Los Angeles Fundraiser June 5th
Come support the Valpo Surf Project on Saturday June 5th from 5 to 8 pm. We invite you for an evening of photos, videos and a presentation on the successes of their recent pilot program and their plans for the upcoming school year in Chile.
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When: Saturday, June 5th, 5 – 8 pm
Where: The Gilberts
200 S. Windsor Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90004
Light snacks and refreshments will be provided.
The Valpo Surf Project is a non-profit organization whose goal is to use academic mentoring and surfing
instruction to encourage English language skills, personal character development, and environmental consciousness among underprivileged and at-risk youth [...]
Cinnamon Rainbows Thank You
The Valpo Surf Project would like to thank Phil Carey and everyone at Cinnamon Rainbows Surf Shop in Hampton, NH for the donation of wetsuits and leashes they made to the VSP’s pilot program. The neoprene donated by the shop has helped to keep the VSP kids warm and stoked throughout the four months of the pilot program and we’re all grateful for the contribution.
When Brian Nevins, New Hampshire-based professional surf photographer, had donated a print for silent auction and left it at the Cinnamon Rainbows shop for the directors to grab, we thought we were just stopping [...]
Past Two Weeks of Surf Classes
The past two weeks we’ve been extremely lucky with the weather for our surf classes. The majority of the days down here are cold, foggy and rainy, and we’ve had the students prepared for the possibility of the cancellation of surf classes. However, we’ve woken up to sunshine and relatively warm weather on both of the “surf days”. The kids are improving at a rapid pace. They are getting a feel for paddling out alone, getting seated comfortably on their boards, spinning for waves, popping up, etc. The biggest thing for us is seeing their comfort [...]