Make a Wave Project
is holding its 1st Annual Surfathon, a 24-hour non-stop surfing event. OCEANA is an exceptional non-profit organization that campaigns globally to protect and restore the world’s oceans and will be the sole beneficiary of the fund-raising weekend events.
The Surfathon is scheduled over a 24-hour period during which participants will surf in adesignated area during one or more 3-hour shifts. The non-stop surfing period is scheduled to begin at 12pm on Saturday, September 22nd and to finish at 12pm on Sunday, September 23rd.
There will be exciting activities on the beach during the entire 24-hour event which will include chef demonstrations, live acoustic music,entertaining guest speakers, horseshoes, sunrise and sunset yoga sessions and more.
Ok beyond what this says — and there are a lot of great sponsors involved in this event– you can see musician Keaton Simons perform at this uber cool, very LA Malibu-esque event
Keaton Simons is scheduled for 11 AM performance and will be wrapping it up at 12 noon. The beauty of this event (and Keaton’s performance) is that it’s FREE!!!
Keaton Simon Singing And She Was
Surf participants will raise money by asking people to sponsor their commitment to surf non-stopduring their 3-hour shifts. People may also make a tax-deductible donation online at www.makeawaveproject.org through a secure payment link, or send a tax-deductible check made out to OCEANA to the address listed on the website or below
Make A Wave Project
1112 Montana Avenue, #402
Santa Monica, CA 90403
All net proceeds raised through this event will go directly to OCEANA.
Make A Wave Project is collaborating with anumber of generous local and national sponsors which so far include: ZJ boardinghouse, Quiksilver, Val Surf, Rocker Board Shop, The Victorian and LATV which are all helping to make this an exceptional and action-packed weekend. For further information, contact Alex Winston at 310-866-2008.
What: 1st Annual Surfathon
Where: Ocean Park Beach in Santa Monica (Google map)
When: 12pm – September 22 and 23
Websites: www.makeawaveproject.org and oceana.org
GET OUT THERE and HIT the beach!!
Stevie Wilson
