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support their families. We are asking the community to
do the same thing; to get creative and have fun, while
helping people with disabilities,” said Kimberly McCarten,
president and CEO of The Arc of Palm Beach County.
Sign up for Wild Pants 2020 at https://www.mightycause.
com/event/Wildpants. Share your personalized fundraising
page with donors and show off your creativity on social
media using the hashtag #ArcWildPants. It’s constructive
fundraising in a chaotic year.
About The Arc Of Palm Beach County
The Arc is changing the conversation around
disabilities by defying definitions, inspiring possibilities,
and improving the lives of the people we serve. Since 1958,
The Arc has envisioned a community where every person
feels welcome, connected, and accepted.

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What has also guided the success of the “Lady in Red”
Gala is the quality of its guest entertainment, and the 27th
annual event year is no exception. Indeed, the great ones
endure, and Gladys Knight has long been one of the greatest.
Very few singers over the last 50 years have matched her
unassailable artistry. She is a seven-time Grammy winner
who has enjoyed No. 1 hits in pop, gospel, R&B and
adult contemporary, and she has also triumphed in film,
television and live performance, as well as a philanthropy
and humanitarianism.
A native of Georgia, Knight began her singing career with
her siblings at age eight, in a group called the “Pips.” The
group opened for R&B legends in the 1950s, then headed to
Motown and crossed over to pop music. As “Gladys Knight
& The Pips,” they recorded their signature song, Midnight
Train to Georgia. Other group and solo hits include: I Who
Have Nothing, Where My Heart Belongs, That’s What
Friends Are For, Every Beat Of My Heart, and I Heard It
Through The Grapevine.
Knight left the Pips behind in 1989 and has continued to
perform and record as a solo artist. Her incredible talent and
staying power caused those in the public and the industry to
call her the “Empress of Soul.” In 1995, she earned her star
on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and the next year, Gladys
Knight & The Pips were inducted into the Rock ‘N’ Roll Hall
of Fame. She published an autobiography, Between Each
Line of Pain and Glory (a line taken from her million-selling
recording Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me), in 1997
and the next year, she and The Pips were presented with the
Lifetime Achievement Award from the Rhythm & Blues Hall
of Fame. In 2004, she received the “Lifetime Achievement
Award” at the annual BET Awards ceremony.
Dana Carvey is the Emmy-Award winning actor and
comedian who is best known for his iconic and indelible
Saturday Night Live characters – most memorably Church
Lady; Grumpy Old Man; Hans, of the Hans and Franz body
building duo; and, of course, Garth – Mike Myer’s “excellent All Natural Pain Medicine
co-host” on the classic sketch turned feature film, Wayne’s
World. Ask Us!!!
He has received much praise for his uncanny comedic
impersonations of American political figures (popular with
both audiences and the subjects of his impersonations),
including the elder George Bush, Ross Perot, Jerry Brown,
and Bob Dole. In addition to Wayne’s World, his films include
This is Spinal Tap, Opportunity Knocks, and The Secret Life
of Pets (both the original and sequel).
In 2016, Carvey appeared as the expert-in-residence on • Compounded Medications
USA Network’s comedic half-hour series First Impressions.
His Netflix special Straight White Male, 60 was released in made for you and your pets!
2016, to much acclaim. In addition to his Emmy Award and
six Emmy nominations, he has been honored twice with • Compression Hosiery
The American Comedy Award as Television’s Funniest
Supporting Male. • Wheelchairs, Walkers, Canes
Although the current pandemic is continuously evolving
and may alter some plans for this outstanding “Lady in Red”
Gala program, Pope said that the strongest safety and wellness TequesTa Drugs anD
procedures will be taken to ensure that attendees can fully
enjoy themselves in a welcoming, healthy environment. She
anticipates that guests, as well as all staff, will be required to
wear face masks, temperature checks will be taken at the door, CompounDing
and that social distancing measures will be in place for tables.
Chairs of the gala are Lois Pope and Suzi Goldsmith.
Grand Honorary Chair is Christine Lynn and Honorary
Chairs are Bjaye and Frank Pilotte. Generous Corporate The Pharmacy With A
Sponsors for the night include: Ambassador Realty Corp.,
Conair Corporation, Van Cleef & Arpels, Wells Fargo
Advisors, and the Gladys & Sy Ziv Foundation, Ronald S.
Kochman, president.
For more information on tickets, tables, and sponsorships,
or to receive an invitation, please call (561) 582-8083 or
email life@life-edu.org. See answer in this paper.