A Walk On Water, also known as AWOW — a family of watermen who provide surf therapy to those in need through the therapeutic power of the ocean — will take over Ditch Plains Beach this Friday, September 6, and Saturday, September 7, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Surfers Healing — a nonprofit organization that teaches children with autism to surf — will bring its brand of surf therapy to Ditch Plains on Friday, September 13. Registration for this year’s session has closed. Since its launch in August of 2012, AWOW has served more than 1,000 families and provided ...
3 Sep 2019 by Staff Writer
Surfers and other members of the Montauk community were out in full force at Ditch Plains Beach on Saturday for the 18th annual Rell Sunn Surf Contest.The event raises money for the East End Foundation, a local charity that provides financial assistance to area families in need. Currently, the foundation is supporting two local women battling cancer, a young mother who was severely injured and is unable to return to work after being hit by a car, a young man who suffered life-threatening injuries an after ATV accident, and a young mother who is on unpaid leave from work while ...
15 Aug 2016 by Cailin Riley
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