Emma Mileikis, 16, left, and Peyton Davis, 15, both students at Maine Arts Academy in Sidney, look through racks of dresses Saturday at the 9th annual Fairy Godmother Prom Gown Giveaway at the Women’s Literary Union in Auburn. Both girls came to the event to volunteer and look for dresses. “I love looking at the girls’ smiles when they find the dress that they want,” Mileikis said. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Tula Fields 18, considers a dress Saturday with the help of her friend, Paige Lessard, at the 9th annual Fairy Godmother Prom Gown Giveaway at the Women’s Literary Union in Auburn. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Alexis Record, 17, descends the staircase Saturday at the Foss Mansion in Auburn. Record, who got a dress at the 9th annual Fairy Godmother Prom Gown Giveaway is planning to wear it to her prom at Oxford Hills High School. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Leah Duquette, 16, of Lisbon Falls, models a dress Saturday for her mother, Tina Duquette, at the 9th annual Fairy Godmother Prom Gown Giveaway at the Women’s Literary Union in Auburn. Leah, who is homeschooled, has been invited to the Civil Air Patrol Ball at The Governor Hill Mansion in Augusta. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Kadira Omar, 16, right, helps Samantha Dulac, 19, try on a dress Saturday at the 9th annual Fairy Godmother Prom Gown Giveaway at the Women’s Literary Union in Auburn. Girls were allowed to choose one long gown and one short gown for proms, graduations or other fancy events. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Aleiah Ward comes out of a closet-turned-dressing room Saturday at the 9th annual Fairy Godmother Prom Gown Giveaway at the Women’s Literary Union in Auburn. Ward is planning to go to the Edward Little prom. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal