SOUTH WHITLEY, Ind., Feb. 13, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On Friday, February 10, 375 churches hosted Night to Shine, using decorations and supplies from Shindigz.
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Over the weekend, 375 churches around the world — including all 50 states and 11 countries — hosted proms for people with special needs. Each of these churches received a special grant from the Foundation to help conduct the event. Shindigz built a special web site for the churches to purchase supplies and decorations where a percentage of the proceeds went back to the Foundation to help cover the cost of the event.
“We as a company are incredibly fortunate to be part of such a meaningful event,” said Ken Weiss, Vice President of Marketing at Shindigz. “When we began working with the Tim Tebow Foundation almost 1 year ago, we were amazed at how well our expertise in the prom space met their needs.”
As guests entered the event, they were greeted by a crowd of fans on the red carpet, then each guest was crowned “King” or “Queen” for the evening, after which they spent time dancing, eating, singing karaoke, taking limousine rides and hanging out with their “buddies” for the evening.
“We not only provided the Foundation with favors, decorations and prom royalty items, we were able to provide them with a compete ecommerce solution for all of their churches, a complete customer service solution, warehousing and fulfillment,” said Weiss.
The Tim Tebow Foundation estimates that 75,000 special needs guests were in attendance along with 150,000 volunteers.
The Foundation articulates one goal of the event as this: “Through Night to Shine, we hope people with special needs realize that their church can be a place where they are loved and feel welcomed.”
To understand the impact of the event, several Shindigz employees took the opportunity to volunteer at churches in Indiana and Ohio for the evening.
“I felt truly honored to be included in such an amazing event,” said Laura Smith, a Shindigz employee who volunteered at a Night to Shine event in Auburn, Ind. “It was touching to see how the work I do in our office every day can impact so many people around the world.”
Each church was able to shop on a special website created by Shindigz, which contained all of the decorations they would need for the evening. Decorations included items such as custom photo backgrounds, centerpieces and more.
“It is amazing to know that products that we produced and printed right here in Indiana were a part of events all across the world,” said Weiss.
The Tim Tebow Foundation aided each church group with grants as well as guidance in what was needed to pull off a successful event.
The Night to Shine Event began in 2015 with only a few churches and has grown each year. As the event grows, Shindigz anticipates many opportunities to continue to partner with this worthwhile cause.
“I’m so proud of our Shindigz team and everyone who volunteered to make sure that this was a Night to Shine for the thousands of honored Kings and Queens,” said Dan Haight, Chief Executive Officer at Shindigz, “We can’t wait to see what the future holds for this event and the continued ways we can partner with the Tim Tebow Foundation.”
About Shindigz
Shindigz is a family owned, online party superstore based out of South Whitley, Ind. that offers more than 40,000 unique ways to personalize your party. Family-owned and operated, Shindigz has been in business for 90 years and is accessible both online and via catalog under the brands Shindigz, Stumps Party, and Spirit Line. Shindigz provides the ideas and products needed to make your events and celebrations special. For party planning help and full product offerings, visit shindigz.com, stumpsparty.com, or spiritline.com.