International Surfing Day, Craft Beer and Burger Bash, BMA, Two Beach Cleanups

June is here: International Surfing Day Celebration, Craft Beer Festival and Burger Bash, Two Beach Cleanups, Rise Above Plastics, win a surfboard!...

Happy June 1st, and the 'official' start of hurricane season. We've got a whirl of events coming up this month, including the Watermans Challenge, kicking off in Cocoa Beach this weekend! Hope to see you at one of these upcoming events...

Chapter Meeting

Thursday, June 20th we will be holding our monthly chapter meeting at Longboards Restaurant in West Palm Beach. This month we'll gather and celebrate International Surfing Day at 7pm at Longboards Restaurant [see info below for ISD].

Craft Beer Festival & Burger Bash 6/16

Beach Cleanups 6/20 & 6/23

Come out and support your beach during our next beach cleanup at Palm Beach (Clarke Avenue) on June 20th starting at 7:30am. Coffee and donuts will be available for all. In case you can't make it to our International Surfing day beach clean up we are having our regular monthly beach clean up on June 23rd at South Inlet Park in Boynton Beach. Come on out, we are always looking for volunteers to lend a hand and provide community service hours (bring your sheet or notify us and we'll provide you with documentation after the event via email/.pdf). Visit our chapter beach cleanup page

Design a T-Shirt
Win a Surfboard

Calling all artists! The t-shirt design contest is now open to the public! The Surfrider Foundation Palm Beach County Chapter will use the winning desing for our new chapter t-shirts! The prize - A NEW SURFBOARD, your name mentioned all over our web and social media outlets and a permanent smile when you see your design being worn around town! Winner will be announced on International Surfing Day on June 20th. Click here to view the details or contact Jaimie with your questions.

International Surfing Day Celebration 6/20/2012

International Surfing Day sprung from the idea that it would be great to have an annual day to celebrate surfing, while giving thanks and appreciation for our oceans, waves and beaches. From there, the first International Surfing Day commenced with 16 domestic events and one international activation. Since then, International Surfing Day has grown to more than 200 events in 30 countries worldwide.

Founded eight years ago, International Surfing Day (ISD) unites surfers from around the world in celebration of the sport of surfing. In keeping with tradition of this annual holiday, surfers not only paddle out, but they also do their part to give back to the world’s oceans, waves and beaches through various organized events such as cleanups and restoration projects hosted by the Surfrider Foundation.

Celebration Details:

Where: Longboards Restaurant, 519 Clematis Street, WPB
When: 7PM-10PM
Cost: Free
Donate: $10 and get a wristband for passed appetizers from 7-10pm and a pint of beer.
Music: LIVE music by Project X and South Side Dub

Non-stop surf videos, get barreled in our 6' Plastic Wave! and enter the raffle to win killer prizes donated from our sponsors and supporters: - TRANSWORLD SURF, Sunsports Apparel, Hurley, Rusty, Billabong, Earthpack, Dragon, Spy, Rip Curl, Globe, Reef, Ocean Minded, Quiksilver, O’Neill, Vans, Eco Skincare, Sanuk, Electric, Swell, Paul Dimarco Photography.

'Rise Above Plastics' T-Shirt design contest winner will be announced and go home with a NEW SURFBOARD!

Hope to see you at Longboards, celebrating the sport of surfing and bringing awareness about the importance of preserving and protecting our oceans, waves and beaches!

CONTACT US

Surfrider Foundation - Palm Beach County Chapter

P.O. Box 3607

Lantana, Florida 33465

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BMA MEETING

2nd BMA Stakeholder Meeting
SAVE THE DATE – JUNE 14TH
John E. Rovensky Administrative Building
2 Four Arts Plaza
Palm Beach, Florida, 33480

OCEAN FRIENDLY GARDENS

Urban runoff is often the primary source of ocean pollution. The Ocean Friendly Gardens (OFG) Program educates and assists people in creating landscapes that utilize native plants, permeable groundcovers and water retention features to prevent urban runoff, create wildlife habitat and design beautiful spaces. Vegetable gardens can be OFGs, too, as long as they "apply CPR."

Contact Jennifer, our OFG Chair, for more information on how you can get involved!

RISE ABOVE PLASTICS

Florida generates more than 32 million tons of municipal solid waste annually, almost two tons per resident per year. See what you can do to Rise Above Plastics! Check out our new Florida Campaign website. Rise Above Plastics is designed to eliminate the impacts of plastics in the marine environment by raising awareness about the dangers of plastic pollution and by advocating for a reduction of single-use plastics and the recycling of all plastics. Contact Jaimie, our RAP Chair, for more information on how you can get involved. Make sure you checkout our t-shirt design contest - you could win a surfboard!

BEACHAPEDIA

Beachapedia is Surfrider's wikipedia for the coasts and source for info on many coastal issues ranging from beach access to watersheds.

NOT THE ANSWER

On June 10, the Emerald Coast Chapter was one of the first local volunteer organizations to begin a Gulf Beach Water Quality Monitoring Program in response to the minimal efforts made by state and federal agencies to monitor against the dangers of the BP oil spill.

Local surfers and swimmers have suffered from burning eyes and mouths, respiratory problems, nose bleeds and have developed toxic exposure rashes since the spill. They wanted to know what is in the water that might be causing these symptoms. The program provided opportunities for greater local public participation in Gulf beach clean-up efforts with a hands-on educational component. Check it out here!!

DIGITAL MAKING WAVES

MAKING WAVES is the Surfrider Foundation’s bi-monthly membership publication that highlights news and events, current coastal issues and scientific reports through contributions from staff, activists and volunteers.