The fun night almost didn't happen for him because of financial reasons.
"It definitely would have been a struggle for me to go to prom. Trying to pay for all the backgrounds and stuff," Puente said.Williams and members of the community pitched in to make Friday special for Puente.Williams says this is the ninth prom she's sponsored in Philadelphia."I would not be able to go to prom to be honest. First it's too far, and that day, I didn't have my own suit," Nguyen said.
While this is the last prom Williams is sponsoring, she says she finds joy in the lives she has impacted.
Hey, 6abc, shove your feel good story. You'll get a modicum of respect back when you and your owners and producers stop stabbing one half of America in the back every day. The American answer to financial difficulty is not a handout, it is hard work and determination.