ASHLAND – Grace Brethren Church, partnered with Ashland Special Needs Ministry, hosted The Tim Tebow Foundation’s “Night to Shine” on Friday.
Night to Shine is a complimentary event that started in 2015 for people with special needs hosted by local churches around the world. The event is open to anyone living with disabilities, ages 14 and older. Each event is unique to its location, but some cornerstone activities included across all of them are a red carpet entrance complete with a warm welcome from a friendly crowd and paparazzi, hair and makeup stations, shoeshines, limousine rides, karaoke, gifts, a catered dinner, a Sensory Room, a Respite Room for parents and caregivers, dancing, and a crowning ceremony where every guest is honored as a king or a queen — the way God sees them each and every day.
The theme at Grace Brethren was “Under the Sea” and kicked off with more than 250 participants walking the red carpet to the cheers of a packed house that filled the church’s huge foyer. The event offered dancing, karaoke, pictures with Disney characters, and a limousine ride through town.
There were 668 volunteers that helped make the event a huge success .
This article originally appeared on Ashland Times Gazette: Ashland Special Needs Ministry’s “Night to Shine” a huge success
Reporting by Zachary Holden, Ashland Times-Gazette / Ashland Times Gazette
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