Libbey and Emma Fisher have fun on the dance floor at the Night to Shine Dance held at the Salem Alliance Church in Salem on Friday, Feb. 7, 2025 (Laura Tesler/ Special to Salem Reporter)
Prom season started early for hundreds of young people in Salem, who got glammed up for the annual Night to Shine dance.
The event, held Friday, Feb. 7, at Salem Alliance Church, is part of a nationwide celebration organized by the Tim Tebow Foundation “centered on God’s love for people with special needs,” according to the website.
It’s held annually the Friday before Valentine’s Day, and offers attendees with disabilities a red carpet experience with limousines and more.
Darlene Navarro applies a little blush to Tiffany Peeler before the Night to Shine Dance at the Around the Clock Services office in Salem on Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. (Laura Tesler/ Special to Salem Reporter)Tiffany Leske applies eyeshadow to Kristen Tucker before the Night to Shine Dance at the Around the Clock Services office in Salem on Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. (Laura Tesler/ Special to Salem Reporter)Leo Kina shows off their dress before the Night to Shine Dance at the Around the Clock Services office in Salem on Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. (Laura Tesler/ Special to Salem Reporter)Lance Pope gets a touch up before the Night to Shine Dance at the Around the Clock Services office in Salem on Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. (Laura Tesler/ Special to Salem Reporter)Christina Alleman gives Tim Mackey styling attention before the Night to Shine Dance at the Around the Clock Services office in Salem on Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. (Laura Tesler/ Special to Salem Reporter)Sharon Godwin goes for a simple look applied from Tiffany Leske before the Night to Shine Dance at the Around the Clock Services office in Salem on Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. (Laura Tesler/ Special to Salem Reporter)Buddies await being matched with an attendee at the Night Shine Dance held at the Salem Alliance Church in Salem on Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. (Laura Tesler/ Special to Salem Reporter)Willow Carter enjoys her corsage at the Night to Shine Dance held at the Salem Alliance Church in Salem on Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. (Laura Tesler/ Special to Salem Reporter)Aries Macias models a classic style at the Night to Shine Dance held at the Salem Alliance Church in Salem on Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. (Laura Tesler/ Special to Salem Reporter)Friends Tim Mackley, Kevin Taylor, and Jonathan Steele enjoy themselves at the Night to Shine Dance held at the Salem Alliance Church in Salem on Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. (Laura Tesler/ Special to Salem Reporter)Attendees at the Night to Shine Dance enjoyed a limousine ride around the block and then were announced in to walk up the red carpet at the Salem Alliance Church in Salem on Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. (Laura Tesler/ Special to Salem Reporter)The receiving line along the red carpet at the Night to Shine Dance welcomed every attendee at the Salem Alliance Church in Salem on Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. (Laura Tesler/ Special to Salem Reporter)Charlie Stinson arrives by limousine to walk up the red carpet into the Night to Shine Dance held at the Salem Alliance Church in Salem on Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. (Laura Tesler/ Special to Salem Reporter)Lindsay Miller arrives at the Night to Shine Dance held at the Salem Alliance Church in Salem on Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. (Laura Tesler/ Special to Salem Reporter)Cody Davis prepares to walk down the red carpet with a friend at the Night to Shine Dance held at the Salem Alliance Church in Salem on Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. (Laura Tesler/ Special to Salem Reporter)Chris Cook enjoys a piece of pizza during the dinner at the Night to Shine Dance held at the Salem Alliance Church in Salem on Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. (Laura Tesler/ Special to Salem Reporter)Anthony Smith sings on the karaoke stage at the Night to Shine Dance held at the Salem Alliance Church in Salem on Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. (Laura Tesler/ Special to Salem Reporter)
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Laura Tesler has lived in Salem, Oregon for 20 years and is originally from Flint, MI. Laura has been an underwater photographer for 15 years, and is an avid scuba diver. Topside, she has been taking photographs since age 12, and currently works on assignment for the Salem Reporter, and full time purchasing land for fish and wildlife habitat in the Willamette Valley. Laura attended Oregon State University, and has traveled extensively all over the world and the United States.
