March 2008 SurfAid International, USA Fundraising Highlights Malibu Art Show The total is in, and so is the video! Supporters Debbie Frank and Mikke Pierson went HUGE for SurfAid and rallied world famous artist, Sage Vaughn, for a Malibu fundraiser for SurfAid International. Musicians Mike D, Anthony Keidis, Money Mark and a few hundred guests enjoyed a great food & drinks while Sage Vaughn’s art took center stage. In total, this amazing event raised over $40,000 for SurfAid’s health programs and the emergency relief effort. + Now check out the event video produced by Alex Hemingway   SurfAid's Elizabeth Ritter with SurfAid Ambassador Dan Malloy, Wes Brown, and Britton Caillouette. Alpinist Festival Mid January is when Elizabeth Ritter found herself as the representative for SurfAid International at the Alpinist Film Festival in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Was it cold? Yes. Was there great snow? Yes. How about the films at the festival? AMAZING! Alpinist magazine chose SurfAid as 2008’s beneficiary non profit. The 3-day film festival featured snow night (skiing and snowboarding), surf night and stone night (rock climbing). Thank you to the Alpinist magazine, Christian Beckwith, Leslie Bahn, Conor Miller, Keiko Beatie, Dana Brown, Wes Brown, Dan Malloy and the entire festival crew for choosing SurfAid as their beneficiary non profit and making it such a memorable experience. Tantalum Bali Surf Sanctuary Fundraiser Tantalum Restaurant raised $7,500 for SurfAid International as it celebrated the beauty of Bali at the Tantalum Bali Surf Sanctuary in Long Beach. Approximately 300 guests enjoyed food, drinks, entertainment and astounding auction items, all by the water just across the O.C./Long Beach border, while benefiting SurfAid International. Some of the items included in the silent auction featuring mobile bidding included an autographed Surfboard with industry legends such as Greg Noll, Laird Hamilton and Robert August; a Robb Havassy Original "Endless Summer" themed-Painting on a Robert August Longboard; a Gerry Lopez Autographed Lightning Bolt Surfboard; Shawn Tomson shaped Single Fin Surfboard; an INT Softboard Fish Pat O'Connell model surfboard with autographs; a Giclee of an Original Painting of Lance's Right in the Mentawai Islands; a Cordoba guitar & ukelele; accessories from Betty Belts; and original artwork from Jonathan Good Fine Art. SurfAid Ambassadors Alison Miller and Peter Christensen accept the Legacy of Aloha Award from Duke's Waikiki SurfAid is Awarded the Legacy of Aloha award from Duke's Canoe Club Waikiki “Duke's is proud to support the efforts of SurfAd in the eradication of mlaria (in the Mentawai Islands). We feel the programs you run in the far reaches, out of the eye of the public, would be exactly the sort of mission that Duke Kahanamoku himself would have supported." - Ross Anderson, Duke's Waikiki SurfAid is very pleased to have been selected for this grant from Duke’s Waikiki and TS Restaurants. Thank you for your support! Swim 4 Life East a Success! SurfAid held its first ever East Coast fundraiser (other than all those great events held by our volunteers) in NY & NJ last October. Special thanks to all the participants and sponsors that made Swim 4 Life East the start of what hopes to be a growing base of support for SurfAid on the East Coast. Look for Swim 4 Life to come back to New Jersey next September or October. Thank you to Mike DeRario, Jackie Klosek, and our top fundraiser Darryl Hatheway for your contributions to this event. Sponsors included: Cytomax Performance Drink, GFH Boards, Simple Shoes, Beyond Coastal Sun Care, Wynn Surfboards, Refined Applications, Angel Printing and Pace University's U.N.I.C.E.F. Chapter.   Mysurfari/Jacksonville Comes out for SurfAid Michael Poolt, of www.Mysurfari.com, brought the Jacksonville community together for a SurfAid fundraiser raising over $1,000 for SurfAid’s efforts. Thanks Michael! Two Groms Supporting SurfAid at the Revolution Girlz Benefit Revolution Girlz And in Oregon, Tina Admire, and Revolution Girlz (www.revolutiongirlz.com) held a SurfAid benefit for their community. Thanks for spreading the good word!