April 6, 2024 

Ipswich Country Club 

Ipswich, MA 

We celebrated the 10th Anniversary of The NEEDS Center at our ‘Decade of Making a Difference’ Gala event hosted at the Ipswich Country Club. It was a night filled with inspiration, gratitude, and community spirit!  

The Lifetime Achievement Award was given to Dr. Marc Hauser for providing outstanding medical care to the people we support for the past 10 years. The NEEDS Center founders, Jim Sperry and Paula Yarbrough, received the IMPACT Award in recognition of all their work and dedication to The NEEDS Center. Their commitment to our organization and the field of ID/DD is unwavering.  

We are grateful to all our corporate sponsors and family members that came out to celebrate with us. In addition, our silent auction was a huge success thanks to all of our community partners who donated such amazing prizes!  

Take a look at our photos from the event here: