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MARCH 27 - APRIL 2, 2019 • MANHASSET PRESS4 MANHASSETPRESS.COM
Adventures Wine Soirée An Enlightening Evening
BY ELIZABETH [email protected]
The evening was magical as the guests gathered for the Annual Adventures In Learning Wine
& Tasting Soirée at Manhasset Bay Yacht Club. The evening was warm and Manhasset Bay was a magnificent backdrop to the evening’s event. The beautiful scene was created by Westhampton floral interior designers Debbie and Steve Boehl of Honeysuckle & Roses. With amazing auction items and the music pumping from the famed DJ Liquid Todd, this year’s event was incredible.
Adventures Executive Director Diana Holden was gratified to intro-duce Kadeem Howell, an Adventures alumnus, as the special guest speaker.
A well-spoken Howell told his story to a captivated audience who learned about his parents decision to move to Manhasset and his experience with the Adventures program growing up to become a New York State licensed physical therapist and strength and conditioning coach. He earned a doctorate degree in Physical Therapy from Long Island University. He competed in the NCAA Division I level track and field and applies this athletic past helping patients to re-gain movement, return to consistent exercise and to serious competition.
Howell has worked with and consulted on rehabilitation for A-list celebrities, models, the Buffalo Bills football team and professional as well as collegiate and Olympic athletes. These experiences have allowed Howell to offer his patients highly trained and personalized rehabilita-tion. He is also on the board of direc-tors for the nonprofit Stand Tall, Inc Physical Therapy for the Homeless. His parents were in attendance at the event.
The event also honored two special couples who devoted their time and effort to renovating and making the facility a special place for special chil-dren. Debbie and John Kucharczyk, and Clare Peters were on hand that evening. Unfortunately, Paul Peters was under the weather and unable to attend the event.
“The contributions made by this year’s honorees are truly incredible,” said Holden. “Their love of and for the Adventures family are awesome. On behalf of the board and everyone
AROUND TOWN
at Adventures, we thank our honorees for their kindness and generosity. We are also most honored and grateful to Waterworks who kicked off the project with a beautiful major tile donation. It should be noted that they only select one charitable project each year. All I can say is that this has been a year of neighborly altruism, love and friendship. Thank you to one and all.”
Adventures in Learning, the after-school program for under-served Manhasset and Great Neck students. To donate or volunteer your time, contact Holden at at [email protected] or call 516-365-7131.
The Jeffrey family and friends
Clare Peters, Diana Holden, Debbie and John Kucharczyk
Enjoying the event
The Viklunds
The Wepplers
Debbie Kucharczyk and Diana Holden (Photos by E. Johnson)
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