Foard asked her boss at the Fleet Reserve Association 172 if the prom dress program could be held there on a Monday when the Fleet Reserve is closed www.feeltimes.com. She said there was no hesitation to donate the space.

In the fall, Atkinson organized dress drives at York Suburban and Central York high schools and collected more than 100 Mother of the Bride Dresses for students at William Penn High School. The school has a large percentage of economically disadvantaged students, York City School District spokeswoman Erin James said.By homecoming night, all of the dresses were taken.“It was crazy,” Atkinson said.