WOW! WALK ON WATER 2009
LUXURY & INSPIRATION COME TOGETHER TO SUPPORT SPINAL RESEARCH & SHAKE-A-LEG ADAPTIVE SAILING
Presented in Collaboration with The Greenwich Harbor Yacht Showcase October 2-4 at the Delamar Hotel, Greenwich, Conn.
WHO: WALK ON WATER! Benefit 2009 and the GREENWICH HARBOR YACHT SHOWCASE, will be held at The Delamar Hotel in Greenwich, Conn., on Friday, October 2, Saturday, October 3, and Sunday, October 4.
WHAT: WALK ON WATER! Benefit 2009 is a proud addition to the third annual Greenwich Harbor Yacht Showcase, a premiere luxury venue that showcases luxury yachts, automobiles, and one-of-a-kind exhibitors. This year, the showcase will also feature extraordinary individuals including disabled sailors, paralympians, and accomplished disabled individuals... all to raise funds for and awareness about spinal cord injuries and adaptive sailing programs, which provide a better quality of life for the disabled. This event brings together a dichotomy of opulence, active lifestyles, and the disabled, to demonstrate how we can all live our lives in an exceptional manner, no matter what challenges we are faced with.
Special activities include:
- VIP Benefit and Preview Party
- Silent and Live Auctions
- Food and Beverage
- Music and Entertainment
- Yacht Hop
- Yacht Showcase, Exotic Cars, Sea Trials
- Guest athletes and speakers
- VIP Soundwaters Schooner Sunset Sails
- "World of Wonder" Kids Tent
WHERE: The Delamar Hotel (rated one of the best new hotels in the world by Conde Nast Traveler)
500 Steamboat Road, Greenwich, CT 06870
WHY: WALK ON WATER'S goal is to raise awareness and funds for Shake-A-Leg and Spinal Research. Shake-A-Leg focuses on adaptive sailing programs for individuals in wheelchairs so they can experience the joy and excitement of sailing as well as the therapeutic benefits sailing offers the soul. Spinal Research aims to find a cure for paralysis. Come help those with spinal cord injuries walk on water.
MEDIA CONTACTS:
Nancy Moon, 917-533-8933
email: nancy@moonpublicrelations.com
Jenifer Howard, 203-273-4246
email: jhoward@jhowardpr.com
NOTE TO MEDIA: PLEASE CONTACT US FOR HIGH RES PHOTOS AND INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES
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| Shake-A-Leg | 
Walk on Water 2009! WOW supports Shake-A-Leg, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, whose Adaptive Sailing Program brings the benefits of sailing to people with physical and developmental disabilities. The event honors Elsa Johnson, a friend of Joyce Clear (Clear Group International), who lives an incredibly independent and active life, although she has a neurological disease that confines her to a wheelchair.
Walk on Water 2009! visitors will be inspired by disabled sailors such as Paul Callahan, CEO of Shake-A-Leg and ranked the #1 disabled sailor in the USA and a Paralympics medalist. The donated sailboat, the Easterner, is a classic 12-Metre which competed in three America's Cup trials, and has been retrofitted by Shake-A-Leg. It is the largest sailboat ever to be raced with a disabled crew against able-bodied, professional sailors, culminating in the 12-Metre World Championship this September in Newport, RI. This is a first not only in sailing, but also in the history of sports.
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| Spinal Research |  Spinal Research's mission is to find a cure for paralysis.
Kelly Ballo Moss was Joyce Clear's college roommate, who at the age of 40, was in a jeep accident while in Africa, where her spinal cord was severed. Her resulting injuries have rendered her a quadriplegic. While her mobility may be limited, it has not stopped Kelly from living life to its fullest.
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| Greenwich Harbor Yacht Showcase |  The Greenwich Yacht Harbor Showcase is in its third year and showcases some of the most premiere yachts and automobiles in the world. Exhibitors include: Hinkley, Sunseeker, Bassett, Morris Yachts, Friendship, Catalano & Sons, CW Hood Prestige Yachts, Barton & Gray, Petzolds, Harborside, Marine Max, Beacon Point, Jrys, Osprey Club, Miller Motor Cars and Mercedes-Benz.
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| | Schedule of Events | Fri., October 2
VIP Benefit & Preview Party
5:30 - 10 PM; Tickets $125 per person
VIP Benefit and Preview Party with celebrity guests, silent and live auctions, hors d'oeuvres, cocktails, music and "Yacht Hop" (advance purchase required)
| Sat., October 3rd, and Sun., October 4th
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Free to the general public. The Greenwich Harbor Yacht Showcase features yachts, exotic cars, luxury land exhibitors, sea trials (by appointment), and the children's "World of Wonder Tent." The WOW! Children's "World of Wonder" tent is fun for all ages and will offer interactive activities including nautical knot tying, arts & crafts, and much more
Separate entrance fee of $35 gives access to the VIP "International Ports of Call" tent that offers wine and chef's tastings, music and fine art from five European cities; guest athletes and inspirational speakers will attend.
Call 203-682-0262 to reserve tickets in advance
A VIP Soundwaters Celebrity Cocktail Sunset Cruise is also offered both Saturday and Sunday from 5:00 -7:00 p.m. Tickets are $125 per person and guests will sail out of Greenwich Harbor aboard an 80-foot, 3-masted schooner. Hors d'oeuvres, wine, champagne and non-alcoholic beverages will be served
All proceeds benefit WALK ON WATER! 2009
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