop for ties at the Givin’ Tree pop-up prom event “Princess 4 A Night” at the Westside Community Center in New Braunfels on Saturday, March 25, 2023.
Morris has even bigger dreams for the project.
People often donate quinceañera and wedding dresses to the cause.
Morris would like to one day open a resale store that would support more free formal wear for college students.
She also envisions the nonprofit offering prom tickets, meals, and hair and makeup services.
Rows of brightly colored, jeweled dresses fill the Westside Community Center while a Cyndi Lauper song plays in the background.
Smiling students, dressed in glittery fabrics, look to their family and friends for approval of the outfit they have chosen for this year’s prom.
Prom attire is free thanks to the annual event, hosted by local non-profit organization The Givin’ Tree.
Organizer Serena Morris started the event in 2018 to help students who couldn’t afford a prom outfit.
“Our goal is for these kids to have the same experiences as any other high school student,” Morris said.
Serena Morris of The Givin’ Tree organizes dresses at the Princess 4 A Night pop-up prom event on Saturday, March 25, 2023 at the Westside Community Center in New Braunfels.
Morris collects prom dresses, men’s clothing, shoes and accessories throughout the year in preparation for the weekend.
Sts. Peter and Paul and Lucky Bucks donate clothing. The majority comes from community donations.
This year, the event served students and foster children from New Braunfels and Canyon High Schools, as well as Dripping Springs, Cibolo, Wimberley, San Marcos and several San Antonio campuses.
“It’s not just for prom — it’s for every school event,” Morris said. “Military prom, homecoming, graduation, anything the kids need formal wear for.”
In addition to clothing, The Givin’ Tree accepts hangers, clothes racks, and dry cleaning services.
Morris has even bigger dreams for the project.
People often donate quinceañera and wedding dresses to the cause.
Morris would like to one day open a resale store that would support more free formal wear for college students.
She also envisions the nonprofit offering prom tickets, meals, and hair and makeup services.
Rows of brightly colored, jeweled dresses fill the Westside Community Center while a Cyndi Lauper song plays in the background.
Smiling students, dressed in glittery fabrics, look to their family and friends for approval of the outfit they have chosen for this year’s prom.
Prom attire is free thanks to the annual event, hosted by local non-profit organization The Givin’ Tree.
Organizer Serena Morris started the event in 2018 to help students who couldn’t afford a prom outfit.
“Our goal is for these kids to have the same experiences as any other high school student,” Morris said.
Morris collects prom dresses, men’s clothing, shoes and accessories throughout the year in preparation for the weekend.
Sts. Peter and Paul and Lucky Bucks donate clothing. The majority comes from community donations.
This year, the event served students and foster children from New Braunfels and Canyon High Schools, as well as Dripping Springs, Cibolo, Wimberley, San Marcos and several San Antonio campuses.
“It’s not just for prom — it’s for every school event,” Morris said. “Military prom, homecoming, graduation, anything the kids need formal wear for.”
In addition to clothing, The Givin’ Tree accepts hangers, clothes racks, and dry cleaning services.
Morris has even bigger dreams for the project.
People often donate quinceañera and wedding dresses to the cause.
Morris would like to one day open a resale store that would support more free formal wear for college students.
She also envisions the nonprofit offering prom tickets, meals, and hair and makeup services.
Rows of brightly colored, jeweled dresses fill the Westside Community Center while a Cyndi Lauper song plays in the background.
Smiling students, dressed in glittery fabrics, look to their family and friends for approval of the outfit they have chosen for this year’s prom.
Prom attire is free thanks to the annual event, hosted by local non-profit organization The Givin’ Tree.
Organizer Serena Morris started the event in 2018 to help students who couldn’t afford a prom outfit.
“Our goal is for these kids to have the same experiences as any other high school student,” Morris said.
Morris collects prom dresses, men’s clothing, shoes and accessories throughout the year in preparation for the weekend.
Sts. Peter and Paul and Lucky Bucks donate clothing. The majority comes from community donations.
This year, the event served students and foster children from New Braunfels and Canyon High Schools, as well as Dripping Springs, Cibolo, Wimberley, San Marcos and several San Antonio campuses.
“It’s not just for prom — it’s for every school event,” Morris said. “Military prom, homecoming, graduation, anything the kids need formal wear for.”
In addition to clothing, The Givin’ Tree accepts hangers, clothes racks, and dry cleaning services.
Morris has even bigger dreams for the project.
People often donate quinceañera and wedding dresses to the cause.
Morris would like to one day open a resale store that would support more free formal wear for college students.
She also envisions the nonprofit offering prom tickets, meals, and hair and makeup services.
The organizer and longtime educator recalled a student at a past event struggling to choose between three free dresses.
Morris told the girl to take all three; They had plenty of inventory.
“Her eyes got really big and she said, ‘I’ve never had a dress that wasn’t Walmart,'” Morris said. “As long as it is necessary, I will continue.”
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