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Tamsen Fadal, Eight-time Emmy® winning
Anchor, PIX 11 News,
&
Mike Woods, Meteorologist, Fox
5’s Good Day New York,
To Co-Host United
Cerebral Palsy of New York City’s
70th Anniversary
Gala Celebration
Thursday, March 9th 2017
Emmy® Award-winning Susan
Lucci will make a Special Appearance
at the Gala
(NEW YORK, NEW YORK) – Gary
Geresi, President
of the Board of Directors of United Cerebral Palsy of New
York City (UCP of NYC), announced today that UCP of NYC will
celebrate its 70thAnniversary
Gala on Thursday,
March 9th at
the New
York Hilton.
“This is
an opportunity to celebrate our unique and outstanding 70
year history of ground breaking services and pioneering
advocacy with our families, friends and our staff, as well
as renew plans for how we will meet the challenges of the
next generation,” said Edward
R. Matthews, CEO of UCP of NYC.
The UCP
of NYC 70th Anniversary
Gala will be
co-hosted by Tamsen
Fadal, eight-time
Emmy winning Anchor of PIX 11 News & best-selling author, and Mike
Woods, Meteorologist, Fox 5’s Good Day New York. Susan
Lucci, Emmy®
Award-winning actress and New
York Times best-selling
author, will make a special appearance at the gala.
Tamsen Fadal, Mike
Woods and Susan Lucci are
all longtime supporters of UCP of NYC’s major events that
help fundraise for important UCP of NYC programs and
services, including Women
Who Care Awards
Luncheon and the
Santa Project Party that
benefits the Children’s Programs.
Susan Lucci has
been a dedicated supporter of UCP of NYC since 2006 when she
was honored with the UCP of NYC Women Who Care Award. For
the past three years, Lucci has hosted the Women
Who Care Awards
Luncheon benefiting UCP of NYC. She is also a three time
celebrity presenter at Women
Who Care, and
has narrated a PSA for the agency about the importance to
women with disabilities to getting breast cancer screenings.
“UCP of NYC is extremely
grateful for Tamsen, Mike, and Susan’s long term ongoing
support and concern for our organization. They truly
exemplify the generosity of spirit of New Yorkers” says Edward
R. Matthews, CEO of
United Cerebral Palsy of New York City.
“I am delighted to co-host the UCP
of NYC 70th Anniversary
Gala with Mike
Woods,” says Tamsen
Fadal. “UCP of NYC reaches thousands of families and
individuals with disabilities throughout New York City. I am
continually impressed by UCP’s role as the agent of change
in lives of thousands of New Yorkers living with
disabilities.”
“I am thrilled to co-host the UCP
of NYC 70th Anniversary
gala with
its longtime supporter Tamsen
Fadal,” says Mike
Woods. I am a big supporter of UCP of NYC and their
vital ongoing work to provide programs and services for
children, families, and adults living with a variety of
challenges.”
“I am very touched by United
Cerebral Palsy of New York City’s impact as a lifeline for
thousands of children, families, and adults with
disabilities,” says Susan
Lucci. “I am particularly impressed by the comprehensive
nature of their ongoing programs and services which
encompass so many different aspects of health, education,
living, assisted technology, and the arts.”
About United Cerebral Palsy of
New York City
United
Cerebral Palsy of New York City (UCP of NYC) is the leading
not-for-profit agency and a pioneer in providing programs
and services that improve the quality of life for people
with disabilities. For over 70 years, UCP of NYC has created
a more adaptable for world for New York City children and
adults with a variety of challenges. UCP of NYC’s breadth of
over 100 comprehensive programs include education, health,
technology, residential, and recreational services for
thousands of individuals and families annually. Our programs
are delivered by thousands of trained and dedicated staff,
including a number of employees who have disabilities
themselves. For more information: www.ucpnyc.org.
For more information about
United Cerebral Palsy of New York City, contact Petra Tuomi,
Vice President, Marketing & Communications at ptuomi@ucpnyc.org. |