http://www.valposurfproject.com Mentoring Youth Through the Power of Surfing Fri, 04 Jun 2010 20:20:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This is the 2010 Spring Pilot Program Video edited by Jon Steuber and Will Kidney. Although the pilot program concluded May 19 the VSP continues operation year round. During the Chilean winter (June, July and August) the students continue with their weekly swimming lessons, English classes, and academic ... http://www.valposurfproject.com/uncategorized/pilot-program-promotional-video/ Come join the Valpo Surf Project team for a guest-bartending event at Tonic in San Francisco on Wednesday, June 9 from 5-8 PM. During guest bartending, all tips for the VSP bartenders--cash and credit--will go to benefit the Valpo Surf Project’s scheduled programming for the upcoming year. Enjoy 2 for ... http://www.valposurfproject.com/uncategorized/san-francisco-fundraiser-june-9th/ 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. SAVE THE DATE When: Saturday, June 5th, ... http://www.valposurfproject.com/uncategorized/los-angeles-fundraiser-june-5th/ 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 ... http://www.valposurfproject.com/uncategorized/cinnamon-rainbows-thank-you/ 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 ... http://www.valposurfproject.com/uncategorized/past-two-weeks-of-surf-classes/ It’s been a busy few weeks for us here. English, swimming, and surfing have all been great, and even though the days are getting colder the energy within the VSP remains high. I wanted to take a moment to post some photos from our various activities for you ... http://www.valposurfproject.com/uncategorized/277/ The Valpo Surf Project is pleased to announce a new partnership with the Public Relations department of DuocUC, a division of Pontificada Universidad Católica de Chile, one of the nation’s foremost universities. Three of the VSP directors spoke at the welcoming ceremony for the incoming class of Public Relations ... http://www.valposurfproject.com/uncategorized/duocucvsp-partnership/ This past Sunday we returned to the beach with 12 of our kids. Thankfully the waves were a hair smaller than last time and everyone was able to relax a bit more (the buoys were still reading around 12 ft. @ 16 secs). The sun was out and ... http://www.valposurfproject.com/uncategorized/second-surf-session/ So this past Saturday we made our way out to one of our favorite breaks best suited for learning with six kids in tow. We picked up Vicky, Catalina, Jocelyn, Jesus, Gustavo and Claudio around 10 am, and we were at the beach by 11:30. After a beach clean, a ... http://www.valposurfproject.com/uncategorized/first-surf-session/ The Valpo Surf Project’s official runner, Alexandria Alberto, is taking to the streets of Santiago to run a half marathon for the VSP.  Her goal: to raise $5,000 to go towards the purchase of a much needed mini-bus to transport the VSP students to and from swimming classes, community service ... http://www.valposurfproject.com/uncategorized/alexandria-alberto-to-run-santiago-marathon-for-vsp/