Life’s WORC (www.lifesworc.org), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities including autism through its residential, community and trust services, which will celebrating its 50 th Anniversary with a major gala, is recognizing individuals and organizations that have made $50,000 contributions to the event as members of its 50 th Club for the 50 th Anniversary. Included in the group are Life’s WORC founder Victoria Schneps-Yunis, journalist Geraldo Rivera, The Koufakis Family, The Rogan Family, Subaru of America, Manes American Peace Prize Foundation, Sean Hannity and William O’Reilly.
Interim CEO Matt Zebatto, “The generosity of the 50 th Club for the 50 th Anniversary is especially appreciated during today’s challenging times. For Life’s WORC, they are true heroes to the many individuals with disabilities that we support and will continue to support in the future.”
Life’s WORC’s 50 th Anniversary Gala will be held on Friday, April 1, 2022, 6:30-10:30 pm, at The Garden City Hotel, 45 7th St, Garden City, NY 11530. The gala will feature a menu created by The Garden City Hotel’s legendary chef David Burke and music performed by The Blast, a four-piece Beatles cover band. A highlight of the event will be recognizing two individuals credited with the organization’s inception. They are Life’s WORC Founder Victoria Schneps- Yunis, president and co-publisher of Schneps Media, and Geraldo Rivera, journalist with FOX News, whose investigative report on the atrocities at Willowbrook State School, then the largest institution in the nation serving children with developmental disabilities, forced its closure.
Sponsorships are available including the Celebrate 50 Gold, Silver, Bronze, Family and Individual Sponsorships. Table of 10 seats are available for $3,950 and Individual Seats are at $400. For those who cannot attend but also wish to support Life’s WORC and recognize its 50th anniversary milestone, Friend of Life’s WORC Celebrate 50 Pins are available for $50. Additionally, there will be a journal published with congratulatory ads available. For information on all sponsorship opportunities, please visit: http://weblink.donorperfect.com/LWCelebrate50 or
call: 516-741-9000, X-5110.
More About Life’s WORC
Life’s WORC was founded 50 years ago after the closing of Willowbrook State School back in the early 1970s. As a young reporter, Geraldo Rivera exposed the deplorable conditions that existed within the then largest institution in the nation serving children with developmental disabilities. Rivera first learned about these conditions from Life’s WORC founder Victoria Schneps Yunis. Her daughter, Lara, diagnosed at an early age with severe brain damage, was a resident at Willowbrook. When cuts in state funding caused the institution to fall into extensive disrepair, Schneps, along with other concerned individuals, picketed to fight for the rights of Willowbrook’s more than 5,000 residents. Rivera’s report, which earned him a Peabody Award, ultimately forced the closing of Willowbrook. Schneps Yunis started Life’s WORC and opened its first home in Little Neck, Queens. Its first residents were former Willowbrook residents.
Today, Life’s WORC provides beautiful homes located across the region, from Nassau and
Suffolk to Queens and Manhattan, in addition to community services, financial and trust
services, and the programs and services of its Family Center for Autism. For more information visit: https://www.lifesworc.org.
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