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BOROUGH PRESIDENT COMMENDS VICTOR MOONEY AS HE COMPLETES A 48-HOUR ROW FOR NATIONAL HIV TESTING DAY
Brooklynite raises HIV/AIDS awareness as he prepares for 2005 trans-Atlantic rowing journey. On Monday, June 28, 2004, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz praised Brooklyn’s Victor Mooney for completing his rowing marathon in preparation for his journey from Senegal to Brooklyn to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS. Victor Mooney started his 48-hour rowing marathon on Friday on the steps of Borough Hall and finished on Sunday, June 27th, which was National HIV Testing Day. “It never ceases to amaze me how creative Brooklynites are when expressing themselves, especially when it comes to helping others,” said Borough President Markowitz. “Victor Mooney is truly showing the spirit of Brooklyn with his rowing project to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS, and I know he’ll stay right on course.” The rowing marathon simulated Mooney’s planned 8,000-mile trans-Atlantic journey from Goree, Senegal, in West Africa to Brooklyn beginning in February 2005 to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS. At Borough Hall, Mooney alternated rowing for two hours and resting for one hour, as he will do on the specially designed rowboat he’s taking on the solo journey from Africa to Brooklyn. The route Mooney is taking will pay homage to the voyage taken by slave ships from Africa. Regarding his trans-Atlantic trip, Mooney said, “My trip ends when I cross under the Brooklyn Bridge — that’s how I’ll know I’m home.” Mooney, who works as a communications officer at the ASA College of Advanced Technology in downtown Brooklyn, has been inspired to raise HIV/AIDS awareness by the death of his brother and by the work of the late New York City Cardinal John O’Connor. Anyone can assist Mooney’s effort by donating $10 in exchange for having their name imprinted on the side of the 24-foot rowboat. Further proceeds will also benefit various AIDS organizations. For more information, visit Mooney’s website, at www.goreechallenge.com; or call Paula Cox at ASA College of Advanced Technology, 718-744-0602. |
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