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New York—“Together
We Soar” is the theme of the 2020 HeartShare Spring
Gala and, on June 23 more than 600
corporate sponsors, partners, Board Members,
philanthropic supporters and members of the
HeartShare community will gather at New York’s
iconic Ziegfeld Ballroom to
celebrate the achievements of three inspiring
honorees who are committed to lifting the vulnerable
communities HeartShare serves, helping
individuals of all abilities live independent lives:
Chris Perry,
President of Global Sales, Marketing and Client
Solutions, Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.,
will receive the 2020 HeartShare Visionary Award,
which is presented to a person whose work honors our
past, shapes our present and transforms our future
by building a foundation for success for HeartShare
and the community it supports. Beyond
his duties at Broadridge, Chris Perry has dedicated
himself to ensuring that everyone has access to
competent and affordable financial advice, products
and services. Perry served as a member of the Board
of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of New Jersey for over
10 years and currently serves as a Board Member of
NPower, which provides underprivileged youths and
military veterans with the opportunity to build tech
skills and achieve their potential. He is also a
sponsor of the Women on Wall Street Association, a
New York-based business leadership organization that
helps accelerate careers of women in financial
services and unites business professionals in
support of equality, executive leadership and
breaking the glass ceiling.
William R. Guarinello,
President and Chief Executive Officer, HeartShare
Human Services of New York, will receive the first
and only Leadership, Innovation & Impact Award,
honoring 50 years of assisting New York’s most
vulnerable children, adults and families. From
social worker to CEO: It’s a one-of-a-kind story
about a one-of-a-kind leader. HeartShare’s President
and Chief Executive Officer William R. Guarinello
started his career at HeartShare in 1970 as a
20-year-old case worker when the organization was
known as the Catholic Guardian Society of Brooklyn
and Queens. Over the course of the next 50 years,
Guarinello steadily rose through the ranks,
spearheading new programs and initiatives to assist
the developmentally disabled in the wake of the
Willowbrook School scandal. Guarinello became Deputy
Director in 1980, Executive Director in 1985 and
President and CEO in 1993. Under his leadership and
vision, HeartShare established affiliations with The
HeartShare School in 2007 and HeartShare St.
Vincent’s Services in 2014, transforming HeartShare
into the third-largest child welfare agency in New
York City with more than 100 program locations
serving developmentally disabled clients and their
families in Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island and the
Bronx and in 60 of the 62 New York counties. For his
aspire-to-inspire approach, for going above and
beyond, for being the wind beneath our wings and
ensuring that HeartShare soars into tomorrow,
HeartShare will honor Guarinello as the first and
only recipient of the HeartShare Leadership,
Innovation & Impact Award for a half-century of
dedication to assisting New York’s most vulnerable.
Deborah Norville,
anchor of “Inside Edition,” will receive the 2020
Heart of Champion Award, which is given to an
individual whose commitment to family and community
transforms the landscape for underserved and
marginalized populations. Through
her ongoing humanitarian efforts on behalf of women,
children and families, Deborah Norville has been a
tireless advocate and supporter for the community we
serve in New York City and beyond. As the
longest-serving daily anchor on American television
on “Inside Edition,” the nation’s number one daily
newsmagazine, and with a storied career as anchor,
correspondent, co-host and reporter at CBS News,
NBC’s “Today”, NBC’s “News at Sunrise” and MSNBC’s
“Deborah Norville Tonight” and ABC Talk Radio
Network’s “Deborah Norville Show,” the two-time
Emmy® Award winner has leveraged her credentials and
charisma to accentuate the positive as a
best-selling author and lecturer. Her book “Thank
You Power: Making the SCIENCE of Gratitude Work for
YOU,” which details the connection between gratitude
and enhanced cognitive function, was a New York
Times bestseller. She is a contributor to the
popular “Chicken Soup for the Soul” series, and the
author of several other self-help books as well as
two bestselling children’s books and a number of
books featuring knit and crochet patterns. Norville
is on the board of the Broadcasters Foundation of
America. She is also a member of the Council on
Foreign Relations, Women Corporate Directors, and
the New York Women’s Forum and is a past board
member of the Girl Scout Council of Greater New York
and the Rita Hayworth (Alzheimer’s) Steering
Committee.
Hosting the 2020 HeartShare Gala, the nonprofit’s
largest annual fundraiser, will be Fox 5’s “Good Day
New York” co-host Rosanna Scotto and Q104.3
DJ Jim
Kerr, both of whom are HeartShare Board Members.
The honorary co-chairs for the
Gala are Linda
Dano,
Emmy-winning actress, author, entrepreneur, former
HeartShare Board Member and past HeartShare award
honoree; Abigail Hawk, star of the hit CBS
series “Blue Bloods” and past HeartShare award
honoree; Tony Lo Bianco, Emmy-winning actor
and past HeartShare award honoree; and Tamara
Tunie, Obie Award-winning actress, director,
producer and past HeartShare award honoree.
To purchase tickets to the 2020 HeartShare Spring
Gala: http://www.heartsharespringgala.org/
About HeartShare Human Services of New York
HeartShare Human Services of New York is dedicated
to supporting New York’s most vulnerable
populations, including those with autism and other
developmental disabilities, empowering them to
overcome challenges and reach their full potential
through educational, life skills and vocational
training, as well as residential, case management,
recreational, family support and healthcare
services.
HeartShare’s responsiveness to the needs of the New
York community guides its innovation. Since our
founding in 1914, we have expanded our reach to over
100 program sites in Brooklyn, Queens and Staten
Island, as well as to 60 of the 62 New York
counties, through energy grants to low-income
families. HeartShare affiliates include The
HeartShare School, which offers quality education
and therapies to children with autism, and
HeartShare St. Vincent's Services (HSVS), which
supports children, adults and families through
foster care, adoption and mental health services.
HeartShare is proud that 90 percent of all revenue
goes directly to its programs and services.
HeartShare is accredited by the Council on
Accreditation of Services for Families and Children
and is a Better Business Bureau Accredited Charity.
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