What is Night to Shine?
Night to Shine is an unforgettable prom night experience centered on God's love for people with special needs ages 14 and older. This coming year, on Friday, February 7, 2025, Night to Shine will take place at the Bethany Community Center. Bethany Church is so excited to join other churches around the globe in hosting this unforgettable night!
Frequently Asked Questions
Registration for Guests and Volunteers opens on November 18, 2024.
Night to Shine is an unforgettable prom night experience, centered on God’s love, for people with special needs, ages 14 and older. This worldwide movement sponsored by the Tim Tebow Foundation began in 2014.
Every guest of Night to Shine will enter their prom on a red carpet. Once inside attendees will receive VIP treatment including hair and makeup stations, shoe shining stations, corsages and boutonnieres, a karaoke room and of course, dancing! The highlight of the night will come when every one of the Night to Shine attendees is crowned as a king or queen of the prom.
Friday, February 7, 2025 from 5:30pm -9:00pm
Bethany Community Center
605 Pascack Rd, Washington Township, NJ, 07676
Guests will wear prom attire.
For the volunteers, wear your Night to Shine T-shirt and black pants.
Buddies, please wear prom attire.
If you are an guest partaking in the event, the dress code is a gown for the ladies and a suit or tux for the men.
No, but Men's Warehouse in Paramus offers a discount for Night to Shine guests and buddies for rentals, and there will be a dress boutique for Night to Shine guests hosted at St. Francis of Assisi in Haskell on January 10 & 11.
Yes!
If you’d like to volunteer, please click the link for volunteer registration and fill out the form. Sign up soon, since we only need a certain number of volunteers for each position.
Volunteers under the age of 18 will need to have a permission slip completed by their parent or guardian.
Yes. Our volunteer training will be on Tuesday, January 28. We will contact volunteers with a time.
A buddy is a volunteer who will be with a guest helping them party the night away. Responsibilities include accompanying and assisting assigned guest throughout the evening, providing companionship and any assistance they may need during the event, sitting with their guest during dinner and engaging with them in conversation.
If you have a family member or friend who wants to come and be your buddy for the night please have them sign up as a volunteer. When they sign up as a volunteer, they need to add in the comment section that they want to specifically be a buddy with you. Please make sure they list your first and last name so we can correctly place you together.
Through Night to Shine, we want to honor the incredible parents, family members, and caretakers for their lifetime commitment to caring for their loved ones with special needs. The respite room (located in the same building as the Night to Shine prom) will provide the opportunity to rest and enjoy a night off, knowing that their loved one is having an amazing time in a safe, friendly, and Christ-centered environment, with a personally assigned buddy. Comfortable seating, food, beverages, and entertainment will be provided.
This event is open to all people with special needs, and all qualified volunteers. It is sponsored by the Tim Tebow Foundation, a Christian organization and is being hosted at area churches.
Yes, we offer a gluten free/dairy free option for guests
Yes, please just let us know ahead of time by filling out the guest updates/question form so we can make sure they have that information on their name tag.
