Handshake Across the Hudson World Record Fundraiser

Poughkeepsie, NY — The Walkway Over the Hudson organization kicked off a drive Tuesday to break another Guinness World Record in which as many as 3,000 people would shake hands in sequence from one end of the Walkway to the other.  At a press conference at the Walkway park’s western entrance, Ulster County Executive Mike Hein and Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro shook hands to officially commence the 3rd Annual World Record attempt and begin signing up the thousands of participants that will be needed to make the June 1 event a success. Organizers hope the event – “Handshake Across the Hudson” – will result in a line of participants stretching over a mile long at Walkway State Historic Park.  www.fundraisingweb.org