Tag: charity
Oliver Percovich Livelong Skateboarder and Founder of Skateistan Oliver Percovich is the founder and executive director of Skateistan, a nonprofit organization that uses skateboarding as a means of empowering youth and promoting education in Afghanistan, Cambodia and South Africa. Percovich was born in Australia and grew up skateboarding in the…
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Chad Nelsen is the Chief Executive Officer of The Surfrider Foundation Chad Nelsen was brought to Laguna Beach, California with his family in the 70's by his Dad who was an Ocean Science Educator. Chad spent his entire life growing up around the ocean, swimming, diving and surfing. He became…
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Josh Stinton is a Charity Adventurer on a mission to take on some of the world's hardest challenges to raise awareness and money for small charities 5 years ago Josh set out on a cross country skiing adventure in Vasaloppet, Sweden a distance of 90km despite never having skied before.…
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A sporty adventure with Street Child in Sierra Leone "What? A marathon in Sierra Leone? Are you crazy?" I think many of us runners have faced a similar reaction after telling our loved ones where we will go for our next travels. People tend to be either bewildered or really…
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New exhibit and Ohana Gala at the Surfing Heritage and Culture Center honors the contributions four amazing women have made to the sport of surfing. In 1905, a surfboard belonging to Hawaiian Princess Kaneamuna was found in a burial cave in Ho’okena on the Big Island. Believed to be carved…
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Charities in Action Sports It’s been just over a week that we’ve lived in a world where 2019 is no longer. We don’t have to worry about who the next famous person to die will be or if some crazed American will be elected President of the United States of…
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Asquire Boardriders team Take Out The SurfAid Cup Manly 2016 The teams faced a fun south swell for the sixth annual SurfAid Cup on Sydney’s iconic Manly Beach. Treated to 2-3 foot left and right banks, an offshore wind and the sun shining bright, the Asquire Boardriders team squeaked past…
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