Port Rowing Does What They Do Best: Row -- For Autism

Port Rowing took part in Autism Awareness Month by raising funds to support autism during the fourth annual Row for Autism Regatta last weekend.

All proceeds will go to:

• The autism advocacy organization Autism Speaks
• Scholarships for adaptive rowers
• The purchase of specialized Adaptive Rowing Equipment, which allows a teenager to be paired with a typical peer mentor

The event was held at North Hempstead Beach Park on Saturday, April 18.

The Row for Autism Regatta was hosted by the Town of North Hempstead, in partnership with Port Rowing.

Town Clerk Wayne Wink, Receiver of Taxes Charles Berman, Councilman Dina De Giorgio, Councilman Peter Zuckerman and Councilwoman Lee Seeman attended the day’s festivities.

For more information on Port Rowing and the adaptive rowing program, visit: www.PortRowing.com.

Images via Town of North Hempstead

• Photo 1: (l-r) Town Clerk Wayne Wink, Jr., Site Director at Bach to Rock Port Washington Elana Hayden and Receiver of Taxes Charles Berman.
• Photo 2: Spectators cheer on the crew teams at the Row for Autism Regatta.
• Photo 3: (l-r) Steve Panzik Executive Director and Port Washington Rowing Coach, Councilwoman Dina De Giorgio, Councilwoman Lee Seeman, Councilman Peter Zuckerman, Commissioner of Parks and Recreation Jill Weber and Town of North Hempstead Chief of Staff Cindy Cardinal

More on Patch:

• Special Weather Statement Issued for Long Island
• OBITUARY: Beloved Long Island Snowman
• Motorcyclist Dies After Crash With Tractor-Trailer
• Cops: Man Drove High, Crashed into 5 Cars
• Man Pleads Guilty to Hiring Hit Man to Kill Teen He Sexually Abused
• Court to Consider Petition to Free Stony Brook Chimps
• Firefighters Battle 2 Dix Hills House Fires Tuesday
• Bayport Woman Pleads Not Guilty to Robbing 2 Banks