Thank you for your interest in volunteering at Project PROMise. If you are interested in helping, please contact the Foundation office at (206) 248-5196 or email rebecca@highlineschoolsfoundation.org.

Project PROMise is a full day event where Highline Public School students in need get the chance to "go shopping" for the perfect prom dress, shoes and accessories - all for free!

It takes many volunteers to make this event special for these young women. We hope you will be part of this rewarding outreach program. Our volunteers make this event happen!

Volunteer Opportunities

We are looking for help setting up the event, personal shoppers, station organizers, seamstress helpers and runners during the event and help after the event to pack everything up.

Moving Dresses
Friday, April 28, 2017, 10am (date/time subject to change)

• Meet at our Project PROMise storage portable at 18367 - 8th Ave S, Des Moines, WA 98148
• Assist with loading dresses, shoes, accessories and dressing room materials onto a U-Haul truck
• Follow U-Haul truck to the Burien Community Center and help unload the truck into the room designated by BCC

Friday Set Up
Friday, April 28, 2017

First Shift: 11:00 am – 1:30 pm
Second Shift: 1:00 - 3:30 pm
Third Shift: 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

• Taking covers off dress racks
• Organize dresses by size onto racks
• Tag dresses with size and year donated
• Examine dresses for repair/and or those in need of cleaning
• Organize racks for easy shopping
• Set up shoes, hand-bags, jewelry and wraps on tables
• Build dressing rooms

Day of Volunteer Shifts
Saturday, April 29, 2017

Morning Shift: 7:45 am - 11:45 am
Afternoon Shift: 11:30 am - 3:30 pm

• Personal Shoppers: assist a student in "shopping for her prom dress" (you will be trained on our process and given helpful tips)
• Jewelry: monitor table and assist students with finding a perfect piece of jewelry
• Shoes/bags/wraps: monitor table and assist with accessories
• Check out: assist "shoppers" with wrapping up dress in plastic bag, give out raffle ticket and post event questionnaire
• Runner: return dresses to dress room for rehanging
• Dress-room monitor:  assist with re-hanging dresses, assist personal shoppers in finding right dress for their client
• Make-up: monitor make-up table and assist girls with make-up ideas
• Seamstresses: help with alterations on day of event
• Undergarments:  monitor selection of undergarments and bring to personal shopper as needed

Take Down
Saturday, April 29, 2017 - Beginning at 3:30 pm

• Assist with placing dresses back on racks
• Take down dressing rooms
• Cover all racks with dress covers
• Place shoes/bags/wraps into bags
• Load U-Haul truck with supplies & follow to portable
• Help move dresses from U-Haul truck into portable

Click on the "Sign up to Volunteer Now!" button below to choose how you would like to volunteer.