Night to Shine 2025
Friday, February 7, 2025
Night to Shine is a complimentary event 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. Night to Shine is a prom night experience with special activities such as 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.
Respite Room for Parents & Caregivers
What is the respite room?
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 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 companion. Comfortable seating, food, beverages, and entertainment will be provided.
We are also looking for volunteers, sponsors, and vendors to be a part of this special night.
Volunteers can register here.
Special Guests register here.
Background Checks: Who needs one?
All volunteers, buddies and anyone over the age of 18 that will be in direct contact with our honored guests, are required to pass a background check.
*Parents of honored guests who want to be a buddy to their child will also need to have a background check due to being with other honored guests. We strongly suggest that you allow us to assign a buddy to your child but if you truly want to be a buddy to your child, we request only one parent be a buddy.
Background check is $16.95. Here is a link to the one we use: Directscreening.com You are welcome to use your own preferred company.
More information will be added in the next couple of weeks, including registration for our honored guests, volunteers, and reuddies. So please check back soon. If you have any questions or want to know more about being a volunteer or a buddy, please contact Carlos Gonzales at 915-408-7511 or at nighttoshineelpaso@gmail.com
The 2025 Night to Shine will be sponsored and hosted by Montwood Church of Christ, Northside Bilingual Church of Christ and Lifegate Church.