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Philadelphia
- The Philadelphia Rowing Program for the Disabled (PRPD) and Bayada
Nurses are proud to announce that the 20th Annual All-Disabled Bayada
Regatta will take place on Saturday, September 8, from 10:00 am to 4:00
pm. The Bayada Regatta is the oldest all-disabled regatta in the world.
Each year the Bayada Regatta takes place on the Schuylkill River near
the Strawberry Mansion Bridge on Kelly Drive (East River Drive). Admission
is free, and the event will feature something for all ages, including
music, clowns, balloons, and free soft drinks and pretzels. The rain
date is September 9, 2001.
"The 2001 Bayada Regatta is bigger than ever before," say Jack Campbell
and Mary Ellen Canaboy of PRPD, the Regatta's host rowing club. "This
promises to be a momentous occasion for our program and for the sport
of disabled rowing."
More than 60 participants-classified according to their abilities, age,
and experience-will compete in approximately 15 mixed and single events
designed for novice, veteran and youth rowers. Rowers may have a number
of disabilities, including blindness, visual impairment, multiple sclerosis,
cerebral palsy, spina bifida, post polio problems, paraplegia, or quadriplegia.
"The strong determination, energy, endurance, pride and self-esteem
of all of the rowers make for a triumphant day," says Mark Baiada, president
of Bayada Nurses, the sole sponsor for the regatta. "We are committed
to celebrating, supporting and promoting the Philadelphia Rowing Program
for the Disabled."
The Philadelphia Rowing Program for the Disabled (PRPD) provides recreational
and competitive rowing opportunities for the physically disabled. For
more than a decade, PRPD has been a leader in the movement to make the
sport of rowing available to everyone. For more information on PRPD,
visit www.boathouserow.org/prpd.html.
Founded in 1975, Bayada Nurses is an independently owned home health
care agency that employs more than 6,000 nurses, home health aides,
and therapists working from more than 65 offices in 11 states. For more
information on Bayada Nurses, visit www.bayada.com.
For Bayada Regatta rowing information, please call 215-765-5118. For
general information on the Bayada Regatta, call 856-231-1000.
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