Night to Shine rolls out red carpet in Grayslake

Huge smiles graced the faces of guests making their way down a red carpet for a Night to Shine.

The event sponsored by the Tim Tebow Foundation gave special needs guests 14 and older a chance to experience prom and all it has to offer. More 80 guests and their families attended, and more than 300 volunteers helped put on the event.

The Chapel in Grayslake served as one of more than 350 churches nationwide that hosted a Night to Shine.

“We have heard from parents and guests alike that this makes them feel so validated, so wanted, so valuable that all of the efforts that have gone into the making of this event are worth it,” said event coordinator Kristen Schmieg.

Before entering the church the guests visited stations for makeup, shoe shinning, limousine rides, boutonnieres and corsages.

Once inside they were treated a full dinner, dancing and a chance for every guest to be crowned kind or queen of the prom.

For more information about Night to Shine, visit www.timtebowfoundation.org/index.php/night-to-shine/.