My heroes are my dear friend Abby, her son and daughter-in-law. But in order to tell you about them I have to tell you how my journey began. I am a Veteran of the first war in Iraq. From 1988-2000 I served in the U.S. Navy and Naval Reserves, and after 8 of those years trying to get advanced when women weren't allowed on ships, I had made no progress. In the time I was on active duty I was blessed with being stationed in Hawaii. I absolutely loved the island, the people and the weather. After that I knew I would retire there one day. Fast Forward to 2007 when our economy started to see a slump. I ended up taking a buyout with severence pay from my job and thinking it was now or never on moving back to Hawaii, I moved. I got a job right away and was loving life. Within the first 2 years, I had been laid off twice, my money was gone and I was barely scraping by working part time. I worked my way from part time to full time to survive. In 2009 we hired a new girl. Abby. She was older than me, actually has children my age. She was always smiling, very upbeat, never mad or in a bad mood and willing to do anything to help another person. Her and I became great friends. She was always there to pick me up when I had a bad day, needed advice or just wanted to vent. In 2010 Ii lost my job and next came the loss of my apartment because the owner decided to move back in. I had no income at all and ended up homeless, living in my truck. I could not find a job. I was denied unemployment. I thought I would die living in my truck. My parents helped as much as possible. But Abby, stepped up, she asked her son to allow me to stay in his home when she came there. She stayed there on her days off, living with her boyfriend on the days she worked. He and his wife agred and basically saved my life. My mom finally paid to get me home and I am so grateful to be alive, but missing my dear friends Abby, Rick and Jamie.

This is so amazing that this boy is doing this.  This goes to show that there are some kids out there who are thinking of other people and not themselves.   I hope he knows what a big difference he is making in the lifes of these sick children by giving them something they may other wise miss out on.  Prom is something that is a meorable event in a young person's life.  

It is an event that most teenage girls and boys get nervous about, spend all sorts of time and money to have the right clothes, hair and nails done.  This is sometimes a event that changes onces life.    It is also a time where some young adults go out drinking and accidents happen.   All these children who have to out do the other should step back and just appreciate the event for what it is, stop trying to out do each other because this is not a beauty pagnet. Before you know it proms are behind you and what you wore or who you went with will not change the world or benefit someone in need.

God Bless Fred and all the other children out there who do for others.  

This freakin AWESOME! Just when you think everything has been done that can be done another great creator crops up! Oh my hat is off to this young man! Thanks so much for sharing this...now I will pass it around as well! Peace out!

This is lovely I have been waging war with trying to provide education in England for sufferers of chronic illness who have been failed by the state education system as my son was it is great to hear of others and what they are doing and have found to do!

I Love hearing how everyone is helping including Cildren I watch one Episode of EMHE and  I Remember The Girl with Cancer   and how she passed  like 3 days afte the build , How Great she was   I wish her Family   Good Wishes and Prayers ,  and Too all who Nee help  I will Try and Encourage all I can as  a woman actually Wrote me out of the kindness of her Heart to gove me Encouragement  I will her well as  well  Cause as I Look a her Situation ad anyone else with a  child  with health problems  I Thank God my Only Daughter does not have or  did not  suffer any bad Illnesses   and now has  1 Baby  and 1 on the way , we are trying to get our house largeSince   we have my Daughter her Fiance and 1 toddler and 1 on the way  we live in  about 800 square ft home and my husband i sleep in what we used as an Office , it now our bedroom and .  we have no door  and  our bathroom is leaking and falling in   but still try i am just so scared since we have black mold in our Home  now   and   the baby  and  i and my husband have bad breathing problems now i am scared  but we will continue to wish all happiness and prayers  cause we know someone out there is having a more difficult time than us  if god blesses us  then he does   Prayers to everyone   The Howard Family

My  Prayers and Thoughts Go out to Fred and the other lady who  donates gowns that is an awsome , Hats Off  YOu all  Great  Thoughts For great People

Awesome ! What a great idea.  Wish more of us can think of something to help other people.  I gave all my details to a local volunteer group in our country about  2 - 3 weeks ago (to volunteer), they sent me an e-mail telling me that the agent in my area will contact me...am still waiting. Fred - you're doing a marvelous job !

Great Idea!!! Prom in a box that was neat too.