05-03-2025
Hundreds of volunteers put on ‘Night to Shine' in Kettering
KETTERING, Ohio (WDTN) — A special worldwide event celebrates people with special needs and disabilities.
A Night to Shine with the Tim Tebow Foundation has been going on for more than a decade, but this is the third year the Kettering Assembly of God has hosted the free event, bringing in about 250 guests age 14 and older for an unforgettable prom night experience.
'Some of them, this is the first time. For some, they've been coming for all three years,' smiles Josh Plaisance, who is the lead pastor at Kettering Assembly of God.
Taking part in a night of games, karaoke, and dancing, it takes more than 400 volunteers to make it all happen.
A team of makeup artists and hair stylists donate their time, spending the day getting them ready for the night.
'We got makeup going on. We got fingernail polish. We got hair going on. Everything we can possibly do for them to make them feel good,' smiles Linda Hamilton, a hairstylist at The Designery. 'I have a special needs daughter that I know she absolutely can't wait for this night.'
'This is my part. So, I love to pay it forward and come and put the makeup on the girls,' says Bonnie Simpson, who is a makeup artist with Mary Kay. 'We make them look good. We make them feel good.'
Volunteers help attendees to shine their brightest on a night that's just as special as they are.
'It's great. It's wonderful. I enjoy doing everything. And I get to see all my friends,' states Amy Reeves, who's attended Night to Shine many times.
At the end of the night, everyone was crowned king and queen.
The church is already making plans for next year, and they're always looking for donations or volunteers.
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