Prom is seen as the pinnacle of every girl's high school experience, but one student in Chicago decided to find a more fulfilling way to spend her day.
After high-school senior Ashley Yong found out her dad wasn't going to pay for the event, she began saving every dollar to get her dream prom dress. But as the dance drew closer, she decided to use the money at Costco and Walmart instead — filling 20 boxes with everyday supplies like water, toothbrushes, and Band-Aids — to give to Chicago's homeless.
"I ditched my senior prom to help the homeless of Chicago using money I was planning on spending on Prom. Here's what happened," she teases in the YouTube caption of her video.
The video shows the 17-year-old Chicago student gathering the supplies for the homeless and eventually handing out the packages. The people she helped were incredibly kind and grateful. Some were shocked and others simply didn't know how to thank her — much like this 60-year-old woman whose neighbor built her a house.
It's truly inspiring to see a young woman use her own hard-earned money to give back to others. Because of the success, Yong started a GoFundMe campaign and raised another $200 to repeat her project in the summer.
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