Legendary Entertainer Ben Vereen Honored by Diana Gregory Outreach Services

The Event: 8th Annual Senior Awards Luncheon

The Cause: Diana Gregory Outreach Services

Event Honorees: Roy Dawson – Advocacy Award / Peter McDonald, Sr. – Distinguished Veteran & Trailblazer Award / Ronnie Lopez – Treasure of Arizona Award / Jean Phelps Veloz – Outstanding Fitness Award / Rev. Dr. Dosia Carlson – Lifetime Achievement Award / Ben Vereen – Dick Gregory Humanitarian Award

Lead Sponsors: Care1st Health Plan, Southwest Airlines, APS, BlueCross BlueShield of Arizona and AARP Arizona 

Date held: September 27, 2019

Venue: Arizona Biltmore Resort

Event highlight: 95-year-old Honoree Jean Phelps Veloz showed of her swing dance moves when she took the stage to accept her award – the same moves that she has been dancing since the 1940s!