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Giving Gown - Prom boutique

Giving Gown Looking for Seamstresses

This is a beautiful thing to be a part of. It is truly more than a dress.

The Giving Gown Foundation is dedicated to promoting confidence and self-esteem to junior and senior high school girls. They strive to help them attend prom is style, while surrounding them with positive role models who encourage their future success. The organiztion has been providing free prom dresses for girls for over 12 years.

WHERE: Bammel Church of Christ Teen Center
ADDRESS: 2700 Cypress Creek Parkway, Houston TX 77068
WHEN: February 6 – 14, 2026

Support requested is for Seamstress (Bring your own machine) and Seamstress Assistant (Ripping seams, zippers, eyelets, etc).

Sewing Repair Cafes

SEWING REPAIR

The Harris County Office of Sustainability will be hosting three traditional repair cafes. This is where people the public will bring an item that needs repair. Volunteers will be at the cafe with sewing machines and hand sewing tools to repair clothing items that are brought in.

ASG members can sign up to volunteer.

See sign up button …

Session I
WHERE: Clear Lake City-County Freeman Branch Library
WHEN: March 21, 2026

Session II
WHERE: West University Branch Library
WHEN: September 26, 2026

Session III
WHERE: Maud Smith Marks Branch Library
WHEN: November 14, 2026

Sustainable Sewing class

sustainable SEWING class

The Harris County Office of Sustainability will be hosting two community classes. One is an electrical DIY class about repairing small electronics and the other is sustainable sewing class. These classes will be geared towards teens and young adults. Volunteers can register online. More details to come …

The volunteers will focus on garment repair such as:

Sewing on a button
Mending a hole
Hemming a pair of pants
Closing up a hole in a knit sweater
Upcycling a T-shirt

WHERE: Barbara Bush Library in Spring/Klein area
WHEN: June 6, 2026

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Community Service

Giving Gown - Prom boutique

Giving Gown Looking for Seamstresses

Sewing Repair Cafes

SEWING REPAIR

Sustainable Sewing class

sustainable SEWING class

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