Today is International Surfing Day, which is an unofficial holiday that is being promoted by my favorite organization - The Surfrider Foundation in conjunction with Surfing Magazine.  I totally love this idea!!!  I give to one charitable organization every year and it is always The Surfrider Foundation.

Because of today’s awesome holiday, you can join The Surfrider Foundation for only $21 and get a totally rockin’ t-shirt for doing so!  Plus you would totally be doing your part to help our beaches!!!  If you live near a beach, or just love the beach - you can understand the awesome work that this organization does!  Oh, and I do want to make clear that this is not one of those paid post things - I am just spreading the word because I grew up at the beach and I love the beach, so this is something I happen to have an interest in!  Here is some more info:

On Thursday, June 21 surfers from across the globe will unite to celebrate International Surfing Day. 

The annual observance, now in its third year, was established to inspire waveriders everywhere to take a day to share and acknowledge their mutual love of surfing and our beach and ocean environments.

“This is a great opportunity for us surfers to celebrate our sport by simply doing what we love to do most – going surfing,” says Evan Slater, renown big wave surfer and Editor of Surfing Magazine.  “It’s also a great opportunity to remind everyone about the need and importance to protect our oceans, waves and beaches.”

As in previous years, the Surfrider Foundation is hosting beach clean-ups and other events in locations throughout the world. 

“This year we are hosting over 75 beach clean-ups worldwide, including events in the United States, Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica, Australia, Japan, Mexico, France, United Kingdom, Peru and elsewhere,” says Surfrider Foundation Executive Director Jim Moriarty.

About the Surfrider Foundation
The Surfrider Foundation is a non-profit grassroots organization dedicated to the protection and preservation of our world’s oceans, waves and beaches.  Founded in 1984 by a handful of visionary surfers, the Surfrider Foundation now maintains over 50,000 members and 64 chapters across the United States and Puerto Rico, with international affiliates in Australia, Europe, Japan and Brazil.  For more information on the Surfrider Foundation go to http://www.surfrider.org