What can YOU do?

• Sign up to help in one of 20+ different teams

• Donate services/goods

• Pray for the event, the guests, and the volunteers and everyone involved

• Financial contribution/donation to help make the event possible.

Who can volunteer?

• Anyone from 12 years old and up can help with this event.  However, if the volunteer is 12-15 years old they need to have a parent or chaperone volunteering at the event with them.

• If a volunteer is under the age of 18 they will need a parent to sign a permission form and waiver before they can participate.

• Everyone 18 years and older must pass a background screening through SouthCrest Church prior to the event.

• Everyone who is volunteering for the event will need to attend one mandatory training event even if you have volunteered previously.

PLEASE NOTE: You will not be allowed to serve at the event without a cleared background screening and having attended a training.

Mandatory Training Information

Please note the training dates below before registering. You must attend one training event to be able to help with Night to Shine 2025.  This is mandatory. You only have to attend one training; the trainings will last roughly an hour and a half.  Even if you volunteered for the event in years past, you are still required to attend a training.

All training sessions will be held in the Worship Center at SouthCrest Church, located at 365 International Park, Newnan, GA 30265

This year’s available training dates are:

• Thursday, January 9th at 7:00pm (no childcare available)

• Saturday, January 18th at 10:00am (no childcare available)

• Sunday, February 2nd at 3:30pm (childcare available for infants through 3rd grade)

Volunteer Opportunities

BUDDY TEAM: Each guest will be accompanied by a buddy throughout the evening. Buddies will assist their guest in any way needed and simply have fun together. All buddies 18 and older must pass a background check as well as attend a mandatory training. Those who are 16-17 years old may serve as a buddy - no background check is necessary.

CHECK-IN TEAM: Check in volunteers, attendees, and guests

PARKING TEAM: Assist attendees as they leave their vehicle and direct traffic

FOOD TEAM: Assist caterer with food and help with flow of food line

RED CARPET TEAM: Assist with flow of red carpet and take paparazzi type photos when attendees enter

WELCOME TEAM: Welcome and greet people and help get them where they need to go

DECORATION TEAM: Help make and hang decorations (This team will need to be available during the day on Thursday, February 8 from 9:00am - 1:00pm)

CROWNS/TIARAS TEAM: Setup and crown the kings and queens

CORSAGE/BOUTONNIERE TEAM: Help attendees get corsages and boutonnieres (We will also need help making them prior to the event.)

EVENT SAFETY/SECURITY TEAM: Monitor event and make sure everyone is safe 

DRESSES/SUITS TEAM: Help find/collect donated dresses and suits OR help with dress/suit shop OR help with fittings and alterations

MEDICAL TEAM: Medical staff (Nurses, EMT, etc.)

SENSORY ROOM TEAM: Help guests decompress when the activities of the evening are a bit overwhelming.

GIFT TEAM: Manage the take home gifts for attendees

TEAR DOWN TEAM: Cleanup after event

DANCE FLOOR TEAM: Help make sure there are no wallflowers by getting attendees on the dance floor

COAT CHECK/LOST & FOUND TEAM: Take guest coats and help with lost and found of items and people

ATTIRE TEAM: Help guests find dresses and suits for the event.

BEAUTY TEAM: Paint nails, shine shoes, help touch up make-up, etc

RESPITE ROOM TEAM: Minister to the families of the participants and help with the food in the Respite Room 

LIMO TEAM: Help guests in and out of limos (Suit or dress clothes REQUIRED) 

PHOTOGRAPHY/VIDEOGRAPHY TEAM: Help take photos of the entire event (MUST have your own camera) 

FLOATER: If you do not have a preference of where you would like to help we will assign you to a team that needs the most help  These buddies must also attend one of the mandatory training dates at SouthCrest Church.