Smile While You Paddle
Celebrate International Surf Day with us! If you can, meet us at Playa Chaman at 10:30am on June 18th, 2023 to catch some waves and and support a local youth leadership program in Bahia Ballena-Uvita, Osa, Costa Rica.
Catch the wave—donate to youth leadership
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billion grains of sand in our swimsuitsHow To Take Part
Register, fundraise, donate, and surf as many waves as you can in 60 minutes to support a youth leadership program in Bahia Ballena-Uvita, Osa, Costa Rica.
Step 1
Register
Register to surf as an individual or as a family.
Step 2
Donate
Ask your community to support the surf-a-thon by making a one-time or recurring donation.
Step 3
Surf
Surf and celebrate with us!
Donate
Recommended fundraising goal: $760
Help raise $760 to create the next generation of community leaders.
Where the Bodhi Team Will Surf
We will be surfing at our local break, Playa Chaman, inside the Marino Ballena National Park, Uvita-Bahia Ballena, Osa, Costa Rica.
Where the money will go
SELAL Youth Leadership Program
Proceeds from the Smile While you Paddle Surf-A-Thon will support the youth leadership program SELAL in Bahia Ballena-Uvita, Osa. SELAL’s mission is to first enable youth in Osa and Golfito to better access to employment within the local "green" economy; and second, enact place-based environmental awareness and action through principles of biodiversity and conservation, rural eco-tourism and community sustainable development, and connection and interaction with local environmental leaders.
SELAL takes place for two intensive weeks during vacation periods in January and July. Students participate in workshops, field trips, and presentations focused on leadership skills, environment and biodiversity conservation, ecotourism, and English.
Get Involved
Donate to a surfer or make a general donation.
Sponsor the event.
Show your support by wearing #SWYPSurfAThon merch.
Use #SWYPSurfAThon on social media.
At Bodhi Surf + Yoga, surfing is a passion.
The sport also makes up a large part of our livelihood. It felt fitting to use surfing as a way to contribute to our community and raise funds for SELAL, a youth leadership program that is empowering communities to create a network of youth leaders.
A Surf-A-Thon is similar to a Jog-A-Thon, which is a fundraising event where participants set a fundraising goal to jog or walk a certain number of laps around a predetermined distance in exchange for a donation per lap or a fixed donation amount.
Instead of jogging or walking, we will be surfing the waves of Mother Ocean on June 18, 2023 10:30am-12:30pm. Each participating surfer will catch as many waves as they can during the 60-minute event and solicit donations to support youth leadership.
The Bodhi Surf + Yoga crew will surf the waves at Playa Chaman, inside the Marino Ballena National Park, Uvita-Bahia Ballena, Osa, Costa Rica — the official "home break" of the 2023 event.
This event will take place on June 18, 2023 10:30am-12:30pm.
🌊 Option 1: Donate
Support a surfer by making a one-time donation to the event.
🌊 Option 2: Buy merchandise
🌊 Option 3: Support the Surf-A-Thon from afar
There are many other ways to contribute to this fun and exciting fundraising event!
- You can pponsor the event
- Share about the event on social media and spread the word on socials: tag photos and posts with #SWYPSurfAThon
- Make a one-time or recurring donation
- Buy event merchandise: show your support by wearing #SWYPSurfAThon merch
- Surf at your home break and share the news!
🌊 Surf's up! 🌊
There are many other ways to contribute to this fun and exciting fundraising event!
You can...
- Sponsor the event
- Share about the event on social media and spread the word on socials: tag photos and posts with #SWYPSurfAThon
- Make a one-time or recurring donation
- Buy event merchandise: show your support by wearing #SWYPSurfAThon merch
- Surf at your home break and share the news
- Join a fundraising team
- Make a general donation to the event
Proceeds from the Smile While you Paddle Surf-A-Thon will support the youth leadership program SELAL in Bahia Ballena-Uvita, Osa. SELAL’s mission is to first enable youth in Osa and Golfito to better access to employment within the local "green" economy; and second, enact place-based environmental awareness and action through principles of biodiversity and conservation, rural eco-tourism and community sustainable development, and connection and interaction with local environmental leaders.
SELAL takes place for two intensive weeks during vacation periods in January and July. Students participate in workshops, field trips, and presentations focused on leadership skills, environment and biodiversity conservation, ecotourism, and English.
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