Night To Shine 2024
Grace Community Church is excited to host Night to Shine again on February 9th, 2024 from 6-9 pm! This FREE event which is sponsored by the Tim Tebow Foundation is for teens and adults ages 14 and older with special needs. We will be hosting Night to Shine at the Fairlawn Plaza Mall in Topeka. This year we will be registering all guests and volunteers online!
Guest registration is currently closed. Please contact nighttoshine@gcctopeka.org with any questions.
What Guests can expect:
Every guest enters this complimentary event on the red carpet complete with a warm welcome from a from a friendly crowd and paparazzi. Once inside, guests will receive the royal treatment, including hair touch-ups, makeup stations, shoe shining areas, limousine rides, corsages or boutonnieres, a catered dinner, prom favors, and a dance floor...all leading up to the moment when each guest is crowned king or queen of the prom!
Every guest is paired with one of our volunteers that is 16 or older who we call a “Buddy”. A Buddy is assigned 1:1 with a guest and they eat, dance, and accompany their guest throughout the evening to make sure that each guest’s needs are met. Each buddy has submitted a background check to us for the safety of every guest. We attempt to pair each guest with a buddy of the same gender unless otherwise specified by the guest’s guardian or parent.
What Volunteers can expect:
Due to the overwhelming response over the last two years, our biggest volunteer need is a team of “Buddies”. Buddies are volunteers (16 and older) that are assigned 1:1 with a guest (teen or adult with special needs) to eat, dance, and accompany their guest throughout the evening to make sure that each guest’s needs are met. In 2024, we needed a team of over 200 buddies. Please let us know if you are willing to be a buddy!
If you are not comfortable volunteering as a buddy, we have a few other volunteer roles available to help make this night extra special for our guests.
Every volunteer must submit a background check to Grace Community Church. You can either submit a copy of a completed background check from your employer/volunteer organization or we can run one for you. Please contact us at info@gcctopeka.org if you need us to run one for you and we will provide you the paperwork to fill out.
Forms
Guest Registration is currently closed. Thank you to all of you who have registered. We are excited to see you on February 9th.
An unforgettable prom night experience, centered on God’s love
We are looking for volunteers to help us at 2024's Night to Shine! This is a prom for adults (14 and older) with special needs to receive the royal red carpet treatment!
Every guest enters this complimentary event on the red carpet complete with a warm welcome from a from a friendly crowd and paparazzi. Once inside, guests will receive the royal treatment, including hair touch-ups, makeup stations, shoe shining areas, limousine rides, corsages or boutonnieres, a catered dinner, karaoke, prom favors, a dance floor...all leading up to the moment when each guest is crowned king or queen of the prom!
Due to the overwhelming response, we had this past year, we will be hosting the event at
The Fairlawn Plaza Mall!
Save the date on February 9th, 2024 and help us celebrate
Contact Christie Slay at nighttoshine@gcctopeka.org with any questions!
Service
Times
Times
SUNDAY
10 AM
WEDNESDAY
K-12 6:30-8PM