Rowing for Change
Man makes "Penny Deposit" at HSBC Bank before second attempt to cross Atlantic Ocean by rowboat and hopes others will follow.

BROOKLYN, NY, February 17, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Victor Mooney of Queens makes a symbolic deposit of "a Penny" to encourage people to donate a "Penny-a-mile" during his 8,000-mile solo row from Senegal to New York's Brooklyn Bridge this month. Mooney's row is aimed to call attention for HIV/AIDS and global warming.

The 43rd year old has lost one brother to AIDS and has another living with HIV. Mooney's mission is dubbed 3 million by 2009 and seeks one million people tested for AIDS worldwide, one million people in sub-Saharan Africa to have access to anti-retroviral medicine and one million trees planted worldwide. His boat named the "Spirit of Zayed" arrived in Dakar, Senegal in January. The boat was designed by Naval Architect, Doug Frolich and built by Composite Yacht of Trappe, Maryland.

During his journey, Mooney will keep a live blog, podcast, his tracking map will be updated daily and he'll exchange email with classrooms worldwide. Snapple, Toshiba, Best Buy, Harlem Chevrolet, Walgreens and EMS Sky Connect are some of Mooney's 70 + corporate supporters. When successful, Mooney will be the first African-American to cross the Atlantic Ocean by rowboat. For more information on Goree Challenge II - Rowing for Change, visit www.goreechallenge.com.

HSBC Bank USA
342 Fulton Street
Brooklyn, New York
Time: 11:00 am
When: February 18, 2009

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