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The annual surf therapy event, held at Ditch Plains Beach, brings families together with the healing power of the ocean.
Founded in 2012, A Walk on Water has been making — and catching — waves with a simple mission: empowering children with unique needs, and their families, through surfing. The Malibu-based nonprofit hosts events from coast to coast, aiming to give participants a life-changing exercise in confidence, freedom, and individual accomplishment.
Every September, AWOW brings surf therapy to Ditch Plains Beach in Montauk, arguably the most legendary surf beach on the Eastern Seaboard. Each participating athlete is paired with an experienced surfer, who teaches them the ways of the water in a safe, supervised setting…
