Businessman John Helm discusses his donation of over 100 prom dresses with Building Blocks owner Lee Nicholson.
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00:00 OK then John, so how did you find out about the appeal for the prom dresses and suits?
00:05 I was reading an article in the Eco online and I'd seen the Facebook appeal for the prom dresses
00:11 and happened to have a load in my lot up so I thought, yeah, it's a good idea, it's a really good project to begin with
00:19 so I thought I'll do a note while I've got that.
00:21 So how did you come to be in possession of over 100 dresses and suits then?
00:24 I cleared properties out for a living and we cleared a property in Stockton which Seamstress had had
00:30 and they were all in there basically and they were just too good to give away really, to get rid of
00:36 so I stored them until I could find somebody who would make a use out of them.
00:40 And so do you feel knowing that it's going to benefit kids in the local area?
00:43 Oh, over the moon, over the moon. I'm glad they'll put something back.
00:47 I mean my daughter, we bought a prom dress for her and it cost us a fortune so I know how much it costs
00:52 and I'm hoping that we're going to get use and get some good use out of them.
00:55 And Lee, how does it feel to know that John's needed so many dresses and so many items?
00:59 It was shocking, like unbelievable when we got the message from John offering over 100 dresses.
01:07 We were unsure that we were going to have the space to store them but we've moved a few things around in the building
01:15 and we've got a few more rails and stuff like that and it's just going to be absolutely massive for the kids of the area.
01:22 Prom season is an expense for families now which is just too much.
01:31 They shouldn't have to be paying as much as what they do and we're pleased that with John's help
01:38 we're going to be able to help families and children that can get to these events.
01:44 Here you can see all the different prom dresses which have been donated.
01:48 There's around 100 prom dresses which came in. As you can see there's all different styles.
01:54 There were also a number of suits donated and basically anybody who does need help coming up to prom night
02:02 they can get in touch with Building Blocks on their Facebook page.