Fort Leonard Wood-Operation Deploy Your Dress

11/11/2026

Happy Veterans Day! 🇺🇸

From all of us at Operation Deploy Your Dress at Fort Leonard Wood, thank you to everyone who has served our country. We’re grateful for the veterans and military families who are part of our boutique community. ❤️🤍💙

If you’d like, share a photo in the comments of yourself if you’re a veteran, or of a veteran you’d like to celebrate today. We’d love to hear a little about them, too!

THIS IS A NON-FEDERAL ENTITY. IT IS NOT A PART OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OR ANY OF ITS COMPONENTS AND IT HAS NO GOVERNMENTAL STATUS.

11/10/2026

👗🤵 Have your kids outgrown their dress-up clothes?

Operation Deploy Your Dress at Fort Leonard Wood is collecting children’s dresses and formal attire for little boys! That flower girl dress or tiny suit hanging in your closet could help another local family get ready for their next special occasion. 💕

We’d love donations of:

✨ Flower girl dresses, party dresses, and other dressy outfits
✨ Boys’ suits, dress shirts, dress pants, and vests
✨ Ties and bow ties

Please make sure donations are clean and ready to wear, with working zippers and buttons and free of stains, rips, or tears.

📍 Drop off donations at the Armed Services YMCA, 13900 Replacement Ave., Fort Leonard Wood, during ASYMCA hours or when our boutique is open.

Thank you for helping local families dress up for their big days! 💕

THIS IS A NON-FEDERAL ENTITY. IT IS NOT A PART OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OR ANY OF ITS COMPONENTS AND IT HAS NO GOVERNMENTAL STATUS.

11/07/2026

✨ Have an event this Friday or Saturday? Let’s get you dressed—plan to shop Monday or Tuesday!

These are our ONLY open hours this week:
👗 Monday, Nov. 9 • 11am–1pm
👗 Tuesday, Nov. 10 • 12pm–2pm

Our boutique is 100% volunteer-run, and our volunteers are only available during the posted days and times. If you need a gown for this weekend, please make plans to visit during one of these two shopping windows. Planning ahead gives you time to find your gown and pull your look together!

Bring your valid military ID and come see us at 13900 Replacement Ave., inside ASYMCA at Fort Leonard Wood. Thank you for respecting our volunteers’ time—we can’t wait to help you find something beautiful! 💛

THIS IS A NON-FEDERAL ENTITY. IT IS NOT A PART OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OR ANY OF ITS COMPONENTS AND IT HAS NO GOVERNMENTAL STATUS.

11/04/2026

We are so very thankful to our beautiful models and Ft. Wood Photography for sharing their time and talents with Operation Deploy Your Dress! 💕

We can’t wait to have these photos printed and displayed on our boutique walls. One of our favorite things to tell shoppers is that the women in our photos are members of our own community—and the gowns they’re wearing either came from our shop or are still available here!

These photos celebrate the beauty in our community and the possibilities waiting on our racks. Thank you for helping us bring that to life! ✨

THIS IS A NON-FEDERAL ENTITY. IT IS NOT A PART OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OR ANY OF ITS COMPONENTS AND IT HAS NO GOVERNMENTAL STATUS.

11/03/2026

REMINDER!!!!!!

💕 Friendly reminder: Operation Deploy Your Dress is not open every day. Please check our page for current hours before visiting!

THIS IS A NON-FEDERAL ENTITY. IT IS NOT A PART OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OR ANY OF ITS COMPONENTS AND IT HAS NO GOVERNMENTAL STATUS.

11/02/2026

✨ Have a ball or special event coming up? Make ODYD your first stop for your free gown! 👗💛

We’re only open 6 days in November due to holidays and scheduling, so don’t wait to get your next gown! Check out this week’s walk-in hours below—including Wednesday evening!

📌 Our full November schedule is pinned at the top of our page. Bring your valid military ID—we can’t wait to see you!

THIS IS A NON-FEDERAL ENTITY. IT IS NOT A PART OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OR ANY OF ITS COMPONENTS AND IT HAS NO GOVERNMENTAL STATUS.

10/31/2026

Volunteers!!!!! Sign up for shifts here: https://m.signupgenius.com/ #!/showSignUp/10C084FAEA628A4F9C70-66337223-operation?useFullSite=false

🍂 November is here, and it’s time to plan your visit to Operation Deploy Your Dress! ✨

Have a ball or special event coming up? Make us your first stop for a FREE gown! Check out our November calendar and shop early—our boutique is 100% volunteer-run, so every shopping opportunity counts. 💛

Bring your valid military ID and get ready to try on your favorites! Already received a dress this year? Your next dress becomes available January 1.

📍13900 Replacement Ave., inside ASYMCA at Fort Leonard Wood. Our entrance is on the side closest to Burger King/Popeyes.

THIS IS A NON-FEDERAL ENTITY. IT IS NOT A PART OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OR ANY OF ITS COMPONENTS AND IT HAS NO GOVERNMENTAL STATUS.

10/31/2026

To the wonderful young ladies and women who gave their time to help us take new photos for Operation Deploy Your Dress—THANK YOU! 💛

You all looked so beautiful and strong! We are grateful you shared your time, smiles, and personalities with us to help showcase the beauty of the women we serve.

We hope you had an amazing time and left feeling as beautiful as you looked. We can’t wait to see the finished photos and share them with everyone! 📸✨

A huge thank you to Jamie with Ft. Wood Photography for sharing your time and talent with Operation Deploy Your Dress! 📸💛 Thank you for helping showcase the beauty and strength of our amazing ladies. We can’t wait to see the finished photos!

And we absolutely cannot forget Rachel King! 💛 Thank you for helping everyone get ready and assisting Jamie with posing. Your encouragement and attention to detail helped everyone feel beautiful and confident. We’re so grateful for you!

THIS IS A NON-FEDERAL ENTITY. IT IS NOT A PART OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OR ANY OF ITS COMPONENTS AND IT HAS NO GOVERNMENTAL STATUS.

10/26/2026

✨ Which day are you coming to see us this week? With November events coming up, now is the perfect time to find your FREE gown! 👗💕

Check the flyer for walk-in hours, grab your military ID, and come say YES to your ODYD dress!

THIS IS A NON-FEDERAL ENTITY. IT IS NOT A PART OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OR ANY OF ITS COMPONENTS AND IT HAS NO GOVERNMENTAL STATUS.

10/19/2026

✨ Beauty comes in every age, size, and story—and we want to celebrate yours! ✨

Ft Wood Photography and Operation Deploy Your Dress are looking for teen girls ages 15+ and adult women of all ages to be featured in new photos for our ODYD décor!

We would love to showcase women of different ages, sizes, and walks of life, reminding everyone who visits our boutique that we are ALL beautiful. 💛

📸 Participation is FREE! If selected, you’ll receive details about coming into ODYD to choose the gown you’d like to wear for the photoshoot.

Interested? Apply here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdg2WxqYhLOnuGA1RtxLdnruo8gFI_n5VtGiTaCzyWdq_3O9w/viewform?usp=publish-editor

Know someone who would love this? Tag them or share this post! ✨

THIS IS A NON-FEDERAL ENTITY. IT IS NOT A PART OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OR ANY OF ITS COMPONENTS AND IT HAS NO GOVERNMENTAL STATUS.

MODEL CALL!
Ft. Wood Photography is partnering with Fort Leonard Wood-Operation Deploy Your Dress to create art for their store! We are looking for 10 ladies ages 15+ to come into the studio and Roubidoux Park October 30th starting at 3:30!
Fill out the google doc in the first comment to apply and leave us a comment 😍