Cheering fans waving signs lined Main Street Friday evening in downtown Falmouth as a fleet of stretch limos, escorted by Falmouth and Pendleton County fire trucks, transported guests to Broken Arrow Farm for a night of food, laughter, music and dancing for the Night to Shine prom. Night to Shine, started by the Tim Tebow Foundation, is a worldwide recognition and celebratory prom for anyone 14 and older with special needs. The event includes a red carpet walk complete with “paparazzi.” Locally, Night to Shine is sponsored by Trinity Southern Baptist Church in Falmouth, which coordinates the event with a host of church members and other volunteers. According to the Tim Tebow Foundation, formed in 2010, it is estimated that 16% of the world’s population lives with a disability, and often are shut out of the same opportunities as their peers for social events and to feel valued as a part of the life of their local community and of the Church. “TTF is on mission to change the narrative,” the foundation states.
Photo by Burton Cole.
Photo by Burton Cole.