Bernadette Peters Will Receive NYC Parks Citizen Award
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Bernadette Peters will be honored with the first New York City Parks Citizen Award at a special gala for the NYC Parks Mounted Auxiliary Unit, Inc, to be held at 6pm on Monday, Sept. 25 at the Boathouse in Central Park.
The award will be presented yearly to a New Yorker of note who “has raised awareness of the New York City Parks and the natural life of the City through [his or her] volunteer efforts.” Peters is being honored for hosting the annual Broadway Barks! fundraisers and her commitment to raise awareness of the plight of abandoned animals. She is a two-time Tony Award winner for Annie Get Your Gun and Song & Dance. Her other Broadway credits include Gypsy, Sunday in the Park With George, Into the Woods, Mack & Mabel, and The Goodbye Girl.
Tickets to the gala, including cocktails, buffet dinner, silent auction, raffle and the awards presentation, are $75 in advance and $90 at the door. To order them, visit www.auxparksmtd.org.
