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What a beautiful day for inclusion! This past Saturday, PCC members, families, friends, and supporters gathered at Sunken Meadow State Park for our Walk for Inclusion: A Celebration of Self-Determination Walkathon. With more than 100 people coming together under gorgeous fall sunshine, the day was filled with community spirit, encouragement, and plenty of reasons to celebrate!

Goblins, ghouls, and dancing fools took over the Bethpage Senior Community Center on November 15th for PCC’s Groovy Goblin Getdown, and what a frightfully fun night it was! The dance floor was alive with wicked DJ beats from DJ JB (aka Justin Branch), while PCC members showed off their best moves and got into the Halloween spirit.

PCC is incredibly grateful to Nicholas and Lisa Froehlich, along with the Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians, for their generous $1,000 grant in support of our mission.

Batter up! On August 28th, the PCC crew returned to the ballpark for one of our absolute favorite annual traditions: singing the National Anthem for the Long Island Ducks!

Y’all Made the Boots & Beats Dance an Absolute Hootenanny!

There is a distinct kind of magic in the moments we share together, and that magic came vibrantly to life on a warm summer afternoon at PCC’s Wine & Cheese Art Auction. The easy joy of sharing fine wine and artisanal cheese blended seamlessly with the anticipation of the art auction and raffle.

If you checked the weather forecast for July 1st, you probably expected to melt! It was a record-breaking scorcher, but the PCC crew stayed cool under the lush, leafy shade of the Maple Pavilion at Belmont Lake Park in Babylon. With our own private patch of park, charcoal grills, picnic tables, and a cool indoor building to duck into, we had the perfect setup.

Santa traded in his sleigh for sunshine and made a special stop at Mills Hall in St. James for PCC's Santa's Summer Bash Dance Party—and it was snow much fun!

PCC braved the rainy weather and walked most of the Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve before the wind and rain picked up. The Jones Beach bay may have been angry, and the goats may have been in hiding, but none of that stopped us from getting our steps in. 

Lions and tigers and bears...OH MY!  A day was had at the Bronx Zoo.  We saw everything from zebras and giraffes to rhinos and Komodo dragons.  We could believe our eyes seeing such majestic animals and reptiles before our eyes.  We also had the opportunity to go into the butterfly garden and hang out with the butterflies and parrots. Members had so much fun. This meetup is definitely a core memory for PCC.