The Family Counseling Center Announces 2024 Fall Gala Honorees
[Gloversville, NY] The Family Counseling Center of Fulton County is excited to announce their 2024 Fall Gala will be held on Thursday, September 26th from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Lanzi’s on the Lake Restaurant and Marina in Mayfield. Tickets are $100 per person. The event will welcome community members, partners, and others in a celebration of the organization’s nearly 50 years of working with clients in the Mohawk Valley and Southern Adirondacks. All proceeds from the event will go toward supporting and expanding the programs of The Family Counseling Center.
The Family Counseling Center was founded in 1976 by a dedicated group of community members who wished to help individuals and families seeking mental health guidance. Today, the Center works with over 5,100 individual clients, providing nearly 100,000 services per year.
The Fall Gala will also honor two key partners and supporters of the local community.
The Dr. David and Ann Lee Clough Award recognizes an individual or group for exceptional contributions to the field of behavioral health and is given to an outstanding honoree who has demonstrated continued excellence in direct or indirect services to the behavioral health field. The 2024 honoree is Rachel Truckenmiller, Executive Director of the HFM Prevention Council.
The Mary Ann Harzinski Outstanding Community Service Award honors the legacy of Mary Ann Harzinski, a dedicated teacher and long-time member of The Family Counseling Center Board of Directors. The award is given to an individual or organization who has a recognized record of volunteerism across organizations or has worked in close partnership with organizations. The 2024 honoree is Donald Fleischut, former owner of Somerset Industries and past Board President of The Family Counseling Center.
“We are thankful for the support of our community and the dedicated individuals who have helped to build The Family Counseling Center,” said Michael L. Countryman, Executive Director of The Family Counseling Center. “Rachel and Don have devoted themselves to the communities in which they work and live. Their receipt of the Dr. David and Ann Lee Clough Award and the Mary Ann Harzinski Outstanding Community Service Award not only honor their legacy but the legacies of the individuals for whom the awards are named.”
Tickets are now available for the Center’s Fall Gala. Information on the event and ticket sales are available on The Family Counseling Center’s website at www.thefamilycounselingcenter.org/2024gala/. Tickets are $100 per person, tables of ten are available.
The Family Counseling Center would like to thank the Gala’s Honorary Committee including John and Sunday Blackmon, Shawn Cleland and Peter Kiernan, Geoff and Colleen Peck, Lou and Lesley Lanzi, Gail and Jerry Ryan, and William and Roberta Winsman.
Sponsorships are available until September 6th. Full details can be found on The Family Counseling Center’s website at: www.thefamilycounselingcenter.org/2024gala/.
The Family Counseling Center of Fulton County has been serving the community since 1976. The mission of The Family Counseling Center is to offer the skills, support, and guidance needed to assist all individuals and families in its service area with living their healthiest lives. The Center is licensed by the New York State Office of Mental Health, providing services to children as young as five years old. For more information about The Family Counseling Center, its services, or how you can become a volunteer, please go to www.thefamilycounselingcenter.org.
