Project in Wyoming helps students save money on prom dresses The founder because of how expensive proms can be – which often require teenage girls to find money for a new formal dress and other items. Author: Associated Press Updated: 11:28 AM EDT May 8, 2021 Marie Town didn't quite know what to expect when she arrived at Jean Richardson's house. Town, a senior at East High School in Cheyenne, was looking for a prom dress to wear to the big dance at Little America Hotel & Resort but she needed to stick to her budget. Richardson, who is known to her close frie...