PRICE CENTRE GALA FEATURING NATALIE COLE

NATALIE COLE TO HEADLINE 23rd ANNUAL PRICE CENTER GALA IN BOSTON
Price Center is a regional leader serving those with developmental disabilities

NEWTON, Mass., September 10, 2013 – Grammy Award-winning singing legend Natalie Cole will headline the 23rd annual gala to benefit The Price Center, a regional leader in providing care to adults with developmental disabilities.
Building on the smashing success of the bigger, better 2012 Gala, this year’s The Price Center Gala will take place on Saturday, October 12 at the Boston Marriott Copley Place hotel. Backed by a quintet, Cole will sing some of her well-known hits and perform from her critically acclaimed new album “Natalie Cole En Español.”
Tickets start at $250 and can be purchased through The Price Center’s website at www.ThePriceCenter.org or by calling 617-244-0065. This year’s event offers an added bonus: Price Center supporters who donate $1,500 or more as sponsors will be invited to a special pre-show VIP reception to meet Natalie over drinks and hors d’oeuvres. The Gala is The Price Center’s major fundraiser of the year. Doors for Natalie Cole’s performance at the Price Center Gala will open at 7:00 p.m.
This year’s Gala will also recognize the charitable work and enduring support of the late Morris Gordon, his widow, Ellen, and their family. Mr. Gordon, who died earlier this year, and his family will be recognized at the Gala for their tireless work on behalf of The Price Center and their unwavering financial support of the agency.
The Gala will be emceed by WBZ-AM 1030 News radio host Jordan Rich. A Boston native and radio industry veteran, Rich is well known for his support of Boston area charities. His popular “The Jordan Rich Show” airs on WBZ-AM from midnight to 5 a.m. on Saturdays and from midnight to 3:30 a.m. on Sundays.
The Price Center is committed to providing services and accessible care to developmentally disabled adults and teens throughout the Boston area, The Price Center operates three day-centers, in Newton and Dedham, as well as four residential homes and a supported apartment program in Newton and Brookline. The mission of The Price Center is to encourage disabled individuals’ personal growth and full participation in their communities through social, living and work experiences that respect their preferences and accommodate diversity.
Cole will take the stage as part of a full evening of entertainment that also includes a buffet/cocktail reception, with creative cocktails and gourmet fare, after the show and live entertainment by Boston-based performer Tracy Clark, who will sing jazz standards, show tunes and more.
It was 23 years ago when Jerry Fineberg, founder and chairman of the Wellesley-based Fineberg Companies, and his colleague Dan Frank launched what has become a tradition: The Annual Price Center Gala. They were later joined by Fineberg’s daughter, Michelle, and have grown the Gala to an annual event that brings some 900 guests together to enjoy an evening of entertainment with extraordinary talent while raising funds and generating awareness of The Price Center’s work. Since its inception, the Gala has raised millions in support of the agency’s programs and services.

Tickets start at $250 and can be purchased through The Price Center’s website at www.ThePriceCenter.org or by calling 617-244-0065.

ABOUT NATALIE COLE
American singer, songwriter and actress Natalie Cole has become one of the most beloved female performers of her generation for hits like “Our Love.” The winner of nine Grammy Awards, Cole is the daughter of legendary crooner Nat King Cole and scored a huge hit in the 1990s with a re-recording of her late father’s classic “Unforgettable” as a duet. Cole rocketed to stardom in 1975 with her debut album, Inseparable, earning her a No. 1 single, “This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)” and her first two Grammy awards for Best New Artist and Best Female R&B Vocal Performance. She has sold more than 30 million records over the years. The author of two books” Angel on My Shoulder” and “Love Brought Me Back”, Cole has also racked up more than 300 television appearances. A graduate of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Cole was born in Los Angeles and lived in Massachusetts during her high school years. Cole now serves as spokesperson for the University Kidney Research Organization, a nonprofit organization supporting medical research related to the prevention, treatment, and eradication of all form of kidney disease. She is also a spokesperson for “Tune In to Hep C,” an awareness campaign to combat this silent and progressive disease. For more information see www.nataliecole.com

ABOUT THE PRICE CENTER
The Price Center has been serving and empowering individuals with developmental disabilities in the greater Boston Area for nearly four decades. Among the highest-rated providers of residential, clinical, day habilitation and employment services in the state of Massachusetts, The Price Center delivers an unrivaled quality of programming and care to the individuals currently served by our highly experienced and dedicated staff. A Newton-based human services agency, The Price Center provides clinical, therapeutic and support services to individuals and families managing a wide spectrum of physical and cognitive disabilities. The programs facilitate the full participation of disabled individuals in their local communities and promote the independence, personal growth and dignity of people living with disabilities. Services include residential programs in Brookline and Newton, day habilitation and intensive day habilitation programs in Newton and Dedham, and employment services that feature job-readiness training, vocational assessments and job placement opportunities in Boston and MetroWest area communities. For more information see www.thepricecenter.org

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