Dr. Peters, who is a strong believer in philanthropy, has provided thousands of dollars of support over the years through the Lenny Peters Foundation. Many recipients have been helped through his donations to the Piedmont Triad’s United Way campaign, and even some of his own employees have received help in the form of monthly gifts to aid them through financial hardship.
HIGH POINT, NC (October 27, 2026) — What began as a regatta with two visiting teams has grown into North Carolina’s largest international sporting event, drawing world champions, collegiate crews and thousands of local residents and visitors to High Point. The 2026 Lenny Peters Cup attracted nearly 1,000 rowers, hundreds of dragon boat paddlers, and…
I founded the High Point Rowing Club in 2012 to get people of all ages out on the water and to promote health, discipline and youth development through sport. I have been fortunate to watch our sport grow here ever since. When we began, only a handful of teams in North Carolina were rowing, and…
