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March, 2009

The California Surf Museum Announces The 2nd Annual Gala Fundraiser

By Taylor Cotton | Published March 31st, 2009

PRESS RELEASE

The California Surf Museum Board of Directors are excited to announce the opening of its new facility located at 312 Pier View Way in the City of Oceanside. This new facility is the first building built in the United States for specific use as a surf museum. The museum displays a significant part of the culture and heritage of surfing. Its Collection and Archives under the direction of Dr. Jean Keller are world class in preservation and documentation. The funds generated from the Gala fundraiser will help CSM provide comprehensive audiovisual solutions integrating technology that will empower CSM to inspire and educate thousands of visitors each year.

The Gala Fundraiser will be held at the new California Surf Museum in Oceanside, CA on Thursday, May 14, 2009 from 5–10pm. There will be live music, a variety of fabulous food experiences, and a silent auction with many limited edition items. Tickets for the event will be $65 per person for members and $100 for non-members. Tickets at the door will be $125, if available. To buy your tickets early and reserve a spot, please purchase directly at the California Surf Museum or online at www.surfmuseum.org beginning April 3rd. Surfing legends will be in attendance to mingle with the crowd. Please save the date to give back to the sport of surfing and to honor the history of surfing with the prestige it deserves. Please contact CSM csm@surfmuseum.org or call 760.721.6876 for all tax-deductible auction items and to find out about sponsorship opportunities for this fabulous event.

The California Surf Museum serves as an international repository and resource center on the lifestyle sport of surfing through capturing, preserving and chronicling its art, culture and heritage for the education and enjoyment of future generations.

The California Surf Museum is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization located at 312 Pier View Way, Oceanside, CA 92054. Open daily 10am-4pm with extended hours Thursdays to 8pm. Beginning April 1, admission is free to members, $3 for general admission, $1 for seniors, students and military, and free for children under 12.

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Reef Check Public Outreach Volunteers Needed

By Taylor Cotton | Published March 30th, 2009

Do you care about the ocean and enjoy meeting new people? The Reef Check Foundation, the world’s largest citizen-science organization focused on marine conservation, needs help from Los Angeles area volunteers at public events. They specifically need volunteers for Earth Day events in April and Scuba Show (May 30 & 31 at Long Beach Convention Center). Volunteers must be energetic individuals who are passionate about ocean conservation, and feel comfortable talking with a steady stream of visitors at the Reef Check booth. All volunteers for May and later events will be required to attend a free 2-hour training session on May 9, 2009 at 10am that includes: basic ecology of reefs and summary of Reef Check Tropical and California Programs. Volunteers who participate in the events will be given a free Reef Check t-shirt.

These events are a great opportunity to make new connections, learn more about diving and the marine world, and help preserve and rehabilitate reefs worldwide. Spots are limited, for more information contact Reef Check’s Program Manager Mary Luna.

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Kelly Slater Teams Up With Sea Shepherd

By Taylor Cotton | Published March 25th, 2009

The recent Quiksilver Pro Australia played host to an unbelievable moment in surfing history when nine-time ASP champion Kelly Slater joined Captain Paul Watson of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, to announce the recent launch of a Quiksilver Australia/Sea Shepherd partnership.

Read more about the collaboration at Surfer Magazine

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SurfAid Continues to Combat Malnutrition

By Taylor Cotton | Published March 20th, 2009

The SurfAid Community Based Health Programs are continuing to implement specialized initiatives to combat malnutrition in the Mentawai and Nias islands.

SurfAid’s research shows that the rate of moderate/severe malnutrition in children under five years of age is approximately 40 per cent throughout the Mentawai and Nias communities that were assessed.

SurfAid’s Hearth nutrition rehabilitation sessions have three objectives to:

1. To quickly rehabilitate malnourished children identified in the community;
2. To enable families to sustain the rehabilitation of these children at home on their own;
3. To prevent future malnutrition among all children born in the community by changing community norms in childcare, feeding and health-seeking practices.

Read the full story

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Message on a Bottle Wrap Up

By Taylor Cotton | Published March 19th, 2009

Featuring artwork by Quiksilver employees from a variety of departments the Quiksilver Foundation’s SIGG water bottle Art Showcase was a huge success. Each participant was challenged to design a reusable water bottle to be bid on in a silent auction. Donating their time, talent and pieces the artist were able to raise $2,000.00 for The Ecology Center.

