On Saturday, February 21, Angel’s Hands Foundation hosted a superhero dinner dance for special needs children and their families. Mark Kristensen is the founder of Angel’s Hands. The foundation helps special needs families with financial support and hosts fun events for the children. The superhero dinner dance was held at the St. Thomas Moore Church from 6-9:30. Disabled children and their families came dressed as their favorite superheroes and danced their hearts out.
As the children arrived they were grinning ear to ear. The music was playing, activities were set up, and prizes were layer out. Every child got a superhero passport and they had to complete each station to be an official superhero. The stations consisted of pictures with the hulk, punching buildings down, making your own mask, and many more. The kids traveled to each one and once they completed the station they earned a sticker in their superhero passport. Once they were finished they went into the ballroom and sat down to eat.
The children and their families sat down at big tables and then got some dinner. The food was donated by Utah Food Services. The kids got veggies, fruit salads, chicken fingers and mac & cheese. The adults were served salad, mac & cheese, lamb chops and dinner rolls. Dessert was also served and was eaten very quickly. Overall the food was a hit and everyone enjoyed it.
After dinner was over children got their face painted and began to dance. The music started going and one by one the children migrated to the dance floor. Wheel chairs were twirling, and oxygen tanks were jumping. The children were laughing, smiling and breaking it down. One participant mother, Kate, said, “Seeing the kids so happy and not having to worry about all their issues is very heartwarming.” Overall the dinner dance was quite the success and they are planning on hosting another one next year.
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