Row New York Holds 2016 Fall Benefit Honoring Diana L. Taylor

NEW YORK - Nov. 2, 2016 - PRLog -- Nearly four hundred (400) top corporate, philanthropic, government, and community leaders are expected at the Benefit honoring Diana L. Taylor, Vice Chair, Solera Capital.  Row New York will also present the 2016 Buoy Award to RowAmerica for their support of the organization's program expansion to Brooklyn.

Lead supporters of the evening include Lisa & Dick Cashin, Darla Sweet & Ray Hill, Jill & Ken Iscol/IF Hummingbird Foundation, RowAmerica, Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Gray Foundation, and Susanna & David Huntington.

Tickets to the event begin at $500 for an individual seat and up to $100,000 for a table. Cocktails start at 6:30 pm and dinner at 7:30 pm.  All proceeds go directly toward Row New York's athletic and academic programming for underserved New York City youth.

To obtain a press pass, please contact Colleen Bailey, Associate Director of Communications.

Event Details

When:         Tuesday, November 2, 2016, 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Where:        Three Sixty°, 10 Desbrosses Street, New York, NY 10013

Contact:       Colleen Bailey, Associate Director of Communications, (718)433-3075


Learn more about the 2016 Fall Benefit by visiting http://www.rownewyorkfallbenefit.org


About Row New York

Row New York began in 2002 on Meadow Lake in Queens to increase academic and athletic opportunities for girls living in some of New York's most under-resourced communities. Since that time, we have evolved into a nationally-recognized sports-based youth development organization serving middle school and high school students from low-income communities, teens in public schools and juvenile detention, and individuals with cognitive and physical disabilities.

Most Row New York participants row out of the World's Fair Boathouse on Meadow Lake in Queens or the Peter Jay Sharp boathouse on the Harlem River in Manhattan. In spring 2016, the organization launched its third program location at the Paerdegat Basin in Canarsie, Brooklyn.

Each year, Row New York serves approximately 230 student-athletes from under-resourced communities in our year-round middle and high school programs. In addition, the organization offers programming for 1,500 teens in public schools and juvenile detention centers, and for 300 individuals with disabilities. As Row New York student-athletes learn stroke technique and build strength and fitness, they develop the confidence and endurance to push beyond their personal limits. Row New York's fitness and academic programs empower youth to become strong, healthy, competitive athletes, and curious, highly motivated students with a love of learning and a capacity for realizing their full potential.