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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThere was a pop-up changing tent, along with a mirror, which helped to streamline the process. Unlike a library, there are no late fees \u2014 or fees of any sort at all. Something Borrowed saves the participants from having to spend hundreds of dollars on a dress. This can enable them to attend the festivities when they previously couldn\u2019t or simply save their money for other costs associated with proms and dances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The community \u201chas come together,\u201d according to Mock, and word of mouth and social media have been an effective way to communicate the existence of Something Borrowed. She has also \u201creached out to schools, to counselors, and made a flyer, and mailed it out so they could pass them out to the kids there. We sent it out to our chamber of commerce as well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Something Borrowed also was mentioned on NewsChannel 5 (WTVF). It\u2019s obviously getting the attention it deserves. Most of the girls who use this service are from the area, but there is no real geo-graphic requirement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIf there\u2019s a need for it,\u201d Mock stated, \u201cthere\u2019s a need for it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Something Borrowed has also facilitated an older crowd as well. Some Cumberland University students used the service for a banquet, and adult women have also used Something Borrowed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAnd then we\u2019re helping the special needs prom in the fall. It\u2019s going to be at the fairgrounds in Lebanon. We\u2019re going to donate all the dresses we have now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mock was a special needs teacher and said she knew \u201chow hard it is for them to find dresses or be included in stuff.\u201d There will be one day when students with disabilities will come in and pick out a dress, along with getting their hair and makeup done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Christy Mock has \u201cbeen blown out of the water\u201d by the success of this program and is \u201camazed by the need for it.\u201d She has fielded requests to include boys in the process by lending out suits, but there simply isn\u2019t room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIf we had a bigger space, we\u2019d definitely do that too.\u201d Middle and high school students, especially in the age of social media, face a barrage of pressure. The fear of looking conspicuous \u2014 of standing out for the wrong reasons \u2014 is a constant in every generation. Nobody should have to feel stigmatized or left out because of financial constraints. Christy Mock and Something Borrowed are making things a little easier all around. GN<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" THE PROM is an American rite of passage that has, through cultural ups and downs, become an enshrined part of adolescence for almost a century. Yet the costs associated with the prom \u2014 costs that have progressively increased over the years \u2014 can make participation prohibitively expensive for many students. The ever-spiraling cost of going […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":21810,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[70,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21806","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lebanon","category-stories"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/lebanon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/08\/3-1-1024x683.png\")
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