Betty62, I will definitely wait before i make any final decisions. We don't have any regular charity type places that do something like what you mention. Ocassionally one of the high school seniors will have a dress drive so that she can complete her community service project which is a requirement to finish high school here. From what i have seen, these girls are only collecting newer, clean dresses which do not require any repairs. If i was capable of handling the repairs or alterations, i would volunteer and help. We don't even have a shop that does alterations anymore, the last one closed quite a few years ago.