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.
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
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
WHERE: The Delamar Hotel (rated one of the best new hotels
in the world by Conde Nast Traveler)
500 Steamboat Road,
Greenwich, CT 06870
www.wowgetonboard.org
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.WALK ON WATER! Benefit 2009 is sponsored by Clear Group International, The
Delamar Hotel, Moffly Media and RNT Wealth Management LLC.
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