Corona<\/a> next week to celebrate its 76th anniversary, honoring the organization\u2019s rise from its foundation in 1950 to its role today as a group serving more than 1,200 people every year.<\/p>\nThe non-profit, founded by a small group of parents and advocates in 1950, has expanded its reach over the past three-quarters of a century to provide early childhood education, vocational training, residential services and innovative therapies. All programs have been designed to help individuals with developmental disabilities achieve greater independence and quality of life.<\/p>\n
QCP\u2019s Broadway-themed gala will take place at Terrace on the Park in Corona on June 2, kicking off at 5:30 p.m. for VIPs and 6:30 p.m. for general admission.\n<\/p>\n
The gala will feature a special performance by the QCP Players, the organization\u2019s theater program, with the group set to present a musical number from their upcoming production of Annie Kids.\n<\/p>\n
QCP Executive Director Terri Ross said the group\u2019s annual gala is one of the \u201chighlights of the year.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\u201cOur Summer Gala is always a highlight of the year, bringing together our community to celebrate the achievements of those who support our mission,\u201d Ross said in a statement.\n<\/p>\n
The upcoming gala will honor Runi Mehta, managing director Flagstar Bank who has served as chairperson of Big Brothers Big Sisters of NYC, and Jason Miller, a partner at lawfirm Otterbourg PC and a committed advocate for pro bono legal work.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are proud to honor Runi Mehta and Jason Miller for their leadership and commitment, and we\u2019re especially excited to spotlight the incredible talents of our QCP Players,\u201d Ross said.<\/p>\n
The event will also feature dinner, award presentations and a celebration of QCP\u2019s \u201clegacy of service.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
Tickets for the upcoming gala are available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Queens Centers for Progress will host its annual gala at Terrace on the Park on June 2. Photo…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":245413,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[95874,9262,5786,9,24,63,122,84568,124,123,95875],"class_list":["post-245412","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-queens","tag-annual-gala","tag-corona","tag-gala","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-queens","tag-queens-centers-for-progress","tag-queens-headlines","tag-queens-news","tag-terrace-on-the-park"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/245412","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=245412"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/245412\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/245413"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=245412"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=245412"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=245412"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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