On Friday, Feb. 10, Crossroads Christian Church is hosting Night to Shine, a prom for individuals with special needs. This event, sponsored by the Tim Tebow Foundation, is only one of 350 proms happening across the world.
Crossroads will be participating in Night to Shine for the first time, and they are looking forward to giving people in the community a night to remember. Rita Booher, the Milligan contact for the event, explained that the concept behind this event is to provide “the best night and have that best night be a night at church.”
Throughout the course of the evening, attendees will be given the“royal treatment,” which will include a hair and makeup station, a shoe shining station, and a stroll down a red carpet with paparazzi. Afterward, refreshments will be available for all the guests, coupled with dancing to the beats of a live DJ. To top off the night, every
attendee will receive a crown of their own as prom king or queen.
To pull this night off, Crossroads is in need of more volunteers. The ideal amount of volunteers for an event of this magnitude is over 100 so that individual attention can be given to each attendee.
Milligan senior Sidney Bailey volunteered for a similar event where she acted as the paparazzi as attendees strut down the red carpet. “It was definitely an act of love from everyone who came to support, and it made a difference,” she said.
Guests and volunteers flooded the dance floor with hopes of giving everyone a night to remember.
“I remember dancing with one girl, and she lit up like no other,” Bailey said. “She was so joyous, and it was contagious. Hanging out with them for the night was so worth it and more.”
If you are interested in being a part of this prom night and volunteering for Night to Shine, contact Rita Booher at REbooher@milligan.edu.