{"id":773,"date":"2016-12-12T19:47:37","date_gmt":"2016-12-12T19:47:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qa-origin-www.parsons.com\/?p=773"},"modified":"2017-07-17T20:02:17","modified_gmt":"2017-07-17T20:02:17","slug":"parsons-to-host-41st-annual-childrens-holiday-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.parsons.com\/2016\/12\/parsons-to-host-41st-annual-childrens-holiday-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Parsons to Host 41st Annual Children\u2019s Holiday Party"},"content":{"rendered":"
On Thursday, December 15, 2016, and for the 41st consecutive year, Parsons will host its annual Children\u2019s Holiday Party at its Pasadena corporate headquarters. More than 100 children from Five Acres in Altadena and Hillsides and Rosemary Children\u2019s Services in Pasadena will participate in the party, which will include a holiday performance curated for the 14th consecutive year by Rachael Worby, MUSE\/IQUE Artistic Director and Conductor. The musical performance \u201cHoliday Doo-Wop\u201d will feature high energy harmonies from Street Corner Renaissance (SCR), a five-man Los Angeles-based A \u2019Capella group who competed in season 4 of NBC\u2019s \u201cThe Sing Off\u201d and placed in the top four. Maurice Kitchen, Torrance Brannon Reese, Kwame Alexander, Anthony \u201cTony\u201d Snead, and Charles \u201cSonny\u201d Banks will entertain the children with their infectious spirit and interactive street corner experience, singing a mix of hits from old-school to modern-day.<\/p>\n
Tom Roell, Parsons\u2019 Vice Chairman and Chief Risk Advisor, will welcome the children as well as Maestra Worby and SCR. Following the performance, the children will be able to have their pictures taken in a photo booth and will be treated to hot dogs, hamburgers, tacos, popcorn, and cookies. A special guest from the North Pole will also be on hand.<\/p>\n
Each year, Parsons employees personally donate gifts to make the holiday season happier for numerous children. This year, with the help of its talented team of professionals, Parsons will distribute more than 240 gift cards to children from Five Acres, Hathaway-Sycamores, Hillsides, and Rosemary Children\u2019s Services.<\/p>\n