Enviable Life Ball Raises Over $300K for People with Disabilities

BETHPAGE, NY; NOVEMBER 13, 2019 – Since recently hosting its annual Enviable Life Ball held at The Garden City Hotel in Garden City, NY, ACLD Foundation has announced a milestone achievement – raising $302,000 for ACLD (Adults and Children with Learning and Developmental Disabilities, Inc.), the non-profit agency headquartered in Bethpage that is devoted to providing opportunities for children and adults with autism, learning and other developmental disabilities to pursue enviable lives, promote independence and foster supportive relationships within the community. Drawing record-setting 325 people to ACLD’s largest event of the year, this year’s Enviable Life Ball honored both New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Carl Grady, Director NY Group at Enterprise Fleet Management.

Comptroller DiNapoli received the 2019 Humanitarian Award for his unwavering support of ACLD and his advocacy for the highest standards in special education. Presented by Oyster Bay Town Supervisor and long-time friend Joseph S. Saladino, he spoke highly of DiNapoli’s long tenure serving the people of New York State. His remarks brought home the message of a man who has dedicated his entire adult life to public service and serves as model for fellow elected officials to follow.

Grady was presented with the 2019 Corporate Leadership Award for his efforts in supporting people with special needs. As ACLD Foundation Board of Directors President Alan Spiegel, C.P.A., Esq. stated while introducing Grady, “Carl is the person ACLD has turned to over and over again, ensuring the people we support are safe in their daily travels. Day in and day out, his fleet of vans safely transport our people to ACLD programs. This is a significant responsibility that is fully embraced by Carl and his team.”

NBC 4 New York’s “Today in New York” traffic reporter Lauren Scala served as the Enviable Life Ball’s Emcee for the fifth consecutive year and guests were entertained with live music performed by Skyline Orchestra’s Rhapsody.

Major sponsors for ACLD Foundation’s Enviable Life Ball included:

• Diamond Sponsors: Comcast/NBCUniversal and Pilot│RB
• Emerald Sponsor: Carol Lever and Roy Grover
• Amethyst Sponsors: BioReference Laboratories and Enterprise Fleet Management
• Platinum Sponsors: ChemRx Pharmacy Services, Sameer Patel, Plum Wisdom Rudder, and Alan and Ellen Spiegel
• Sapphire Sponsors: Aveniras, LLC, EmblemHealth, FilBen Group, Fusion Architecture, PLLC, Irwin Siegel Agency, Inc., L&M Painting and Contracting, MediSked, LLC, Gail and Donald Mitzner, Moritt Hock & Hamroff, LLP, Bonnie and Richard Perlman, Professional Group Plans, Susan Sha, C.P.A., CGMA, and Valley Bank
  
• Community Partnership Sponsor: Delta Air Lines, Inc.

Founded in 1957, ACLD is a 501(c)(3), not-for-profit agency whose mission is to provide opportunities to more than 3,000 children and adults with autism, learning and developmental disabilities to pursue enviable lives, promote independence and foster supportive relationships within the community. ACLD employs more than 1,300 people and operates 90 different program sites, including community residences and apartment programs across Nassau and Suffolk Counties. Among its services are early childhood, day habilitation, residential alternatives, vocational training and job placement, recreation programs, respite, family support, and occupational, speech and physical therapies. For more information, visit www.acld.org.

PHOTO CAPTIONS (Photo credit for all pictures is courtesy of Sean Sime, who grants media permission of all photo use):

• Photo #1: Pictured from left to right at ACLD’s Annual Enviable Life Ball, which raised over $302,000 in support of ACLD programs benefiting adults and children with autism, learning and other developmental disabilities are: ACLD Executive Director Robert C. Goldsmith; ACLD Foundation Board of Directors President Alan Spiegel, CPA, Esq.; 2019 Corporate Leadership Award Honoree Carl Grady, Director, NY Group at Enterprise Fleet Management; 2019 Humanitarian Award Honoree New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli; and ACLD Board of Trustees President Joseph J. Ortego, Esq.
• Photo #2: Pictured from left to right having a rollicking good time on the dance floor during ACLD’s Annual Enviable Life Ball, which raised over $302,000 in support of ACLD programs benefiting adults and children with autism, learning and other developmental disabilities, are: Linda Yaccarino, ACLD Foundation Board of Directors Member and Chairman of Advertising and Partnerships at NBCUniversal, with George H., a person supported by ACLD.
• Photo #3: Pictured from left to right at ACLD’s Annual Enviable Life Ball, which raised over $302,000 in support of ACLD programs benefiting adults and children with autism, learning and other developmental disabilities, are: ACLD Foundation Board of Directors Vice President Scott Fein, who is Senior Vice President of BioReference Laboratories and Amethyst Sponsor of the Enviable Life Ball, with ACLD Foundation Board of Directors President Alan Spiegel, CPA, Esq.
• Photo #4: Pictured from left to right at ACLD’s Annual Enviable Life Ball, which raised over $302,000 in support of ACLD programs benefiting adults and children with autism, learning and other developmental disabilities, is NBC 4 New York’s “Today in New York” traffic reporter Lauren Scala, who continued the tradition in serving as Enviable Life Ball Emcee for the fifth consecutive year, receiving a bouquet of flowers from Marc Engel, a person supported by ACLD.

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