None of this would have happened without the enthusiastic participation of our amazing artists, thank you. And a special shout-out to Bret Nicoletti whose amazing artwork raised $100.00 and featured a light box with rotating water bottle displaying his personal photography…truly amazing.

A big thanks to Barefoot Wine, SIGG and Evan Marks from The Ecology Center for all their hard work to help raise money and awareness for practical environmental solutions. Last but not least, a big pat on the back to all the Quiksilver employees who got involved we couldn’t have done it without you…and we can’t wait to do it again!

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Julian’s Auction Board

By Taylor Cotton | Published March 16th, 2009

Julian Wilson has generously donated the pink board he recently rode in the Quik Pro to breast cancer awareness. Signed by Slater and a crew of other top 45 surfers the board is currently being auctioned on eBay.
Not only is this a once in a lifetime opportunity but also an incredible cause with all of the proceeds going to the National Breast Cancer Foundation…place a bid today!

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SurfAid Reaches Major Milestone in Malaria Campaign

By Taylor Cotton | Published March 12th, 2009

SurfAid International has achieved a major milestone by completing its mosquito net distribution and malaria education program in the Mentawai Island chain, off Indonesia’s West Sumatran coast.

Since March 2007, SurfAid’s Malaria Free Mentawai program has reached 61,465 villagers – nearly 90 per cent of the 70,000 population – in some extremely remote areas.

Specialized SurfAid teams transported the nets up rivers by dugout canoe and hauled them through dense jungle to reach many of the isolated communities. The teams would sleep in the villages to rollout their education program, distribute the nets to each household and conduct parasite testing.

Since the inception of the SurfAid malaria program in 2000, SurfAid has now delivered 58,517 specially treated mosquito nets and malaria education to more than 300 villages in the Mentawai and Nias islands, which includes emergency relief work after the 2004 tsunami and the 2005 Nias earthquake.

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Make a Differnce and Get Involved

By Taylor Cotton | Published March 12th, 2009

Be sure to check back frequently for upcoming events…

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Community Hopes to Rally Support for Rell Sunn Tribute Statue

By Taylor Cotton | Published March 6th, 2009

PRESS RELEASE

For the last year or two, Rell’s daughter Jan has been working to have a public statue of her wonderful mother come to be. So far, not being familiar with fund raising, she has been frustrated in her efforts to raise the relatively modest amount needed to accomplish that goal.

This letter is a plea from myself and Rell’s family to please help us spread the word about creating a commemorative life-size bronze statue of the Queen of Makaha, Rell Sunn, to be installed in a prime location near the ocean and surf on Oahu, and about how individuals from the world over can take part.

Our concept is to invite the surfing public, collectively, to contribute to make this happen. The cost of the statue and installation is $250,000, which is incredibly low for a major artwork and bronze casting, as all involved are contributing their creativity and labor for free.

It is our thought that from around the surfing world, 250 surfers will come forward who would help us honor the true legacy of Aloha that she left us all, and who can comfortably afford to donate $1,000 each to fund the statue.

In return, each donor will be listed on a plaque at the base of the statue.

Responses may be directed to her daughter Jan at Jan@rellsunn.com and for more information please visit the web site at www.RellSunn.com.

Sincere thanks for your aloha!

Steve Pezman
Publisher
The Surfer’s Journal

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Swim 4 Life 2009

By Taylor Cotton | Published March 3rd, 2009

SurfAid’s core fundraiser, Swim 4 Life, is your opportunity to
support SurfAid International and reach out to friends and family who
care about the plight of the people in the Mentawai and Nias.

Teams and individuals register in advance and in the days and weeks before the event get sponsored by friends and family for a 30-minute swim at one of the venues. Prizes are awarded to top fundraisers, top swimmers and top fundraising teams.

Dates:
      San Diego – Saturday, March 21st 2009
      Los Angeles – Sunday, March 29th 2009
      San Francisco – Saturday, April 4th 2009

To register, and for more information on Swim 4 Life, go to www.surfaidinternational.org/swim4life09

Sponsors & interested committee volunteers should get in touch now by emailing Elizabeth Ritter at usa@surfaidinternational.org

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