Fundraisers

335 students and 225 more volunteers with Citibank and its partners swept the beaches of Pacific Beach and Mission Beach as part of Global Community Day and organized by the San Diego Presidents' Intercollegiate Council, a new group formed by the student government presidents from the University of San Diego, UCSD, SDSU, Cal State San Marcos, Point Loma Nazarene University and Grossmont College.

More informatio is at the SignOnSanDiego article Volunteers sweep popular beaches for garbage

"A lot of it is people being lazy," Minor said. "Cigarette butts, they're everywhere and there are trash cans everywhere."

Tisha Dolan, 27, was "disgusted" with the amount of trash she found. Dolan, a USD student, said she gave up her morning because she believes in preserving the beaches for future generations.

"College students do care about the environment, and they do care about the future," she said.

Kids For Clean Water (KFCW) is Surfrider's San Diego coastal education program that focuses on grades K through 12 and is also available to college classes and community groups. During the last school year Surfrider was able to reach out to more than 3000 San Diego students and this year we would like to surpass that total.

What is Kids For Clean Water all about?

KFCW is part of Surfrider's national Respect the Beach program. The presentations cover three main topics: general ecology, coastal environmental problems and environmental solutions.

Surfrider offers different presentations depending on the grade level and each one lasts between 30 and 45 minutes. The elementary one is simply called Kids For Clean Water. It focuses on the effects that trash has on marine life and that their actions can make a difference. The junior high level presentation is called Pollution Solutions. It allows active participation and teaches the difference between point source and non-point source pollution among other items. The high school level presentation is called Keepers of the Coast. This one educates students on the water cycle, beach erosion, urban runoff and specific Surfrider projects. For the complete info and an online presentation request form, please click here

How can you help?

If you have given presentations this past year, thank you. We already have new ones scheduled that need to be covered. If you have never given a KFCW presentation, but would like to, we will be holding a training session in early November on a weeknight evening. The main requirements are that you have some availability during school days and a love for our coast. Email bill@surfridersd.org if you would like more information.

Would you like a KFCW presentation in your school?

It's easy. All you have to do is fill out the online form and we will contact you with the confirmation details.

School clubs and surf teams:

We are working on ways to get your school club or surf team more involved with Surfrider. For more details, email bill@surfridersd.org

City hopes to build on success with second annual fundraiser

The Solana Beach Parks and Recreation Commission invites surf enthusiasts, families and community members to the Second Annual Beach Blanket Movie Night! The event will be held on Saturday, August 26, 2006 from 6:00pm to 10:00pm at Fletcher Cove Park located at 111 South Sierra Avenue

The evening will include screenings of two featured surf films, "Ultimate Sessions" and "Shimmer". Ultimate Sessions, a film by local producer Ira Opper, is a collection of ten historical surf sessions from the most celebrated surf films of the last 30 years. These include Hal Jepsen's "Cosmic Children" (1969), Albert Falzon's "Morning of the Earth" (1972), Scott Dittrich's "Fluid Drive" (1974) and Bill Delaney's "Free Ride" (1975) and Jack Johnson's award-winning “September Sessions” (1999).

"Shimmer" features the girls of Roxy surfing marquee locations from around the globe.

In addition, clips will be seen from Steve Soderberg's "Ocean Fever" (1983), Dittrich's "Amazing Surf Stories" (1986) and Sonny Miller's "Searching for Curren" (1993).

The event is free of charge and will feature a raffle (suggested donation $1.00 per ticket) with amazing prizes ranging from an Electra Townie Bike (donated from B&L Bike and Sport), surfboards (donated by Roxy and Firewire), wetsuits (donated by Op), surf lessons (donated by Surf Diva) and much more.

All proceeds will benefit future Solana Beach Parks & Recreation Commission projects and/or community-building events. Refreshments including Baskin-Robbins Ice Cream, popcorn and baked goods will be available throughout the evening.

Additional information on Solana Beach Blanket Movie Night > >

or contact:
Gerri Retman-Opper, Event Chair (619)-992-5183
Kirk Wenger, Recreation Supervisor (858) 793-2564
Nancy Kerry, Assistant to City Manager (858) 720-2438

Help Surfrider by Celebrating Stone Brewery's 10th Anniversary



This is a great opportunity to help Surfrider and at the same time sample some excellent food and beer from vendors such as Anchor Brewing, Ballast Point, Green Flash Brewing, La Jolla Brew House, Mad River Brewing, Sierra Nevada, and many more!

"Are you an early riser, or an afternoon type of person? Since you're all invited to the Stone 10th Anniversary Celebration & Invitational Beer Festival on Saturday, September 9th you need to start deciding now which session you'll be attending. Here's why: for this year's event we are breaking the event into two different sessions (like last year).

Our annual event will once again be benefiting some very Worthy, local charities: the Boys & Girls Club of San Marcos, Palomar Family YMCA, the Surfrider Foundation, and Fight ALD!

Since this is our 10-year bash, we are planning on having the most guest breweries we've ever had, tons of great food, homebrewed sodas, and lots, lots more."

Check out Stone Brewery Website for more information and tickets >>