When Rylee Howerton, 16, saw her friend, 19-year-old Chloe Byrne at the water’s edge she jumped off her surfboard, picked her up and spun her around in a giant bear hug. The smiles on their faces were so big they could be seen from the Atlantic City Boardwalk. It was one joyous moment in three hours of many heartfelt moments during Saturday’s Heart of Surfing event on the Pennsylvania Avenue beach in Atlantic City. Heart of Surfing is a non-profit organization that gives individuals with special needs a chance to catch some waves under the supervision of volunteers who are no strangers to the …
