Surf Happens Foundation had great success at the 2015 Rincon Classic. They raised $4,000 dollars through the raffle, auction, and product sales. The environment was left clean as well; the High Five Program cleaned the beach spotless, with the help of many local groms.
Read MoreWhat do you get when you take one of the most popular female surfers on the planet and plan a free U14 surf contest to raise funds and awareness for local nonprofits? The answer was 168 excited groms and their families participating in the first annual Surf Happens Foundation, Lakey Peterson Leadbetter Classic(LPLC). The 2014 LPLC was held on Saturday December 20 under sunny skies with fun overhead surf, well if you’re a grom that is!
Read MoreSurf Happens Foundation is beyond stoked to have formed a healthy, long-lasting relationship with Girls Inc of greater Santa Barbara. We began talks with Girls Inc program staff in the fall of 2013 in hopes of creating an ongoing surfing program for the girls in their program. We started with one surf day where we taught 45 girls how to surf for the first time. The event was a success and we were hen able to raise enough funds to begin an after school "club".
Read MoreWhat a gift it was to share surfing with 45 eager young girls this past weekend. Girls Inc. joined with Surf Happens for a beautiful day of beach fun, environmental education, and tons of SURFING!! Big thanks for the support in making this day possible Surf Happens Foundation, Girls Inc. of Greater Santa Barbara, Girls Inc. Goleta Valley Center,H.E.E.A.L., Silvergreens – Santa Barbara, SAVE THE MERMAIDS, and our Surf Happens instructors!
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Read MoreThe Surf Happens Foundation funded a free surf day for the families of The Village, an affordable housing unit in Santa Barbara. The sun was shinning and perfect little waves rolled through all day. Thank you to everyone involved, this was truly a special day at the beach!
Read MoreSurf Happens Foundation sponsored a free surf day for the families at the Transition House last Saturday. The crew of kids were amazing, full of smiles and stoked to surf! Thanks to Tessa Transition House who made this a reality!
Read MoreIt has long been the dream of the Surf Happens Foundation to host a free surf camp for children fighting cancer. Thanks to the support of the Brittingham Family Foundation, our dream has grown from a single day of surfing into a weeklong camp. Families with cancer survivors are invited to participate in the 3rd annual Hana Hou Surf Camp June 23th through June 27h at Santa Claus Lane in Carpinteria. Hana Hou means “One More Time” in Hawaiian. In this case, it means one more wave because campers always want one more!
Read MoreIt was in 2009 when Chris Keet, the Executive Director of the Surf Happens Foundation, began learning about the North Pacific Garbage Patch and the environmental impact it was having on the ocean and its inhabitants. What he learned inspired him take action which led to the development of The Plastic Experiment, a local awareness campaign to reduce the use of single-use plastic items.
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