Our Adventure program participants were dressed to the nines May 2, 2015! The teens, all of whom have special needs, danced the night away at DeLaSalle High School's Starry Night Prom. It was the second-ever Prom for Josh, a 16-year-old with autism. "Prom was the turning point for me last year in letting Josh fully participate in Adventure. I finally trusted," his mom Jackie said. "I'd seen my other kids go to high school dances and I didn't really know if Josh would ever get a chance to. He went that night, stayed overnight with the other kids and the Adventure staff at the hotel, and loved it."

1. A st arry night f or our client s wit h special needs:
Adventure Goes To Prom

2. A f t er meet ing at t he hot el t hey w ould st ay at t hat
night, Adventure participants traveled to Starry
N ight Prom in st yle In a w hite st ret ch H ummer limo.

3. Josh couldn’t
w ait t o pick out
his t uxedo, put
on his cufflinks
and go back t o
prom t his year.
H e loves get t ing
dressed up.
- Jackie,
Josh’s
mom

4. H e t ried on t hat
ha t a nd oh did he
w a nt it . I c ouldn’t
a f f ord it a t f irs t ,
but I w ent back and
got it f or him. It ’s prom
af t er all, and I’m so
glad my Josh can
experience it .
- J a c k ie ,
J os h’s
mom

5. “
The limo part w as a surprise f or t hem t his year.
It w as so hard t o keep t hat excit ing det ail a secret !
- Sam,
A dvent ure st af f member

6. W he n t he pa rt ic ipa nt s s t a rt e d piling in t he limo,
I heard someone say, “ Wow ! It ’s like w e’re
c e le brit ie s !”
- Sam,
A dvent ure st af f member

7. A dvent ure part icipant s
buddied up w ith st af f
and volunt eers —t heir
“ dat es” f or t he night .

8. Last year w as
Emma’s f irst
year going to
prom and, not
k now ing w hat
t o expect , w e
just dressed
her in a simple
s undress. B ut
it t ruly is f ancy,
s o t his year
w e w ent t o
D avid’s B ridal
a nd she f ell in
love w ith t he
f irst dress she
t ried on!
- K rist en,
Emma’s
mom

9. D eLaSalle H igh School
has hosted Starry Night
Prom on t heir grounds
f or t he past 15 years.
The semi - f ormal prom
is f ree and open t o
all people w ith disabilities
in t he Tw in C it ie s
c ommunit y.

10. After learning about Starry Night Prom from
t he parent of an A dvent ure client ,
St . D avid’s C ent er added
t he event as an “ A dvent ure
Overnight ” t hree years ago.

11. Eve ry ye a r, w e ’re s o impre s s e d by t he D e La Sa lle
s t ude nt s w ho put on t he e ve nt . This ye a r, t he y
he lpe d our pa rt ic ipa nt s a nd ot he r a t t e nde e s pin on
corsages as t hey arrived at prom.
- Sarah,
St. David’s Center Therapeutic Recreation Supervisor

12. Prom is a
complet ely
dif f erent f rom
anything else
A dvent ure
of f ers, and
maybe t he only
opport unit y many
of our clients
ever get t o
a t t end prom .
- Sarah,
St. David’s
C ent er
Therapeut ic
R ecreat ion
Supervisor

13. Yet w hile Prom
is unique , it
s t ill promot e s
St . D avid’s
Center ’s
overall
Therapeut ic
R ecreat ion
goa ls of
developing
social skills,
physical
f it ness , and
increased
communit y
involve me nt .

14. C lient s dance...

15. …and dance...

16. …and dance...

17. …and dance...

18. …and dance
t he night aw ay.

19. Prom ha s be c ome
A dve nt ure ’s mos t
popular and
w ell-at tended
o vernight by f ar.

20. It ’s an experience t hat
St . D avid’s C ent er is proud
to continue to offer and
grow each year.