The 75th Anniversary Bejeweled Gala
The Arc New York is celebrating 75 years of service to our mission of providing people with intellectual, developmental, and other disabilities with ordinary and extraordinary opportunities of life.
On Friday, October 25, at the Hall of Springs in Saratoga, The Arc New York will host the 75th Anniversary Bejeweled Gala to celebrate and commemorate our shared journey and celebrate our progress.
The celebratory event will feature a sit-down dinner, champagne toast, live music, dancing, silent auction, portraits of people we support, an inspiring keynote from Broadway actor Mickey Rowe and more!
Gala Happenings
Hall of Springs
The Hall of Springs is a historic, world-renowned venue located within the picturesque Saratoga Spa State Park. The magnificent interior features a 38-foot vaulted ceiling, Italian marble floors, and three original grand chandeliers made of Belgian crystal.
Menu & Cocktail Hour
Mazzone Hospitality will be catering The 75th Anniversary Gala with a diverse menu of delectable food that will make guests savor every bite. Mazzone’s chefs are culinary connoisseurs who have devoted their lives to perfecting their craft and preparing food that looks as good as it tastes. There will be a cocktail hour before dinner, sponsored by our friends at USI Insurance.
Mickey Rowe
Keynote speaker Mickey Rowe is an autistic and legally blind author of the award-winning book Fearlessly Different: An Autistic Actor’s Journey to Broadway’s Biggest Stage and the first autistic actor to play the lead role in the play The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. The keynote speaker is sponsored by O’Connell & Aronowitz.
New York Players
New York Players are New York’s Dance Party Experts! This band is an entertainment powerhouse that can do it all, from Top 40, Rock, R&B, and Motown Party-Dance Tunes to Country and Swing! Their main goal is to keep the dance floor packed all night long! The band is sponsored by Travelers Insurance.
Portrait Project
The Arc New York’s Portrait Project, sponsored by NYSID (New York State Industries for the Disabled, Inc.), captures the individuality of 75 people we support, their interests, achievements, and
aspirations.
Silent Auction
We will be hosting a silent auction during the gala. Auction items up for bid will be from our Chapters. These will be unique items, crafted with care, that you won’t find anywhere else!
Champagne Toast
We look forward to celebrating with you and invite you to raise a glass for a champagne toast during the gala, sponsored by The Arc New York EDA.
Photobooth
Don’t miss the chance to strike a pose at the photobooth, sponsored by Globe North. Here, you can capture and cherish your special moments from the evening.
Candy Bar
Indulge your sweet tooth at the candy bar, generously sponsored by Bank of America.
Diamond Sponsors – $25,000
Casella
Casella is one of the largest and fully integrated resource management companies in the Eastern United States. Casella provides resource management expertise and services to residential, commercial, municipal and industrial customers in the areas of solid waste resource collection, recycling, organics, energy recovery and disposal. Find out more about Casella here.
KeyBank
Cleveland-based KeyCorp is one of the nation’s largest bank-based financial services companies, with approximately $93.8 billion in assets. Key companies provide investment management, retail and commercial banking, consumer finance, and investment banking products and services to individuals and companies throughout the United States and, for certain businesses, internationally. The company’s businesses deliver their products and services through branches and offices; a network of 1,200+ ATMs; telephone banking centers 800-KEY2YOU®; and a website, Key.com®, and a mobile app that provides account access and financial products 24 hours a day. Find out more about KeyBank here.
Therap
Therap Services provides secure, web-based documentation, communication and electronic billing services to over 6,000 intellectual disability providers across the United States as well as for over 15 state government ID systems of care. This includes a certified EHR, HIPAA-compliant Medicaid and private billing, service documentation, and secure communication and data sharing between all stakeholders, including families and self-advocates. Learn more about Therap here.
Emerald Sponsors – $10,000
Sapphire Sponsors – $5,000
The Arc promotes and protects the human rights of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and actively supports their full inclusion and participation in the community throughout their lifetimes.
