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October 30: All
Hands on Deck! A Celebration of Sea and Spirit with Boston Harbor’s
Piers Park Sailing Center
Event to honor the empowerment and spirit of adventure Piers Park
Sailing Center brings to hundreds of at-risk youth and people living
with disabilities through the joy of sailing
What: Boston’s Piers Park
Sailing Center will conclude its 2011 sailing season in style
with an elegant brunch buffet, signature cocktails, a silent
auction, and display of one of its fleet of sleek Sonar class
sailboats. The event will honor Piers Park Sailing’s commitment to
the city’s at-risk youth and celebrate the success of its adaptive
sailing program, the foremost program of its kind in the Northeast.
Piers Park is home to the Paralympic Sport Club Boston, part of the
US Paralympic Team’s national network of training facilities, and US
Sailing has named the organization “The Most Outstanding Program for
Disabled Sailors” in the country.
Long-time board member Bob Brennan will receive a special
recognition from Boston’s Mayor Menino for his commitment to making
sailing accessible to all. Guests will also enjoy an exclusive sneak
preview and world premiere of the new television reality series,
“Who Says I Can’t,” produced by Newton resident and adventure
athlete Jothy Rosenberg. Guests can purchase tickets ($125
adults/$40 youth) by visiting
www.piersparksailing.org/ahod or calling 617-561-6677 x 13.
Who: Paralympic 2008 Gold Medalist Maureen McKinnon-Tucker,
Members of US Paralympic Sailing Team Alphagraphics, The Honorable
Thomas M. Menino, Mayor of Boston, Bob Brennan, recipient of the
Inspirational Founder Award, Salvatore LaMattina, Boston City
Councilor, Frank Reynolds, CEO, CFO InVivo Therapeutics
When: Sunday, October 30th, 1:00-4:00 PM
Where: The Fairmont Hotel Battery Wharf
3 Battery Wharf, Boston
About Piers Park Sailing Center
Piers Park Sailing Center (PPSC) is the closest non-profit and
recreational sailing center to downtown Boston, located at the heart
of Boston Harbor in East Boston’s newest award-winning waterfront
park. PPSC’s non-profit mission is to provide recreational,
educational and personal growth opportunities for people of all ages
and abilities, and its outreach program serves more than 700 of the
city’s most at-risk youth every year with a comprehensive curriculum
of adventure, learning and empowerment.
PPSC’s adult sailing club provides adults of all ages and abilities
with affordable world class sailing and instruction on Boston Harbor
and throughout the Boston Harbor Islands just minutes from downtown
while helping to support the youth and adaptive programs. All of
PPSC’s programs have been nationally recognized for adaptive sailing
accessibility. The adaptive program, led by 2008 Paralympic Gold
Medalist Maureen McKinnon-Tucker of Marblehead, serves people of all
ages with a wide range of physical and cognitive disabilitie
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