More
than 105 honored guests and their parents are expected to attend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 31, 2019
MANASSAS, Va. – All Saints Catholic
Church in Manassas is one of more than 500 churches around the world hosting ‘2018
Night to
Shine,’ sponsored by the Tim Tebow Foundation. The
event is a prom-night experience for people 14 and older with special needs. More
than 105 honored guests and their parents are expected to attend. Additionally, over 150 volunteers are making this night
possible, including the volunteer buddies that are paired with each
guest.
Where: All Saints Catholic Church (inside the parish activity
center), 2310
Stonewall Road
When: Friday, February 8, 6-9
p.m.
Guests will receive the royal
treatment, including hair and makeup stations, shoe shining stations, corsages
and boutonnieres, a catered dinner, prom favors for each guest and, of course,
dancing. The highlight of the night comes when every one of the ‘Night to Shine’
guests is crowned a king or queen of the prom.
Tebow, a
former NFL quarterback, started the prom five years ago. Now, it has become a
worldwide movement. According to the Tim Tebow Foundation website, more than
175,000 volunteers in more than 540 churches around the world will serve more
than 90,000 honored guests on Friday, February 9, 2018. Learn more about the
event here.
As the sponsor or Night to Shine, the Tim Tebow Foundation remains committed to
financially supporting as many host churches as possible. Lat year, it
contributed more than $3.5M to the worldwide movement of Night to Shine.
All
Saints Catholic Church became involved when one of its parishioners, 26-year-old
Danielle Smith, heard about the program from a friend. After babysitting
children with special needs for years, Smith thought it would be a wonderful
way to show God’s love to them. Fr. Lee Roos, pastor of All Saints, approved
the idea, and in June 2017, Smith applied online to the Tim Tebow Foundation
for All Saints to become a host church.