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New Spirit Session to Begin May 4, 2013 !!! 30 Apr 2013 | 02:49 am
We are beginning a new Surfrider Spirit Session this Saturday, May 4th!!! Our awesome mentors will be providing their guidance both in and out of the water for 8 consecutive weekends to Hawaii’s you...
Merry Christmas From Surfrider Spirt Sessions 21 Dec 2011 | 07:38 pm
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Making sense of loss and moving forward 12 Dec 2011 | 09:51 am
What happened four weeks ago was tragic. There is a vacuum in the world. The loss of a young and vibrant life is never easy, is impossible to make sense of, and is wholly disturbing. No one knows how...
Celebrating a young life. Remembering Charlie. 13 Nov 2011 | 01:22 pm
Our Surf Ohana went still when we heard the news of Charlie’s passing. Charlie’s immediate family was in shock and immobilized. It’s hard to plan the funeral of your own flesh and blood. Instead, Char...
Today is a sad day. What to say when a teen commits suicide? 8 Nov 2011 | 02:22 pm
Yesterday one of our boys took his own life. I cannot tell you how it has impacted our Surf Ohana. We are all still swimming in a fog and turning it all over in our minds while our hearts ache and s...
Surfing: A Better Alternative to Cutting Out Trauma 27 Apr 2011 | 05:41 pm
Cutting out the pain A few weeks ago, one of our girls was in pain and was cutting herself with a razor when she, (thankfully) thought to call her mentor. Another girl in our program has a left forea...
Can Mentors and Surfing Really Make a Difference? 7 Apr 2011 | 09:38 am
Proof Of Effectiveness It’s no secret that one of the greatest challenges to non-profits is “proof of effectiveness ” and quantitative measurements. Yet some of the greatest indicators of our impact ...
Spring Session 1: First Stoke Is Hard Work But Worth It 4 Apr 2011 | 07:59 pm
Our First Session in 2011 3 girls on their first wave Sessions are 12 hour events for our team… a mad scramble of people and things to manage. Last Saturday marked the beginning of our Spring Sessio...
Fundraising to Feed the Boom: More Kids, More Mentors, More Needs 15 Feb 2011 | 10:57 am
2011 Year of The Boom Ahh the irony of success…there’s a saying “the more you do, the more you do” and we’re seeing it in action right now. The word is out: Surfrider Spirit Sessions works. Kids say ...
Thankful for Our “Insane” Community 1 Dec 2010 | 10:58 am
What An Incredible Year It has been an incredible year and not to sound trite, but we at SSS have a TON to be grateful for! We started out the year as a new independent 501c3, in a bad economy, non-p...
